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This page is a list of all the characters who do not appear on screen in the Downton Abbey (Programme) but are mentioned by the established characters.
Crawley relatives 
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James Crawley Edit
Mr James Crawley (d. 15 April, 1912) was Robert Crawley's first cousin and the original heir to the Earldom and family fortune, but he perished in the sinking of the RMS Titanic[1] along with his only son, Patrick. His body was either never recovered or if recovered, not identified. The family has a memorial for him and his son in London and then in Downton. His aunt Violet Crawley was not fond of him, finding him too similar to his mother with whom she also had negative relationship.
- Appearances
- Episode 1.01 (Mentioned only)
- Mentions
- Violet: "I'm very sorry about poor Patrick, of course. He was a nice boy."
- Cora: "We were all so fond of him."
- Violet: "But I never cared for James. He was too like his mother and a nastier woman never drew breath."
- — Violet telling Cora about her grief.[src]
Mr. Patrick Crawley Edit
see Patrick Crawley
Reginald Crawley Edit
Dr Reginald Crawley, Matthew's father, was mentioned twice in Series 1. He died between 1909 and 1912 and was a doctor in Manchester until his death. As he predeceased his cousins James and Patrick Crawley, his son Matthew became heir to the Earldom of Grantham until his own untimely death. Reginald's great-grandfather was a younger son of the 3rd Earl of Grantham.
He studied medicine with his brother-in-law under the tutelage of his father-in-law. Dr Clarkson admitted in 1912 that he was familiar with Reginald's work on the symptoms of infection in children. He also treated dropsy of the heart, a process witnessed by his wife, who later encouraged Dr Clarkson to use the same treatment for John Drake despite Violet's protests.
- Appearances
- Episode 1.01 (Mentioned only)
- Episode 1.02 (Mentioned only)
- Mentions
- Murray: "His mother is alive and he lives with her. His father, obviously, is not. He was a doctor."
- Robert: "I know. It does seem odd that my third cousin should be a doctor."
- Murray: "There are worse professions."
- — Murray and Robert discussing the new heir Matthew[src]
| Appearances and Mentions | |||||||||
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| Series 1 | Episode 1 Mentioned | Episode 2 Mentioned | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | — | — |
| Series 2 | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Christmas Special |
| Series 3 | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Christmas Special |
Cyril Painswick Edit
Cyril Painswick is the son of the late Marmaduke Painswick and Lady Rosamund Painswick and, by extension, the nephew of Robert and Cora Crawley, the Earl and Countess of Grantham. He also has a sister, Lavinia, who married a landed colonel in the Grenadiers.[2]
Cyril Painswick left his mother alone in her Eaton Square house, as he does something "slightly nefarious in the Far East". This left his mother with the predisposition to meddle in family affairs: especially those involving her nieces Mary Crawley, Edith Crawley and Sybil Branson[2].
- Mentions
- Cyril Painswick is only mentioned on the Series One Press Pack released with the start of the series, and is never mentioned elsewhere; the same is true of his sister, Lavinia.
Lavinia Painswick Edit
Lavinia Painswick is the daughter of the late Marmaduke Painswick and Lady Rosamund Painswick and, by extension, the niece of Robert and Cora Crawley, the Earl and Countess of Grantham. She also has a brother, Cyril Painswick, who does something "slightly nefarious in the Far East."[2]
Lavinia Painswick married a landed colonel in the Grenadiers, leaving her mother living alone in her Eaton Square house, and with the predisposition to meddle in family affairs: especially those involving her nieces Lady Mary Crawley, Lady Edith Crawley and Lady Sybil Branson[2].
- Mentions
- Lavinia Painswick is only mentioned on the Series One Press Pack released with the start of the series, and is never mentioned elsewhere; the same is true of her brother, Cyril Painswick.
Marmaduke Painswick Edit
Mr Marmaduke Painswick is the late husband of Rosamund Painswick. He was a wealthy banker who acquired a house on Eaton Square where his widow still resides. His fortune made Rosamund a very wealthy woman after they married. The social prominence of his family began with his paternal grandfather, a manufacturer, while his maternal grandfather was a baronet. The non-aristocratic roots of the Painswick family is a never ending source of mockery from his mother-in-law, Violet; however, Violet approved more of Marmaduke than she did of Sir Richard Carlisle.
- Appearances
- Episode 2.02 (Mentioned only)
- Episode 2.03 (Mentioned only)
- 2011 Christmas Special (Mentioned only)
Mentions
- Rosamund: "Marmaduke wasn't a rough diamond was he, Mama?"
- Violet: "No. He was just cut and polished comparatively recently."
- — Rosamund and Violet discussing Marmaduke after Lavinia says that Violet "makes Mr Painswick sound like a rough diamond"[src]
- Rosamund: "Sir Richard is powerful and rich, and well on the way to a peerage. Of course, he may not be all that one would wish, but Mary can soon smooth off the rough edges."
- Violet: "Well, you should know."
- Rosamund: "What do you mean by that? Marmaduke was a gentleman!"
- Violet: "Marmaduke was the grandson of a manufacturer."
- Rosamund: "His mother was the daughter of a baronet."
- — Violet and Rosamund argue over Marmaduke[src]
| Appearances and Mentions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series 1 | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | — | — |
| Series 2 | Episode 1 | Episode 2 Mentioned | Episode 3 Mentioned | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Christmas Special Mentioned |
| Series 3 | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Christmas Special |
Cousin Freddie Edit
Cousin Freddie (fl.1913) was a cousin of Sybil, Edith and Mary, who in 1913, was studying to be a lawyer at Lincoln's Inn alongside Vivianne Macdonald. Sybil used him as an example to Mary when saying that he was like Matthew.
Appearance
- Episode 1.02 (Mentioned only)
- Mentions
- Sybil: "Cousin Freddie's studying at the bar - and so is Vivian McDonald"
- Mary: "At Lincoln's Inn! Not sitting at a dirty little desk in Ripon."
- — Lady Sybil and Lady Mary Crawley on Cousin Freddie in 1913.[src]
1st Earl of Grantham Edit
The 1st Earl of Grantham was the original holder of the Earldom of Grantham which was created in 1772.[3] He was mentioned by Violet Crawley to the Duke of Crowborough when discussing the Dower House. Both Robert Crawley and Matthew Crawley are direct male-line descendants of the 1st Earl of Grantham.
- Appearances
- Episode 1.01 (Mentioned only)
- Mentions
- Violet Crawley: "Are you a student of architecture?"
- Duke of Crowborough: "Mm, absolutely."
- Violet Crawley: "Then I do hope you'll come and inspect my little cottage. It was designed by Wren for the first Earl's sister."
- — The Duke of Crowborough and the Dowager Countess of Grantham over dinner in 1912.[src]
1st Earl of Grantham's sister Edit
The 1st Earl of Grantham's sister was mentioned by Violet Crawley to the Duke of Crowborough when discussing the Dower House. The Earl commissioned Sir Christopher Wren to design it so that his sister could live close to Downton Abbey.[4]
- Appearances
Episode 1.01 (Mentioned only)
- Mentions
- See above.
2nd Earl of Grantham Edit
The 2nd Earl of Grantham was an ancestor of Robert Crawley. Mary Crawley mentioned to Kemal Pamuk that he brought several paintings to Downton Abbey, including a fifteenth-century picture by Piero della Francesca.
Since the inheritance of the title was restricted to direct male heirs of the original title-holder, he must have been a son or grandson of the 1st Earl.
- Appearances
- Episode 1.03 (Mentioned only)
- Mentions
- Kemal: "Is this picture really a Della Francesca?"
- Mary: "I think so. The second earl brought back several paintings from..."
- — Kemal Pamuk and Lady Mary Crawley discuss a painting at Downton Abbey.[src]
Mother of the 3rd Earl of Grantham Edit
Little is known about this woman, but Robert states that "[Downton Place] came with my great-grandmother," and as it passed into the hands of the Grantham, we known she was his great-grandmother, but whether she married the second Earl - or one of his children if the 3rd Earl wasn't his son - is unknown.
3rd Earl of Grantham Edit
The 3rd Earl of Grantham is the ancestor of both Robert and Matthew, who almost went bankrupt. His younger son is the great grandfather of Reginald Crawley, Matthew's father.
- Appearances
- Episode 3.07 (Mentioned only)
- Mentions
- "The Third Earl nearly went bankrupt..."
- —Murray on the Third Earl of Grantham.[src]
Mother of the Fourth Earl Edit
The mother of the 4th Earl of Grantham and his younger brother, the mother-in-law of Violet Crawley and The Hon Mrs Crawley and the paternal grandmother of Robert, Earl of Grantham, Lady Rosamund Painswick and James Crawley.
After her husband's death she lived in Crawley House. It was mentioned that Crawley House seemed very dark when her mother-in-law lived there, but Violet remarks that her mother-in-law made everything rather dark. In 1921, Violet later stated that somewhere being "filthy and dirty, with awful food" and "no-one to talk to for a hundred square miles" was like a week with her mother-in-law.
- Appearances
- Episode 1.02 (Mentioned only)
- 2012 Christmas Special (Mentioned only)
- Mentions
- "It always seemed so dark when my mother-in-law lived here, but then again, she made everything dark!"
- —Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham on her mother-in-law [src]
- Susan, Marchioness of Flintshire: "No, but it'll be filthy and dirty, and the food'll be awful and there'll be no-one to talk to for a hundred square miles."
- Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham: "That sounds like a week with my mother-in-law."
- — Violet and Susan at Duneagle Castle.[src]
| Appearances and Mentions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series 1 | Episode 1 | Episode 2 Mentioned | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | — | — |
| Series 2 | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Christmas Special |
| Series 3 | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Christmas Special Mentioned |
4th Earl of Grantham Edit
The 4th Earl of Grantham[5] (who has not been specifically named in the TV series) was the late husband of Violet Crawley and father of Robert Crawley and Rosamund Painswick. According to his wife, Violet, the Earl was a great traveller and as a result she "spent many happy evenings without understanding a word."[6]
He had a younger brother, who was the father of James Crawley.
He only saved Downton by dying.
| Appearances and Mentions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series 1 | Episode 1 Mentioned | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | — | — |
| Series 2 | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Christmas Special |
| Series 3 | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 Mentioned | Christmas Special |
Banning Edit
Banning is a cousin of Violet Crawley and Roberta[7] and a cousin - who may have been a second cousin or a more distantly related cousin - of Robert Crawley, Lady Rosamund Painswick and Susan MacClare, Marchioness of Flintshire, who was mentioned by Robert in 1920.
Notes
- Banning is a cousin of Violet. Whether Banning is a first or second cousin - as some people call their second cousins just "cousins" - is unknown.
- It is unknown if Banning is the forename or surname of Violet's cousin.
- Appearances
- Episode 3.03 (Mentioned only)
- Mentions
- "This is Banning: He was a cousin of Granny's"
- —Robert as the Crawley Family head to Downton Place in 1920.[src]
Roberta Edit
Roberta was mentioned by Violet to her granddaughters as being their great aunt and having loaded the guns in the Siege of Lucknow in 1857
- Appearances
- Episode 2.01 (Mentioned only)
- Mention
- Violet: "But war deals out strange tasks. Remember your great-aunt Roberta."
- Mary: "What about her?"
- Violet: "She loaded the guns at Lucknow."
- — Violet talks about Great Aunt Roberta, in 1914.
Violet's SisterEdit
Violet had at least one sister who was the mother of Susan MacClare, Marchioness of Flintshire and who was mentioned by Susan in 1921.
- Mention
- "You are my mother's sister. You can jolly well be on my side."
- —Susan mentions her mother to Violet at Duneagle Castle in September 1921.[src]
- Notes
It is possible that this woman is Roberta or the woman who married a Gordon in the 1860s, but this has not been confirmed.
On the Titanic Edit
J.J. Astor Edit
John Jacob Astor IV or, simply, J.J. Astor (13 July, 1864—15 April, 1912) was an American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish-American War[8] and a member of the prominent Astor family[9].
J.J. Astor was an acquaintance of Cora Crawley, although not, apparently, of her husband. Cora seemed to be fond of Astor and was worried that he hadn't get off the sinking RMS Titanic, in 1912. She didn't seem to be as fond of Astor's wife as she was of him, as she referred to her as "that new wife of his". Astor did not survive the sinking, and is believed to have died when one of the smokestacks collapsed onto the awash deck.
Appearances
- Episode 1.01 (Mentioned only)
Mention
- "Isn't this terrible? When you think how excited Lucy Rothes was at the prospect. It's too awful for any words. Did J.J. Astor get off? Of course, that new wife of his has bound to have been rescued."
- —The Countess of Grantham, about the sinking of the RMS Titanic.[src]
Madeline Astor Edit
Madeleine Astor (née Talmage-Force) (19 June, 1893 — 27 March, 1940)[citation needed] was the second wife and widow of millionaire J.J. Astor and a survivor of RMS Titanic. J.J. Astor was an acquaintance of Cora Crawley, although not, apparently, of her husband. Cora seemed not to be as fond of her as she was of J.J. Astor, as she referred to her as "that new wife of his".
Appearances
- Episode One (Mentioned only)
Mention
- "Isn't this terrible? When you think how excited Lucy Rothes was at the prospect. It's too awful for any words. Did J.J. Astor get off? Of course, that new wife of his has bound to have been rescued."
- —Cora Crawley, about the sinking of the RMS Titanic.[src]
Lucy Rothes Edit
Lucy Noël Martha Leslie, Countess of Rothes or, simply, Lucy Rothes (25 December, 1878 — 12 September, 1956)[citation needed] was the wife of the 19th Earl of Rothes[10], whom she married on 19 April 1900.
Lady Rothes joined the Crawleys for dinner in March, 1912, at Downton Abbey. According to Cora Crawley, she expressed her excitement of boarding the RMS Titanic during its maiden voyage to New York in the following month. When news got at Downton, on 16 April, 1912, that the steamer had sunk in the North Atlanic, Cora was shocked because of this. The Countess of Rothes did, however, survive the sinking, having left the sinking ship aboard Lifeboat 8.
Appearances
- Episode 1.01 (Mentioned only)
Mention
- "Isn't this terrible? When you think how excited Lucy Rothes was at the prospect. It's too awful for any words. Did J.J. Astor get off? Of course, that new wife of his has bound to have been rescued."
- —Cora Crawley, about the sinking of the RMS Titanic.[src]
McClare Relatives Edit
Lady Agatha Edit
Lady Agatha, born at Duneagle, is the elder sister of Hugh MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire[11], the younger sister of Lady Louisa, the sister-in-law of Susan MacClare, Marchioness of Flintshire, the granddaughter of the Countess of Newtonmore, the aunt of James MacClare, Lord Newtonmore, Lady Annabelle and Rose and the aunt-in-law of Lady Annabelle's Husband.
In Autumn 1920, Violet Crawley informed Rose that she would go up to Duneagle Castle and spend the rest of her vacation with Agatha; this information horrified Rose, who threatened to run away. Violet managed to reign Rose in by saying that until she was older, she was under their command. Rose later claimed that Agatha was "a monster"[12]. In 1920, Agatha was residing at Duneagle Castle but she was only there to care for Rose, and had left by September 1921.
Appearances
- Episode 3.08 (Mentioned only)
- 2012 Christmas Special (Mentioned only)
Mentions
- "I know. Lady Agatha isn't much of a party person, I admit."
- —Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham.[src]
- "I'm being sent North tomorrow with a monster for a jailer!"
- —Rose on Agatha at the Cricket Match.[src]
- "Alone at Duneagle with Aunt Agatha!?"
- —Rose's horror at being sent to Duneagle under the watchful eye of her aunt.[src]
- "It was nursery game: Louisa was a lobster, Agatha was a shark - which is easy to believe - and I suppose Shrimpie was a shrimp."
- —Robert on Louisa, Agatha and Shrimpie.[src]
Lady Annabelle Edit
Lady Annabelle (nee MacClare) (b. before 1902[13]) is the eldest daughter of Hugh MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire and Susan MacClare, Marchioness of Flintshire, the elder sister of Lady Rose MacClare, the sibling of James MacClare, Lord Newtonmore, granddaughter or great-niece of Roberta and great-niece of Violet Crawley. Sometime before September 1921, Annabelle was married, though her married name is unknown.
Appearances
- 2012 Christmas Special (Mentioned only)
Mention
- "First James left, and then Annabelle got married. We started to learn just how little we had in common."
- —Hugh MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire on Annabelle and James.[src]
Lady Annabelle's husband Edit
Lady Annabelle's husband is the son-in-law of Hugh and Susan MacClare, and the brother-in-law of Rose and James MacClare.
Appearances
James MacClareEdit
James MacClare, Earl of Newtonmore is the son and heir of Hugh MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire and Susan MacClare, Marchioness of Flintshire, the brother of Lady Annabelle, the elder brother of Lady Rose MacClare. By September 1921, he had "left" home.
Appearances
- 2012 Christmas Special (Mentioned only)
Mention
- "First James left, and then Annabelle got married. We started to learn just how little we had in common."
- —Hugh, Marquess of Flintshire about James and Annabelle.[src]
Lady Louisa MacClareEdit
Lady Louisa, born at Duneagle, is the eldest sister of Hugh MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire and Lady Agatha, the sister-in-law of Susan MacClare, Marchioness of Flintshire, the granddaughter of the Countess of Newtonmore, the aunt of James MacClare, Lord Newtonmore, Lady Annabelle and Lady Rose MacClare and the aunt-in-law of Annabelle's Husband.
Notes Louise's surname may be MacClare, for we do not know if she has ever been married. Her current whereabouts are unknown: she may be married and away from Duneagle, or she may be deceased.
Appearances
2012 Christmas Special (Mentioned only)
Mention
- Matthew: "Why are the Flintshire's based in Scotland, when the title's Welsh?"
- Robert: "Oh, Shrimpie's Grandmother was Countess of Newtonmore in her own right - it's now their courtesy title."
- Matthew: "Dare one ask why he's called Shrimpie?"
- Robert: "It was nursery game: Louisa was a lobster, Agatha was a shark - which is easy to believe - and I suppose Shrimpie was a shrimp."
- — Robert and Matthew in September 1921[src]
Countess of NewtonmoreEdit
The Countess of Newtonmore was the Scottish paternal grandmother of Hugh 'Shrimpire' MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire. She was countess in her own right and title is now the courtesy title of the Marquess of Flintshire currently being used by Shrimpie's son, James. She was the heiress of Duneagle Castle.
Appearances
- 2012 Christmas Special (Mentioned only)
Mention
Behind the Scenes
- Newtonmore, Scotland was the real life filming location for the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen in which Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes starred as Lord Kilwillie, a fictional Scottish nobleman.[14]
Performers at the Victoria TheatreEdit
Albert C.Edit
"Albert C." was the stagename of a performer at Victoria Theatre in the 1890s, alongside The Cheerful Charlies.
Appearances
- Episode 1.02 (Mentioned only)
Bros. EllieEdit
"Bros. Ellie" was the stagename of a pair of performers at Victoria Theatre in the 1890s, alongside The Cheerful Charlies.
Appearances
- Episode 1.02 (Mentioned only)
Claudet EmersonEdit
"Claudet Emerson" was the stagename of a performer at Victoria Theatre in the 1890s, alongside The Cheerful Charlies.
Appearances
- Episode 1.02 (Mentioned only)
Florie FlowerEdit
"Florie Flower" was the stagename of a performer at Victoria Theatre in the 1890s, alongside The Cheerful Charlies.
Appearances
- Episode 1.02 (Mentioned only)
Small GeorgeEdit
"Small George" was the stagename of a performer at Victoria Theatre in the 1890s, alongside The Cheerful Charlies.
Appearances
- Episode 1.02 (Mentioned only)
Danny GoldEdit
"Danny Gold" was the stagename of a performer at the Victoria Theatre in the 1890s, alongside The Cheerful Charlies.
Appearances
- Episode 1.02 (Mentioned only)
Miss Ada & Mr. SimpsonEdit
"Miss Ada & Mr. Simpson" was the stagename of a pair of performers at Victoria Theatre in the 1890s, alongside The Cheerful Charlies.
Appearances
- Episode 1.02 (Mentioned only)
Acquaintances of the Crawley FamilyEdit
Viscount BranksomeEdit
Viscount Branksome was the husband of the late Viscountess Branksome and the father of Evelyn Napier. Lord and Lady Branksome were acquaintances of Robert Crawley and his wife Cora. Robert describes Lord Branksome as a "dull dog" that only ever talks about racing. Cora tells Mary Crawley that Evelyn's mother is a dear friend of hers although she was unaware that she had died.
Appearances
- Episode 1.02 (Mentioned only)
- Episode 1.03 (Mentioned only)
Mention
- Robert: "Branksome's a dull dog, but I don't suppose that matters."
- Cora: "Did you know his wife had died?"
- Robert: "He only ever talks about racing."
- — Robert and Cora Crawley talk about Viscount Branksome.[src]
Mrs. ChetwoodEdit
Mrs. Chetwood (née Strallan) is the sister of Sir Anthony Strallan who wrote a letter to Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, with the recipe for his favourite desert, apple charlotte, since he was invited to dine at Downton Abbey as a possible suitor for Cora's daughter, Mary Crawley.
Peter GordonEdit
Peter Gordon once worked in the Foreign Office, where he befriended Patrick Crawley, whose father was the heir to Downton Abbey and the title Earl of Grantham. Peter later immigrated to Montreal in 1913, a year after Patrick drowned on the Titanic.
During World War I, when a wounded officer claimed to be the presumed dead Patrick Crawley, it was thought that he might actually be Peter Gordon, which would explain how the officer knew certain details of the family. Shortly after however, the officer disappeared, and it was never proven if he was Patrick Crawley, Peter Gordon, or someone else entirely.
Appearances
- Series 2 (Mentioned only)
The Dowager Duchess of NorfolkEdit
The Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, was a "dear friend" of Violet Crawley and, according to her, a fervent observer of the Catholic faith; Violet claimed that she was "more Catholic than the Pope.".
Appearances
- Episode 3.06 (Mentioned only)
Mention
- Mary: "You and Granny and ganging up against Tom!"
- Violet: "Not me! The Dowager Duchess of Norfolk is a dear friend... and she's more Catholic than the Pope!"
- — Mary Crawley and Violet Crawley, during dinner at Downton Abbey with Reverend Travis.[src]
Billy RussellEdit
Billy Russell was mentioned by Mary Crawley to Sir Richard Carlisle. He was the son of the Russells, who lived at Haxby Park. His death during the First World War caused his parents much distress, and they decided to quit their ancestral estate, Haxby Park, which was bought by Sir Richard Carlisle while he was engaged to Lady Mary Crawley.
Appearances
- Episode 2.06 (Mentioned only)
Mention
- Mary: "It's so empty. I didn't know they'd gone."
- Richard Carlisle: " [The Russells] 've given up."
- Mary: "You can't blame them. When Billy was killed, it knocked the stuffing out of them completely."
- — Mary and Sir Richard Carlisle talk about the Russells and Haxby Park.[src]
Duchess of TruroEdit
The Duchess of Truro was an acquaintance of Violet Crawley's, who had requested Sir Philip Tapsell's services sometime before 1920. Tapsell safely delivered her three sons, thus securing the Dukedom's heirs and earning him much praise.
Appearances
- Episode 3.05 (Mentioned only)
Mention
- Violet Crawley: "The dear Duchess of Truro is full of your praises, Sir Philip. Then, of course, you know that."
- Sir Philip Tapsell: "She had quite a time when she was first married, but I said to her, "Never fear, Duchess, I'll get a baby out of you one way or another.""
- Violet Crawley: "And so you did."
- Sir Philip Tapsell: "Three boys. And as a result, a secure dynasty, I'm glad to say."
- — An exchange between the Violet Crawley, and Sir Philip Tapsell, over dinner in 1920.[src]
Crawley family staffEdit
Mr BrockitEdit
Mr Brockt was Downton Abbey's Head Gardener in 1913.Lady Grantham asked Mr Mosley; whether he could reveal his secrets about his rose bloom at the "Downton Village: 1913 Flower Show".
Appearances
- Episode 1.05 (Mentioned only)
The Crawleys DentistEdit
The Crawleys' dentist was the dental surgeon that served the Crawleys whenever needed. He was, according to Lady Mary Crawley, their dentist ever since she was a child, and he received their patronage in a matter of tradition, not preference, as she regarded him as "horrid".
Appearances
- Episode 1.03 (Mentioned only)
Mention
- Mary: "I wish I shared your enthusiasm. Our dentist is horrid."
- Kemal Pamuk: "Well, why go to him, then?"
- Mary: "Well, he treated all of us when we were children. You know how the English are about these things."
- — An exchange between Lady Mary and Kemal Pamuk, over dinner at Downton Abbey.[src]
Fräulein KelderEdit
Fräulein Kelder was mentioned by Edith Crawley to Major Gordon. She was Edith and Mary Crawley's governess when they were children. When Major Gordon was trying to convince Edith that he is actually her cousin Patrick Crawley, she shows him a place on the estate where she, Mary and Patrick used to hide. Major Gordon asks if there was a governess that none of them liked and Edith giggles and says, "Fräulein Kelder."
Mary, unaware of this exchange, later says that hiding from the nasty governess would be the kind of memory anybody would expect from a childhood spend in a place like Downton Abbey.
Appearances
- Episode 2.06 (Mentioned only)
SimmonsEdit
Simmons was Violet Crawley's lady's maid. Acting odd, Violet suspects Simmons will leave her which she finds was right as Simmons quits to get married. Violet considers this very selfish. Violet asks Cora Crawley help in hiring a replacement for Simmons. Sarah O'Brien overheads Violet and Cora discussing responses to an advertisement Cora put in The Lady which O'Brien mistakenly believes is about her.
Appearances
- Episode 1.07 (Mentioned only)
Mention
- Violet: "I have a horrible feeling Simmons is about to hand in her notice. She's looking very fidgety lately, and I saw her hurrying to meet the postman."
- Cora: "Oh, you poor thing. Is there anything worse than losing one's maid?"
- Violet: "Why would she want to leave me? I've been as gentle as a lamb. Most of the time."
- — Violet speculating on her lady's maid's odd behaviour[src]
Mr StarkEdit
Mr Stark was The Crawley's Chauffeur. He become under Downton's employment after former chauffeur Tom Branson left with Lady Sybil.
Appearances
- Episode 3.09 (Mentioned only)
Mr WatsonEdit
Mr Watson was Robert Crawley's valet. He left Robert's employ and was temporarily replaced as valet by Thomas Barrow until Mr Watson's permanent replacement, John Bates, arrived in April 1912. John also moved into Watson's former room. Elsie Hughes mentioned that Mr. Watson left the room in quite a state.
Appearances
- Episode 1.01 (Mentioned only)
- Episode 1.06 (Mentioned only)
Levinson RelativesEdit
Cora's Aunt Edit
Cora's Aunt is the aunt of Cora Crawley and was still alive in 1914, as Cora mentions sending Mary Crawley to visit her in Episode 1.06. It is unknown if she is blood related to Cora. She may be the sister of Martha Levinson or Isidore Levinson or she may simply be the wife of one of their siblings. Cora has a better relationship with her aunt than she does her own mother, perhaps hinting that her aunt is related to her through her father.
Appearances
Mention {{Dialogue a-b-a|Cora|I might send Mary to visit my aunt. She could get to know New York|Violet|Oh, I don't think things are quite that desperate.|Cora
Harold LevinsonEdit
Harold Levinson is the son of the late Isidore Levinson and Martha Levinson and brother of Cora Crawley. In 1920, Martha informed Violet Crawley, Mary Crawley and Cora Crawley, that Harold was doing "something with yachts" and was "too busy" to check whether he was happy. According to Violet, the Crawley family "never see him" which, according to Martha, is because he "hates to leave America."
Appearances
- Episode 3.02 (Mentioned only)
Mention
- Cora: "So, what's Harold doing now?"
- Martha: "His idée fixe is yachts. Bigger yachts, faster yachts. Something with yachts."
- Cora: "Is he happy?"
- Martha: "He's much too busy to find out."
- — Cora Crawley and her mother, Martha Levinson, in 1920.[src]
Isidore LevinsonEdit
Isidore Levinson is the late wealthy, Jewish[15] husband of Martha Levinson - and the father of Cora Crawley and Harold Levinson - who had made his fortune as a dry goods merchant in Cincinnati. Isidore tied up his money well, making sure that his children were both well cared for and received equal shares; on her marriage in 1889, Cora received her share, and the family she married into would receive no more.[16]
Isidore also made sure that Martha was taken care of and made sure that no-one could touch the capital generated from his fortune, so that it would not be lost; all of this was done before his death[17]
Appearances
- Episode 3.02 (Mentioned only)
Joseph Gerald Antsy Edit
The Hon. Joseph Gerald Antsy, MP, was a member of the Conservative and Unionist Party. In May, 1914, he was elected Member of Parliament for the Ripon constituency with a total of 6,363 votes. The announcement of the results of this by-election were turbulent, as there was a large crowd of liberal protesters for the women's right to vote, and a group of violent working-class men stormed through the City Hall courtyard, wanting to "wipe the smile off their Tory bloody faces". In the commotion that followed, Sybil Crawley was knocked to the floor and bumped her head on a low table, causing minor injury. The unconscious lady was rescued by Tom Branson, her chauffeur who had escorted her there, and Matthew Crawley, who had just left his law firm in Ripon.
Appearances
- Episode 1.06 (Mentioned only)
Mention
- "The Honourable Joseph Gerald Antsy for the Conservative and Unionist Party: 6,363 votes..."
- —The results of the 1914 by-election are announced at the Ripon City Hall.[src]
Beth Edit
Beth was one of the servants at Crawley House, who worked for Matthew and Isobel Crawley after they moved there. She doubled as housemaid and kitchen maid.
Appearances
- Episode 1.02 (Mentioned only)
- Episode 2.04 (Mentioned only)
Mention
- Isobel Crawley: "So, are you the whole of our new household?"
- Alfred Molesley: "There's a local girl, ma'am, Beth. She to double under housemaid and kitchen maid."
- — Isobel Crawley and her new butler, Alfred Molesley, upon her arrival at Crawley House.[src]
Mrs. BransonEdit
Mrs. Branson is the mother of Kieran and Tom Branson, mother-in-law of the late Lady Sybil Branson, and paternal grandmother of Sybil Branson. She resides in Dublin. Sybil lives with her after she leaves Downton until she marries Tom.
- Violet: "What does your mother make of this?"
- Branson: "If you must know, she thinks we're very foolish."
- Violet: "So at least we have something in common."
- — Violet's reaction to Sybil announcing she plans to marry Tom Branson[src]
Notes
- Since Tom mentioned he had at least one cousin, either Mrs. Branson or her husband has at least one sibling.
- It is unknown if Mrs. Branson's husband is still alive or if she's a widow.
Appearances
Mention
- Violet: "What does your mother make of this?"
- Branson: "If you must know, she thinks we're very foolish."
- Violet: "So at least we have something in common."
- — Violet's reaction to Sybil announcing she plans to marry Tom Branson[src]
Corporal Frank BrownEdit
Corporal Frank Brown was a corporal who fought for the British in the Great War, in the Duke of Manchester's Own regiment. He died sometime before 1919, and was buried at the cemetery in Downton, by Thomas Jackson and William Mason, who served in the same regiment. Appearances
- Episode 2.08 (Mentioned only)
Mr Bromidge's motherEdit
Mr Bromidge's mother was a housemaid and the mother of Mr Bromidge. She was instrumental in the employment of Gwen Dawson as her son's new secretary in 1914, as Gwen was a housemaid herself.
Appearances
- Episode 1.07 (Mentioned only)
George Bushell Edit
George Bushell was the Superintendent Registrar at Ripon Register Office in the late 1910s.
Appearances
- Episode 2.08 (Mentioned only)
Jack CourtenayEdit
Jack Courtenay was Lt. Edward Courtenay's youngest brother. When his brother became blind from mustard gas in 1917, his family wrote to him saying that Jack had Edward's best interest at heart, having decided to take Edward's place in the army.
- Thomas: ""Things cannot be as they were and, whatever you might think, Jack has your best interest at heart.""
- Edward Courtenay: "Stop."
- Thomas: "Who's Jack?"
- Edward Courtenay: "My younger brother. He means to replace me. It's what he's always wanted."
- — Thomas Barrow reading a letter to the now-blind Edward Courtenay[src]
Appearances
- Episode 2.02 (Mentioned only)
Mr. Cox Edit
Mr. Cox was mentioned by Joss Tufton in the 2012 Christmas Special. He was a produce supplier based in Thirsk and was one of Mrs. Patmore's suppliers at Downton Abbey. In 1921 he sold his shop to Tufton.
- Appearances
- 2012 Christmas Special (Mentioned only)
Martin James DillonEdit
Martin James Dillon was a candidate of the May, 1914 by-election to serve as Member of Parliament for the Ripon constituency. He ran for the Socialist Party and earned a total of 2,741 votes, but lost the election to Tory candidate Joseph Gerald Antsy.
Appearances
- Episode 1.06 (Mentioned only)
Mention
- "Martin James Dillon, for the Socialist Party: 2,741 votes..."
- —The results of the 1914 by-election are announced at the Ripon City Hall.[src]
Walter EvansEdit
Walter Evans was a villager of Downton who, in 1912, won the annual Chadacre Cup for Best Exotic Plant at the Downton Village Flower Show.
Mr. GordonEdit
Mr. Gordon is the husband of Robert's aunt who married her in 1860.
- Appearances
- Episode 2.06 (Mentioned only)
Mentions
- Major Gordon: "Did they tell you we're related?"
- Edith: "Yes, but I'm afraid I'm not much good at family history. Although Papa's found an aunt in 1860 who married a Gordon. Perhaps that's a clue."
- Major Gordon: "No, that isn't it."
- — Edith trying to guess at how Major Gordon is related to her.[src]
- Notes
- Despite this character being called "Gordon" that is not actually his name; his forename is unknown and his surname is "Gordon." The mysterious person calling himself Patrick Gordon claims to be related to the Crawleys and Edith says that a great aunt discovered by Robert "married a Gordon"; as Patrick Gordon is using the surname as the way that they are related.
Mr HarlipEdit
Mr Harlip was a cousin of Vera Bates's, who lived in the north of England.
Appearances
- Episode 3.02 (Mentioned only)
Mention
- Bates: "How did you get on with Vera's book?"
- Anna: "I had a few answers waiting for me when I got back. And two returned "address unknown"."
- Bates: "Who from?"
- Anna: "Let me see, one was a Mr Harlip, I think, and the other was Mrs Bartlett."
- Bates: "Harlip, he doesn't matter. He was a cousin in the north, she never saw him. But Mrs Bartlett's a shame. She lived on the corner, she was very friendly with Vera."
- — John Bates and Anna Bates in Episode 3.02.
Beryl Patmore's sisterEdit
Beryl Patmore's sister was mentioned by Beryl Patmore to Daisy Mason following the deaths of James and Patrick Crawley. She died sometime before 1912.
Appearances
- Episode 1.01 (Mentioned only)
- Mentions
- Daisy: "Seems like a lot of food when you think they're all in mourning."
- Mrs Patmore: "Nothing makes you hungrier or more tired than grief. When my sister died, God rest her soul, I ate my way through four platefuls of sandwiches at one sitting and slept 'round the clock."
- — Daisy and Mrs Patmore after the deaths of James and Patrick Crawley.[src]
Howard TyrelEdit
Howard Tyrel was the Registrar of Births and Deaths at Ripon Register Office in the late 1910s.
Appearances
- Episode 2.08 (Mentioned only)
References Edit
- ↑ RMS Titanic
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Downton Abbey Press Pack - Series One
- ↑ Series 1 Press Pack, page 12
- ↑ Violet confirms this in Series 1 Episode 1, when talking to the Duke of Crowborough: "Then I do hope you'll come and inspect my little cottage. It was designed by Wren for the first Earl's sister.".
- ↑ [http://tv.uk.msn.com/drama/downton-abbey-series-four-filming-without-dan-stevens?page=2#image=10%7C this link confirms that Robert is the 5th Earl, so his father is the 4th Earl.
- ↑ Episode 3.08
- ↑ Series 3: Episode 3: Robert mentions Banning as a "cousin of Granny's" when he and the family are exiting Downton Abbey to go to Downton Place
- ↑ Spanish-American War
- ↑ Astor family
- ↑ Norman Leslie, 19th Earl of Rothes
- ↑ Robert confirms this in the 2012 Christmas Special
- ↑ Episode 3.08
- ↑ Annabelle is stated as being "married" so must be at least eighteen as that is when a woman comes of age and has their first season.
- ↑ http://www.newtonmore.com/things-to-do/immediate-vicinity/monarch-of-the-glen.html
- ↑ The book The Chronicles of Downton Abbey confirms that Isidore was Jewish
- ↑ Episode 3.02: Martha claims that Isidore "tied the money up tight" thinking that "the Crawley family had had quite enough"
- ↑ In Episode 3.02, Martha states that she could not "touch the capital" and that her income is "generous".
