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                Oxford Chronicles Character List


   The MacKenzie Family


Annie Little MacKenzie     (b. Aug 16, 1920, Charlottesville, Virginia), wife of Eric,
                               mother of seven MacKenzie children, younger sister of
                               Jeff  Little

Eric MacKenzie      the Reverend Eric Richard MacKenzie (b. July 31, 1917,
                            Gairloch, Scotland), husband of Annie, father of seven
                             MacKenzie children, Rector of St. Aldate’s Church, Oxford

David MacKenzie    né David Lawrence (b. Dec 13, 1940) oldest son of Eric
                             and Annie, husband of Kate, father of baby Jeffrey, Fellow
                             of Magdalen College, Oxford,founder of Inklings Society

Kate MacKenzie    née Katherine Lee Hughes (b. June 26, 1944, Richmond, Va.)
                            wife of David, mother of Jeffrey, graduate of William
                            and Mary College and the University of Oxford

Ginny MacKenzie    née Virginia Anne (b April 10, 1944) oldest daughter
                             of Eric and Annie, nurse at St. Bartholomew’s, London, dating
                             David’s Cambridge roommate, Dr. Kevin Ryan

Natalie MacKenzie   née Natalie Marie (b. March 18, 1946, age 21) second daughter
                             of Eric and Annie, graduate of the University of Oxford
                             dating Lord Stuart Devereux

William MacKenzie  né William Jeffrey (b. Feb. 4, 1949) fourth child of Eric and Annie

Richard MacKenzie   né Richard Eric (b. Aug. 29, 1952) fifth child Eric and Annie

Mark MacKenzie      né Mark Cameron (b. Aug. 8, 1954) sixth child Eric and Annie
          
Hannah MacKenzie  née Hannah Joy (b. Aug 9, 1961) seventh child of Eric and Annie

Jeffrey MacKenzie   né Jeffrey Thomas (b. Feb 14, 1967) baby of David & Kate                          

“Davey” MacKenzie  né Richard David MacKenzie, husband of Maggie, father of Eric

“Maggie” MacKenzie   née Margaret Cameron, wife of Davey, mother of Eric

“Fatbug” MacKenzie   né William, Eric’s uncle, a fisherman and caddy at St.Andrews

Aunt Slim MacKenzie   née Margaret, Fatbug’s wife, Eric’s aunt, lives in Anstruther

Bob & Marilyn          Eric’s cousin and his wife, the lighthouse keepers of Rua Reidh


 Friends of the MacKenzies


 Connie Bennet    Kate’s American friend  and suitemate at St. Hilda’s. Dates
                         and later marries Nigel Elliot.

 Nigel Elliot         Oxford student of David MacKenzie. Dates and marries
                         Kate’s friend Connie.


 Austen Holmes    (b. May 28, 1938) friend of David and husband of Yvette,
                        Fellow of Merton College, University of Oxford. Son of Elinor
                        Holmes. Twin brother of Dianna McAdams who is married to
                        Andrew McAdams of Castle Combe. Andrew was the brother
                        of Austen’s first wife, Marianne McAdams. Andrew and
                        Dianna have three sons: Robby, Jack, and Michael.

 Yvette Goodman   (b. Oct. 14, 1936) née Yvette Goodman, friend of
 Holmes             David and  wife of Austen, daughter of Molly and James
                         Goodman of  London, Fellow of St. Hilda’s College,
                        University of Oxford. Yvette has four brothers: two older---
                        Adam & Ben and two younger---Gerrard & Jake.

 Kevin Ryan       Cambridge roommate of David, dating David’s sister Ginny
                         a resident doctor at St.Bartholomew’s, London
        

 The Devereux Family


 Stuart Devereux    né Lord Stuart Winston Spencer Devereux, Viscount
                         Devereux (b. May 31, 1943) heir and son of
                         Charles Stuart Spencer Devereux, Earl of Essex, and
                         Elaine, Lady Devereux, Countess of Essex, graduate of
                         the University of Oxford,  dating Natalie MacKenzie

 Clementine       (“Clemmie”) Lady Fitzwilliam, wife of Edward, Earl of
                        Carlisle, older sister of Stuart Devereux, mother of
                        Teddy and Spencer, mistress of Carlisle House, Yorkshire


 The Little Family

 Jeff Little         né Jeffrey Lawrence Little (b. March 30, 1919), elder brother of
                        Annie, American student at Magdalen College, Oxford

 Annie Little     (see MacKenzie above)


 Others Characters from Inklings and Expectations

 Charlotte Mansfield   former fiancee of David MacKenzie, Research fellow
                                  of Cambridge University

 The Hughes Family

 Debbie Hughes           Kate's younger sister
 Helen Hughes            Kate's mother, a violinist
 Kate Hughes             (see MacKenzie)
 Scott Hughes             Kate's teen-aged brother
 Timmy Hughes          Kate's little brother, has Down Syndrome
 Tom Hughes              Kate's father, a lawyer

 Students:
 Twila Hurst
Colin Russell
Simon

Somerville girls:
 Lady Lucille Bertram  (Lucy)  Friend of Stuart   
Lydia Price

 Dons:
 Mr. Croft                   Tudor History professor at Christ Church
 Dr. Charles Palmer    President Magdalen College

 Others:
 Mrs. Bingley           David’s landlady
 Collins                    Devereux butler in London
 Crawford                 Devereux butler in Essex
 Mrs. Dalrymple       Magdalen President’s secretary
 George                    Porter at Christ Church


 Evasions Characters in Scotland


 Laurene Kilmorey  (b.1921) daughter of the laird, Lord Kilmorey, Earl Kellie of
   (pronounced "Lar-reen")       Kilmorey House, Kingsbarns, Scotland, loves Eric   

 Peter Kilmorey     (b. 1918) Laurene’s older brother, later marries Catherine

 Lord & Lady Kilmorey --Earl and Countess Kellie, parents of Laurene and Peter

 Fiona McPherson    maid to Laurene

 Mrs. McPherson    mother to Fiona, Kilmorey House cook

 John                     Kilmorey House butler


 Evasions Characters in Greater London

 Roger L. Green   Jeff’s friend from Oxford, an actor in Peter Pan
                          (see historical characters, below)

 Peggy Myers        Annie’s flatmate and a nurse whom Jeff likes

 Betty Purcell       Annie’s flatmate and a nurse who works with her at Dunkirk       

June Brown         Annie’s flatmate and a nurse who dates a doctor

 Dr. Henry Benson  (“Harry”), doctor who dates June and advises Annie

 PO Ian McLeod      Eric’s RAF buddy, a Scot


 Historical characters

 Roger Lancelyn Green   a student and later close friend of C.S. Lewis, also an Inkling
                                      (see London characters, above)


 Jack Lewis           né Clive Staples Lewis (b. Nov 29, 1898, Belfast, Ireland)
                            Fellow of the University of Oxford, Christian author

 Warnie Lewis      né Warren Hamilton (b. June 16, 1895, Belfast, Ireland)
                           elder brother of C.S. Lewis

 Mrs. Moore          née Janie King (b. March 23, 1872, Ireland) “adopted
                            mother” of C.S. Lewis mother of “Paddy” Moore (killed in
                            WWI) and Maureen

 Maureen Moore     (b. Aug 19, 1906, Ireland) daughter of Janie Moore,
                            “adopted sister” of C.S Lewis,  married Leonard Blake
                            on Aug 27, 1940.


 Fred Paxford        faithful gardener and caretaker of the Kilns, home of
                           C.S. Lewis

 J.R.R. Tolkien     John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (b. Jan 3,1892, Bloemfontein, South Africa)
                            Professor of English Literature at Oxford University, Christian
                            author of The Lord of the Rings, an Inkling and friend of
                            C.S. Lewis. Married to Edith.