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THE FALCONERS

Philip Henry Rosewood Falconer, founder of the dynasty; a head butler.

Esther Marie Falconer, his wife and co-founder of the dynasty; a head housekeeper.

Their sons

Matthew Falconer, his eldest son and heir; a stall owner at the Malvern Market.

George Falconer, a noted journalist on The Chronicle daily newspaper.

Harry Falconer, a chef and owner of a café, the Rendezvous.

Their grandchildren (Matthew’s offspring)

James Lionel, an ambitious young businessman on the rise.

Rosalind, known as Rossi, a seamstress.

Edward Albert, assistant to his father on the stalls.

Their daughter-in-law

Maude Falconer, Matthew’s wife and mother of his children; a seamstress.

THE VENABLES

Clarence Venables, Esther Falconer’s brother-in-law, great-uncle of James Falconer, owner of a shipping company in Hull.

Marina Venables, Clarence’s wife and younger sister of Esther Falconer. Great-aunt of James Falconer. A noted artist.

Their children

William Venables, eldest son and heir, working at the Hull shipping company.

Albert Venables, second son, working at the Hull shipping company.

Their daughter-in-law

Anne Venables, Albert’s wife.

THE MALVERNS

Henry Ashton Malvern, owner of the Malvern Company, a big business enterprise and real-estate company.

Alexis Malvern, his only child and heir; a partner in the business.

Joshua Malvern, his brother and business partner.

Percy Malvern, his cousin who runs the wine business in La Havre.

THE TREVALIANS

Claudia Trevalian, eldest daughter and heir of the late Sebastian Trevalian.

Lavinia Trevalian, sister of Claudia.

Marietta Trevalian, sister of Claudia.

Dorothea Trevalian Rayburn, an art collector and member of the Trevalian private bank’s board. Sister of the late Sebastian; now the head of the family.

Cornelius Glendenning, Claudia’s husband, a banker, now running the Trevalian private bank in London.

THE CARPENTERS

Lord Reginald Carpenter, a publishing tycoon and proprietor of The Chronicle.

Lady Jane Cadwalander Carpenter, his wife.

Their daughters

Jasmine Carpenter, a debutante.

Lilah Carpenter, a debutante.

Their twin sons

Sebastian and Keir Carpenter, born in March 1889.

THE PARKINSONS

Maurice Parkinson, a well-known biographer, journalist and academic.

Ekaterina Parkinson, known as Kat, his wife, descended from the Shuvalovs.

Their children

Natalaya Parkinson, eldest daughter, known as Natalie, assistant to Alexis Malvern, in charge of the arcades.

Irina Parkinson, second daughter, a dress designer.

Alexander Parkinson, son, known as Sandro, a theatrical designer of stage scenery.

(All three children are English born.)