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Where was Thomas Carlyle buried after his death in 1881?
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Thomas Carlyle
Carlyle, detail of an oil painting by G.F. Watts, 1877; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Following his death in London on February 5, 1881, Thomas Carlyle was buried in Ecclefechan, Scotland. Although he was offered a burial at Westminster Abbey, he was interred beside his parents in accordance with his own wishes.12