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Acton

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Handwriting expert


Ainstable, Bernard


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m Rosamund

one son (dec)


Squire of the Village

60 years old

Square build

resides at Old Place


Ainstable, Rosamond


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m Bernard

one son (dec)


pets: two Sealyham terriers and an Irish setter


Armstrong

Presumably HR Armstrong


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The only solicitor to be hanged for murder in the UK (31 May 1922).

Murdered his wife on 22 February 1921 by arsenic poisoning

Caught due to attempting to similarly poison his business rival


Bert

surname unknown


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long term steady of Gladys Mitcham

builder


Biggleswade, Miss


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daughter of the oldest inhabitent of Thornden


Biggleswade, Mr


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Oldest Resident of Thornden

Aged 90

at least one daughter, and several sons


Binderster, Lady


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an organizer of charity balls


Blindburn, Mrs


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Gavin Plenmeller’s housekeeper

deaf


Bromwich, Mrs


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Housekeeper to Walter Plenmeller


Brotherlee, Sir James


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previous owner of “The Cedars”

a family of very little taste in home decorating


Carsethorn, DS


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Police Sargeant at Bellingham


Celia


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A goat

Belonging to Miss Mirium Patterson


Churnsikes

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Previous owner of Fox House


Cliburn, Edith


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Married to Anthony



Cliburn, Rev Anthony


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known as Tony


Married to Edith


Vicar of Thornden

Described as a tall, bony man with grizzled hair



Coupland, Mr


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Head clerk at Sampson Warrenby’s Solicitors Office

Thin and small in stature with spare grizzled hair


Craling, Josiah


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Landlord of “The Red Lion” in Thornden


Dearham, Abigail


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known as Abby


Daughter of Fanny


Secretary to Geoffrey Silloth

Chesnut hair, grey eyes


Dearham, Fanny

nee Patterdale

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Younger daughter of Rev Patterdale

Mother of Abigail



Ditchling, Alfie,


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Youngest son of the Ditchlings

Brother of Ted, Gert, Reg, Edie, Claud and Jackerleen

2 Rose Cottages, Thornden


Ditchling, Claud


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Middle son of the Ditchlings

2 Rose Cottages, Thornden

brother of Ted, Gert, Reg, Edie, Alfie and Jackerleen


Ditchling, Edie


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Middle daughter of the Ditchlings

Employed at Woolsworths

Sister of Ted, Gert, Reg, Claud, Alfie and Jackerleen

2 Rose Cottages, Thornden


Ditchling, Gert


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Eldest Daughter of the Ditchlings, aged 20

Sister of Ted, Reg, Edie, Claud, Alfie and Jackerleen

2 Rose Cottages, Thornden


Ditchling, Jackerleen


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Youngest daughter of the Ditchlings, aged 6

Sister of Ted, Gert, Reg, Edie, Claud and Alfie

2 Rose Cottages, Thornden


Ditchling, Mrs


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Widow

Mother of Ted, Gert, Reg, Edie, Claud, Alfie and Jackerleen

Residing at 2 Rose cottages


Ditchling, Reg


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son of Mrs Ditchling

16 yo

employed by Ockley’s Store

brother of Ted, Gert, Edie, Claud, Alfie and Jackerleen

2 Rose Cottages, Thornden


Ditchling, Ted


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Elsest son of the Ditchlings

Just conscripted, and at training camp

Brother of Gert, Reg, Edie, Claud, Alfie and Jackerleen

Normally resides at 2 Rose Cottages, Thornden


Dockray, Mrs


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Marital status: widow


Occupation: Keeps lodgers, including Ladislas

6 Rose Cottages


Drybeck, Thaddeus


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Bachelor

Occuption: Solicitor in the nearby town of Bellingham

Legal advisor to most residents of Thornden

Hobbies: Tennis, gardening


Eaglesfield, Sir John


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Client of Warrenby’s


Eckford


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Agent to the Squire


Emma

surname unknown


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Housekeeper for Mr Drybeck


Grant, Inspector Sandy


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Former assistant to Hemingway


Harbottle, Inspector Horace


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Scotland Yard

Assistant to CI Hemingway


Haswell, Adelaide


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married to Henry

mother of Charles and Elizabeth


Expert Gardener

Lives at “The Cedars”


Haswell, Charles


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son of Henry and Adelaide


educated at Winchester & Oxford

Partner in Henry’s Real Estate Business

Lives at “The Cedars” with his parents


Haswell, Elizabeth


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daughter of Henry and Adelaide


Now married and living in Chelsea


Haswell, Henry


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married to Adelaide

son of William


Educated at Winchester & New College

Real Estate Agent

Churchwarden, Local Hospital Board Member, Member of the Hunt

Fairly good tennis player

Owner of “The Cedars”


Haswell, William


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father of Henry


Real Estate Agent


Hemingway, Chief Inspector Stanley


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Scotland Yard


Henshaw, John


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Gamekeeper to the Squire


Hinckley, Superintendent Robert


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Scotland Yard representative

Hemingway’s immediate superiour


Hobkirk, Mrs


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married to PC Hobkirk


Hobkirk, PC


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Constable assigned to Thornden

stout, middle aged

keen gardener


Horley, Mr


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Aged 90+

A resident of Thornden who was interviewed for the local paper upon his 90th birthday


Kingston, Miss


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Owner of the sweet shop in Thornden


Knarsdale, Sergeant


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Police fire-arms expert


Lindale, Kenelm


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son of Rev James Arthur

Father of Rose-Veronica


Farmer/Owner of Rushyford Farm

Formerly a Stockbroker

educated at Stillingborough

served with RA, demobalised as Major


Lindale, Rev James Arthur


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Father of Kenelm, and two girls


Lindale, Rose-Victoria


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Aged 1 year

Daughter of Kenelm and Delia


Mary


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Maid to the Rev Cliburn


Melkinthorpe, PC


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Police Constable at Bellingham

assigned to assist CI Hemingway


Midgeholme, Flora


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Marital Status: Married to Lionel

Children: None, but several furkids


Hobbies: Breeder of Champion Pekenese

Blonde, largish woman


Midgeholme, Major Lionel


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known as "Lion"


Married to Flora


Retired Army Officer

medium height, toothbrush moustache


Mitcham, Gladys


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Cook General for the Warrenby’s

Blonde


Molly


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Haswell’s maid


Morebattle,. DC


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Murton, Mrs


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Daily help for the Lindales


Nenthall, Delia

nee Soulby


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aka Delia Lindale


Mother of Rose-Veronica Lindale

one son (deceased)


thin, blonde, light blue eyes.

Resides at Rushyford Farm


Nenthall, Francis Aloysius


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Married to Delia

one son (deceased)


Resides at Red Lodge, Braidhurst, Surrey


Newbiggin, Jim


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presumably aka “Newbiggin’s grandson”



Local plumber

A young man with extrodinary ears


Others

a sick parishioner

a uniformed constable

the Station Sargeant at Bellingham

two plain clothed policemen

the Deputy Coroner

a bank manager

Emperor Dominion

Adolf Hitler (I know, I know, but they ARE mentioned!)

Mr Ainstable’s nephew in South Africa

three servants at the Cedars

three farmers owning rifles

a junior clerk, an office boy and two stenographers at Warrenby’s solicitor’s office

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Patterdale, Miriam


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Elder Daughter of the Rev Patterdale, (dec)

sister of Fanny Dearham

No children


Monacle, short grey hair

pets: 2 goats (Celia and Rosalind) and one black labrador (Rex)


Plenmeller, Gavin


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Half-brother of Walter



Aged around 30

Distinguishing features: Limp caused by childhoop hip disease

Author specialising in detective fiction

Hobbies: Annoying people.

Owner of Thornden House


Plenmeller, Walter (dec)


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previous owner of Thornden House

half-brother of Gavin

hobbies: entomolgy and birdwatching


Rex


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A black labrador

aged about 13 years

Skin-parent: Miriam Patterdale


Rosalind


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A goat

Skin parent: Miriam Patterdale


Rotherhope, Dr


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MD practicing in Bellingham

Police Surgeon


Rugby, George


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Owner of a cottage on Wood Lane


Scales, Colonel


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Chief Constable of Bellingham


Silloth, Prof Geoffrey


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aka “Old Inky”



Academic, probably specialising in philosophy


Snettisham


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policeman, presumably at Scotland Yard


Thropton, Detective Inspector


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Inspector from Bellingham Police Station


Ultima, Urwin


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Ultima, Ullapool


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expectant mother


Ultima, Ulrica


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Ultima, Ulysses


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Partnered to Una

Father to Ursula, Urban and Urania (and presumably more)

eldest of the Midgeholme pekanese


Known as “a dog of dignity”


Ultima, Umberto


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Ultima, Umbrella


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Ultima, Una (deceased)


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Partnered to Ulysses

Mother of Ursula, Urban and Urania



Ultima, Unready


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Ultima, Untidy


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young female pekanese


Ultima, Uplift


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Ultima, Uppish


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Ultima, Urania


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Ultima, Urban


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Ultima, Urf (dec)


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the runt of a litter


Ultima, Uriah


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Ultima, Ursula


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Eldest female in the Midgeholme dogs


Walter


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Surname unknown

Employee at the Lindales


Warcop, Dr Edmund

MD

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Aged 60

Lives just outside Bellingham


Warrenby, Mavis


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Niece of Sampson Warrenby


Acts as housekeeper for her uncle

Aged early 20s

Pale grey eyes

Lives at Fox House


Warrenby, Sampson


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Single

No children

Solicitor

Other duties: Clerk of the Peace, Coroner

short, plump

The type of man who kicks elderly dogs

Lives at Fox House


Wick, Mr


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Proprieter of the Sun Hotel, Bellingham


Woodhorn


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Chaffeur to the Haswells


Wroxham, Jimmy


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PC investigating history of suspects


Zamagoryski, Ladislas


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Young polish refugee

Engineer

Employed by Bebsides

Dark hair, brown eyes

Lodges with Mrs Dockray at 6 Rose Cottages









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