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Marie of Savoy, Queen of France
In 1810 Marie Josephine Louise de Savoy was buried in a vault in the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey. Her body was moved to Sardinia in 1811.
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Henry son of Henry VIII
Henry was buried in Westminster Abbey on the north side of the Sanctuary area near the entrance to the chapel of St Edward the Confessor.
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Dame Sophy de Geminghen
Dame Sophy (or Soffy) Auguste de Geminghen was buried in the Duke of Ormond's vault at the east end of Henry VII's chapel.
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Sir John Zochonis
Philanthropist
Sir John Basil Zochonis, industrialist, was a generous donor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal and he has a small window in the Lady Chapel.
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Sir Hugh Vaughan
Sir Hugh Vaughan died on 28th August 1536 and was buried in the chapel of St Michael. He seems never to have had a monument.
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William Thompson Elliott
Priest/Minister
The Reverend William Thompson Elliott was a Canon of Westminster from 1938-1940 and his ashes are buried in the vault in the lower Islip chapel.
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George Wylde
Politician
George Wylde, politician is buried in the north ambulatory, near the entrance to St Paul's chapel. The stone is rather damaged and has been re-cut.
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William de Curtlyngton
Abbot
William de Curtlyngton was Abbot of Westminster from 1315-1333. He was buried in front of the altar in the chapel of St Benedict, Westminster Abbey.
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Jane, Countess of Lincoln
Jane, Countess of Lincoln was buried on 1st September 1688 but the location of her grave is unknown and she has no monument or marker.
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Lady Anne Bertie
Lady Anne Bertie was buried in St Michael's chapel at Westminster Abbey on 22nd March 1661 but she has no marker or monument.
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Francis Hughes
Musician
Francis Hughes, well known opera singer of his day, was buried on 21st March 1744 in the west cloister but has no marker.
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Helen Walton
Philanthropist
Helen Walton of the USA, philanthropist, was a generous donor to the Westminster Abbey Restoration Appeal, which ran from 1973-1995.
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Douglessa and Ambrosia Gorges
Lady Douglas (or Douglessa) Gorges and her daughter Ambrosia were buried in St Paul's chapel in Westminster Abbey but neither had any monument or gravestone.
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Enoch Hawkins
Musician
Enoch Hawkins, the "finest alto singer of his day", was buried in the west cloister. The original memorial was replaced by the present marble tablet.
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Winifred, Marchioness of Winchester
In the chapel of St Nicholas in Westminster Abbey is a large monument to Winifred, Marchioness of Winchester. It is attributed to sculptor Garrett Johnson.
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Eleanor, Countess of Bar
Eleanor, Countess of Bar, daughter of Edward I and his queen Eleanor of Castile, was buried in Westminster Abbey but the location is unknown.
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Walter Stuart, 6th Lord Blantyre
Walter Stuart, 6th Lord Blantyre was buried in the Duke of Richmond's vault in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 24th July 1713.
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Trinity Church New York
In the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel is a wall plaque of silvered bronze, with the parish seal of Trinity Church, New York, USA.
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Anna Hassall
Anna Hassall was buried in a vault in the Islip chapel in Westminster Abbey on 26th November 1750, aged 37.
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Lady Arabella Macarty
On 5th June 1698 Lady Arabella Macarty was buried in St Edmund's chapel near the tomb of Sir Humphry Bourchier. But she has no monument.