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Stephen Marshall
Priest/Minister
Stephen Marshall, clergyman, was buried in the south transept in November 1655 but his body was exhumed, together with other followers of Cromwell, in 1661.
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Sir William Siemens
Engineer
The memorial window to Sir William Siemens was taken down in 1926 so that a series of windows depicting kings and abbots could be erected.
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Hugh Trenchard
Airman
The ashes of 'the father of the Royal Air Force' Hugh Trenchard are buried in the RAF chapel at the end of the Lady Chapel.
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Elizabeth Claypole
Elizabeth Claypole, favourite daughter of Oliver Cromwell, is buried in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey. A small stone marks her burial place.
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William Twisse
Priest/Minister
In the south transept of Westminster Abbey is a grey fossil marble tablet to William Twisse, preacher in the Cromwellian period, and three others.
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Almericus de Courcy, Baron Kingsale
Philanthropist
In the north choir aisle is buried Almericus de Courcy, Lord Kingsale (or Kinsale) and his wife Ann. His monument shows an effigy of him.
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Welbore Ellis, Baron Mendip
Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, Member of Parliament, was buried in the north transept on 7th February 1802. He has no monument or gravestone.
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George and Margaret Stradling
George Stradling and his wife Margaret are buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey but only Margaret's small stone is visible.
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William Strong
Priest/Minister
William Strong, independent minister, was buried in Westminster Abbey in July 1654 but his body was disinterred after Charles II was restored to the throne.
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Sir John Denham
Poet
Sir John Denham, poet, was buried on 23rd March 1669 in Poets' Corner, near Chaucer's tomb. He has no monument and had no inscribed gravestone.
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John Fitzgerald, 18th Earl of Kildare
John Fitzgerald, 18th Earl of Kildare was born in 1661 and was a Member of Parliament. He was buried on 4th December 1707.
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John Philip Kemble
Actor
A life sized (about six feet) white marble statue of actor John Philip Kemble stands in the chapel of St Andrew, Westminster Abbey.
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James Stanhope & Stanhope family
Politician, Soldier and Diplomat
In the nave, within the choir screen, is a large monument to James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope. Inscriptions to later Stanhope's have been added.
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William Heather
Musician and Composer
William Heather (or Heyther), composer and singer, was buried in the south transept on 1st August 1627 but had no marker until 1926.
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Samuel Flood Jones
Priest/Minister
Samuel Flood Jones was buried in the south cloister. He was an Abbey Minor Canon from 1859 to his death and Precentor from 1869.
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Edward Popham
Soldier and Sailor
In the chapel of St John the Baptist there is a monument to Colonel Edward Popham, naval and army officer, and his wife Anne.
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Thomas Clarkson
Abolitionist
A memorial of slate was unveiled for Thomas Clarkson, abolitionist, on 26th September 1996, being placed between the statues of William Wilberforce and Stamford Raffles.
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Arthur, Baron Tedder
Airman
Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, is one of the Royal Air Force wartime leaders remembered in the RAF chapel. He was knighted in 1942.
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Rudyard Kipling
Writer and Poet
The ashes of Rudyard Kipling, poet and writer, were buried in Poets' Corner at noon on 23rd January 1936. His books include The Jungle Book.
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Percy Kirk
Soldier
In the west aisle of the north transept of Westminster Abbey is a monument to Lt. General the Honourable Percy (or Piercy) Kirk.