| Mr Waggetts |
Nominal landlord of The Ship. Appears only fleetingly whilst terminally ill. |
| Mrs Waggetts |
"Large, ugly, vain but capable" landlady of The Ship.
After becoming widowed takes a shine to Mr Mipps. |
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| Preventative Officer of Dymchurch |
Least-popular person in the town (so unpopular he doesn't even seem to have a name!), nicknamed "Old Gloomy" by Mipps.
Sometimes written as 'Preventive'. Didn't prevent much.
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| (Mr) Merry |
Coarse, villainous individual, caught murdering the survivors of the stricken brig
City of London and scavenging from their corpses. |
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| Meg Clouder |
Widow of Abel, together the proprietors of the Sea-Wall tavern.
Afterwards landlady of the City of London tavern and unwilling object of Merry's interest. |
| Abel Clouder |
Strongest swimmer in Dymchurch, died assisting Parson Bolden in the relief of the
stricken brig City of London. |
| Parson Bolden |
Briefly appears billed as the second-strongest swimmer in Dymchurch.
Died assisting Abel Clouder in the relief of the stricken brig City of London. |
| Captain Mervin Ransom |
Master and commander owner of the ill-fated brig City of London
which carried Syn back to England. Left a secret bequest to her survivors. |
| Robert |
Butler of Sir Antony; re-introduced Syn to the society of Dymchurch. |
| Christopher Syn |
Born 1730, youngest graduate of Queens College, Oxford, with Doctorate of Divinity. In the 1754 vacation first encounters
Mr Mipps at the Dymchurch sea-wall en route to Lympne Castle. Later to become
Vicar of Dymchurch and Dean of the Peculiars. |
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| Sir Antony Cobtree |
Son of Sir Charles, born 1727. Attended Oxford ahead of, but overlapping, Christopher; continuing visiting in order to
court the future Lady Cobtree. Inherited squirrelishness,
magistracy and Lordship in 17??. **MATHS**
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| Doctor Sennacharib Pepper |
The (medical) Doctor of Dymchurch, resident at Grove House. His name is also spelled 'Sennacherib'
in some volumes. |
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| Lady Cobtree |
Nameless and un-described, performs a lot of background hospitality at the Court House. |
| Charlotte Cobtree |
Eldest daughter of Sir Antony. Able horsewoman but romantic, with a weakness for
ne'er~do~wells. |
| Mrs Lovell |
Housekeeper at Court House. |
| Josiah Wraight |
Master-buider and owner of the boat-building yard which came to house the figurehead 'Admiral' Gog. Overseer of
the reconstruction of the Sea-Wall Tavern into the City of London.
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| Mrs Fowey |
Housekeeper appointed to the Vicarage. Has a daughter 'plain as a cod-fish'. Is Cornish and
therefore her name is presumably pronounced "Foy". |
| Mr Mipps |
Shipwright turned smuggler, pirate, carpenter, storekeeper, coffin-maker and sexton.
Confidant and partner to Doctor Syn an all walks of life. Resides at the Old Tree cottage, using the barn as his
workshop.
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| Grinsley |
Smuggler and murderer of the Riding Officer from the Sandgate Excise Office,
at his farm at Aldington. |
| Captain Faunce |
Captain of the Dragoons. |
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| Silas Pettigrand |
Patriarch of the Gypsy family Pettigrand. Part of a 'tribe of horse-dealers',
he supplied the Scarecrow with Gehenna, his identity secure under the Romany Oath. |
| Old Mother Handaway |
Reputed to be a witch and consequently shunned by most marsh-folk. Usually only visited by the the Scarecrow,
the highwayman Gentleman Jimmie Bone and Dr. Syn, she struck a friendship with Charlotte Cobtree. |
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| Cicely Cobtree |
Another daughter of Sir Antony. |
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| Gentleman James Bone |
Notorious highwayman who haunted the Dover road and lay low in the marshes, keeping his horse in the
hidden stable at Mother Handaway's cottage. Jimmy to his friends. |
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| Colonel Delacourt |
Ostentatious, unpleasant gambler and drunkard returned from the Indies, resident at the Mermaid Inn in Rye.
"Stockily built, and tattooed like a South Sea Islander." Companion of Captain Vicosa.
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| "Spanish Madonna" |
Wife of Colonel Delacourt, kept cloistered out of sight. |
| Captain Vicosa |
Compatriot of Colonel Delacourt, who calls him 'Captain Vic', a "red-bearded giant".
Married Meg Clouder with villainous intent. |
| Upton Brothers |
Monty, Henry and Tom; brothers from Aldington.
Their duties included lighting the beacon on Aldington Knoll. |
| General Troubridge |
Commander of the squadron of Dragoons from Dover Castle sent to assist Captain Faunce.
Twin brother of the Admiral. |
| Shuhshuhgah (Blue Heron) |
Red-Indian, firm friend of Syn and Mipps.
Travelled to England to warn Syn of Delacourt and Vicosa's plans. |
