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
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
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 late brother and business partner
Percy Malvern, his cousin, who runs the wine business in La Havre
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
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
THEIR TWIN SONS
Sebastian and Keir, born in March 1889
Maurice Parkinson, a well-known biographer, journalist, and academic
Ekaterina, known as Kat, his wife, descended from the Shuvalovs
THEIR CHILDREN
Natalya, eldest daughter, known as Natalie, assistant to Alexis Malvern, in charge of the arcades
Irina, second daughter, a dress designer
Alexander, son, known as Sandro, a theatrical designer of stage scenery
(All three children are English born.)