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, his eldest son and heir; a stall owner at the Malvern Market
George, a noted journalist on The Chronicle daily newspaper
Harry, a chef and owner of a café, the Rendezvous
THEIR GRANDCHILDREN (MATTHEW’S OFFSPRING)
James Lionel, an ambitious young businessman on the rise
Rosalind, 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 VENABLESES
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, eldest son and heir, working at the Hull shipping company
Albert, 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
Sebastian Trevalian, head of the Trevalian private bank
HIS DAUGHTERS
Claudia, his eldest daughter and heir
Lavinia, a debutante
Marietta, a debutante
HIS SISTER
Dorothea Trevalian Rayburn, an art collector and board member of the bank
HIS SON-IN-LAW
Cornelius Glendenning, Claudia’s husband; a banker
THE CARPENTERS
Lord Reginald Carpenter, a publishing tycoon and proprietor of The Chronicle
Lady Jane Cadwalander Carpenter, his wife
THEIR DAUGHTERS
Jasmine, a debutante
Lilah, a debutante