At Hartington Manor

Osbaldestone, Therese, Lady Osbaldestone – mother, grandmother, matriarch of the Osbaldestones, and arch-grande dame of the ton

Skelton, Lord James, Viscount Skelton (Jamie) – grandson of Therese, eldest son of Lord Rupert Skelton, Earl of Winslow, and Celia, née Osbaldestone

Skelton, the Honorable George – grandson of Therese, second son of Lord Rupert Skelton, Earl of Winslow, and Celia, née Osbaldestone

Skelton, Lady Charlotte (Lottie) – granddaughter of Therese, eldest daughter of Lord Rupert Skelton, Earl of Winslow, and Celia, née Osbaldestone

Live-in staff at Hartington Manor

Crimmins, Mr. George – butler

Crimmins, Mrs. Edwina – housekeeper, wife of Mr. Crimmins

Haggerty, Mrs. Rose – cook, widow

Orneby, Miss Harriet – Lady Osbaldestone’s very superior dresser

Simms, Mr. John – groom-cum-coachman

Daily staff at Hartington Manor

Foley, Mr. Ned – gardener, younger brother of John Foley, owner of Crossley Farm

Johnson, Miss Tilly – kitchen maid, assistant to Mrs. Haggerty, daughter of the Johnsons of Witcherly Farm

Wiggins, Miss Dulcie – housemaid under Mrs. Crimmins, orphaned niece of Martha Tooks, wife of Tooks of Tooks Farm

At Dutton Grange

Longfellow, Christian, Lord Longfellow – owner, ex-major in the Queen’s Own Dragoons

Hendricks, Mr. – majordomo, ex-sergeant who served alongside Major Longfellow

Jiggs, Mr. – groom-cum-stableman, ex-batman to Major Longfellow

Wright, Mrs. – housekeeper, widow, sister of Mrs. Fitts at Fulsom Hall

Cook – cook

Jeffers, Mr. – footman

Johnson, Mr. – stableman, cousin of Thad Johnson of Witcherly Farm

At Fulsom Hall

Fitzgibbon, Mr. Henry – owner, still a minor, studying at Oxford, home for the holidays

Fitzgibbon, Miss Eugenia – Henry’s older half sister

Woolsey, Mrs. Ermintrude – widowed cousin of Henry and Eugenia’s father, Eugenia’s chaperon

Mountjoy, Mr. – butler

Fitts, Mrs. – housekeeper, widow, sister of Mrs. Wright at Dutton Grange

Billings, Mr. – Henry’s groom

Hillgate, Mr. – stableman

Terry – stable lad

James – footman

Visitors to Fulsom Hall

Dagenham, Viscount (Dags) – eldest son of the Earl of Carsely, friend of Henry from Oxford

Kilburn, Thomas – friend of Henry from Oxford

Carnaby, Roger – friend of Henry from Oxford

Wiley, the Honorable George – heir to Viscount Worth, friend of Henry from Oxford

At Swindon Hall

Swindon, (Major) Mr. Horace – owner, married to Sarah, ex-army major

Swindon, Mrs. Sarah (Sally) – wife of Horace

Colton, Mr. – butler

Colton, Mrs. – housekeeper

Various other staff

At the Vicarage of the Church of St. Ignatius on the Hill

Colebatch, Reverend Jeremy – minister

Colebatch, Mrs. Henrietta – the reverend’s wife

Filbert, Mr. Alfred – deacon and chief bell-ringer

Goodes, Mr. Philip – choirmaster

Hatchett, Mrs. – housekeeper and cook

At Butts Bakery on the High Street

Butts, Mrs. Peggy – the baker, wife of Fred, sister of Flora Milsom

Butts, Mr. Fred – Peggy’s husband, village handyman

Butts, Fiona – Peggy and Fred’s daughter

Butts, Ben – Peggy and Fred’s son

At Bilson’s Butchers in the High Street

Bilson, Mr. Donald – the butcher

Bilson, Mrs. Freda – Donald’s wife

Bilson, Mr. Daniel – Donald and Freda’s eldest son, assistant butcher

Bilson, Mrs. Greta – Daniel’s wife

Bilson, William (Billy) – Daniel and Greta’s son, Annie’s twin

Bilson, Annie – Daniel and Greta’s daughter, Billy’s twin

At the Post Office and Mountjoy’s General Store in the High Street

Mountjoy, Mr. Cyril – proprietor

Mountjoy, Mrs. Gloria – Cyril’s wife

Mountjoy, Mr. Richard (Dick) – Cyril and Gloria’s eldest son

Mountjoy, Mrs. Cynthia – Dick’s wife

Mountjoy, Gordon – Dick and Cynthia’s son

At the Cockspur Arms Public House in the High Street

Whitesheaf, Mr. Gordon – publican

Whitesheaf, Mrs. Gladys – Gordon’s wife

Whitesheaf, Mr. Rory – Gordon and Gladys’s eldest son

Whitesheaf, Cameron (Cam) – Gordon and Gladys’s second son

Whitesheaf, Enid (Ginger) – Gordon and Gladys’s daughter

At Tooks Farm

Tooks, Mr. Edward – farmer

Tooks, Mrs. Martha – Edward’s wife, aunt of Dulcie, Lady Osbaldestone’s housemaid

Tooks, Mirabelle – eldest daughter of Edward and Martha

Tooks, Johnny – eldest son of Edward and Martha

Tooks, Georgina – younger daughter of Edward and Martha

Tooks, Charlie – younger son of Edward and Martha

At Milsom Farm

Milsom, Mr. George – farmer

Milsom, Mrs. Flora – wife of George, sister of Peggy Butts, sometimes assists in the bakery

Milsom, Robert – eldest son of George and Flora

Milsom, William (Willie) – younger son of George and Flora

At Crossley Farm

Foley, Mr. John – farmer, brother of Ned, Lady Osbaldestone’s gardener

Foley, Mrs. Sissy – wife of John

Foley, William (Will) – son of John and Sissy

Various other Foley children, nephews, and nieces

At Witcherly Farm

Johnson, Mr. Thaddeus (Thad) – farmer, father of Tilly, Lady Osbaldestone’s kitchen maid, and cousin of Mrs. Haggerty, Lady Osbaldestone’s cook, and cousin of Johnson, stableman at Dutton Grange

Johnson, Mrs. Millicent (Millie) – wife of Thad, mother of Tilly

Johnson, Jessie – daughter of Thad and Millie, Tilly’s younger sister

Various other Johnson children

Others from farther afield

Mablethorpe, Mr. – solicitor of Mablethorpe, Grimms, and Wrigby of Southampton

Berry, Dr. Horatio – medical doctor from East Wellow