Cranford (novel) - Characters

Characters

• Mary Smith – The narrator. A woman frequently staying with Miss Matty.
• Miss Matty Jenkyns – An amiable and good-natured (though rather timid) old spinster.
• Miss Deborah Jenkyns – Miss Matty's imperious older sister. Dies early on in the novel.
• Miss Pole – Allegedly the most "reasonable" and "enlightened" of the Cranford ladies; the reader may draw his/her own conclusions.
• The Honourable Mrs Jamieson – A widow with aristocratic connections and the owner of her beloved dog, Carlo. A mostly lethargic old woman.
• Mrs Forrester – Another widow.
• Betty Barker – A former milliner, who owns a cow whom she loves like a daughter.
• Peter Jenkyns – The Jenkyns' long-lost brother, who returns from India at the end of the novel.
• Thomas Holbrook – Miss Matty's admirer and a farmer. He dies a year after his trip to Paris, France, yet his death is blamed on this trip.
• Captain Brown – A poor captain, who comes to live at Cranford with his two daughters.
• Miss Brown – Captain Brown's elder daughter.
• Miss Jessie Brown – Captain Brown's daughter. After his and her sister's deaths, she marries and leaves Cranford.
• Major Gordon – A friend of Captain Brown who has been in love with Jessie Brown for years.
• Lady Glenmire – Mrs. Jamieson's poor but aristocratic sister-in-law. Later marries Dr. Hoggins.
• Dr. Hoggins – The Cranford surgeon. A rough but friendly and well-meaning man.
• Martha – Miss Matty's maid. Later her landlady and companion at equal terms.
• Mr. Mulliner – Mrs. Jamieson's creepy and cowardy butler.
• Signor Brunoni – A travelling magician.
• Signora Brunoni – The wife of the travelling magician, who travels on foot across India to save the life of her baby daughter.