The Dunham Crew

Dramatis Personae

ELLIOTT HENRY FLANDERS RAXHAM

CELIA JACQUELINE BANCROFT KHERSIS


Fleet Commander Raxham
14th Earl Tavendish
Captain Judas Iscariot


Captain “Calico” Jack
Captain Fury


FATHER:  Henry Raxham, 13th Earl Tavendish (deceased)
MOTHER:  Mélisande Raxham, Countess Tavendish
SIBLINGS:  Phillip “Flip” Raxham, Lord Raxham (deceased)
                    Lucille “Lucy” Raxham Kerr
                    Hugh Kerr (brother-in-law)
                    Niall Raxham
                    Lady Camille “Milly” Raxham
                    Lady Sophie Raxham
NEPHEW:  Alexander “Sandy” Kerr
CREW & STAFF:  Ian Yeardley, 1st lieutenant, HMS Iphigenia, Silver Shilling
                    Old Ben, master navigator, HMS Ocean, HMS Iphigenia, Silver Shilling
                    Piefke, bo’sun’s mate, HMS Iphigenia, Silver Shilling; Mélisande Gables valet
                    Lynch, ship’s master, HMS Iphigenia; Mélisande Gables butler


FATHER:  Captain James Dunham, Iron Maiden, Scots corsair of the Barbary Coast
MOTHER:  Marianne Winslow Dunham Bancroft, Baroness Hylton, “Officer Mary”
STEPFATHER:  Nathan Bancroft, 19th Baron Hylton, Admiral, HMRN
BROTHER:  Captain Lucien Bancroft, HMRN
UNCLE:  Charles Munro, 4th Marquess Rathbone, Rear-Admiral, HMRN
AUNT:  Harriet Winslow Munro, Marchioness Rathbone
COUSINS:  Edward Munro, Viscount Munro
                        Lady Sarah Munro (missing)
MENTOR:  Dr. Rafael Covarrubias, 8th Conde Covarrubias
LATE HUSBAND:  Talaat Khersis, Moneylender of Marrakech
CREW:  Dr. Solomon al Ibrahim
                 Dooley “Smitty” Smith, 1st lieutenant, Thunderstorm
                 Cambridge Bull, 2nd lieutenant, Thunderstorm; captain, Black Demon
                 Paulo Papadakos, 2nd lieutenant, Thunderstorm
                 Bataar Khan, bo’sun, Thunderstorm
                 Adrian Croftwood, master carpenter, Thunderstorm
                 Dr. Orlando Telesca, ship’s surgeon, Thunderstorm
                 Gasparo di Silvestro, surgeon’s mate, Thunderstorm
                 Christopher (Kit) Marlowe, watchman, Thunderstorm
                 Georgina Mocksling, cabin girl, Thunderstorm
SAILING PARTNER:  Maarten Gjaltema (“The Hollander”), captain, Mad Hangman
dunham-celia The Honourable Miss Celia Jacqueline Bancroft, Captain "Calico" Jack, Captain Fury
dunham-elliott Fleet Commander Elliott Raxham , Earl Tavendish, Captain Judas Iscariot [and now you know where the ubiquitous Dunham ice blue eyes came from … ]
dunham-ladyhylton Marianne Winslow Dunham Bancroft, Baroness Hylton, “Officer Mary”
dunham-dunham A VERY young James Dunham, would-be Laird Dunham of Clan Dunham, captain of the Iron Maiden, Scots corsair of the Barbary Coast
dunham-ladytavendish Dowager Lady Tavendish
dunham-lucy Lucille “Lucy” Raxham Kerr
dunham-niall Niall Raxham
dunham-camille Lady Camille Raxham
dunham-rafael Dr. Rafael Covarrubias, 8th Conde Covarrubias
dunham-talaat Talaat Khersis, Moneylender of Marrakech
dunham-smitty Dooley “Smitty” Smith, 1st lieutenant, Thunderstorm
dunham-maarten Maarten Gjaltema (“The Hollander”), captain, Mad Hangman
dunham-lordhylton Nathan Bancroft, 19th Baron Hylton, Admiral, HMRN
dunham-lbancroft Captain Lucien Bancroft, HMRN
dunham-rathbone Charles Munro, 4th Marquess Rathbone, Rear-Admiral, HMRN
dunham-sandy Alexander “Sandy” Kerr
dunham-solomon Dr. Solomon al Ibrahim, who is usually not quite this happy (or ever) and a bit older. He wears a white kurta, white pajamas, and a white turban.
dunham-suniyya Suniyya al Ibrahim, née Lady Sarah Munro
dunham-bridge Cambridge Bull, 2nd lieutenant, Thunderstorm; captain, Black Demon
dunham-papadakos Paulo Papadakos, 2nd lieutenant, Thunderstorm
dunham-bataar Bataar Khan, bo’sun, Thunderstorm
dunham-kit Christopher (Kit) Marlowe, watchman, Thunderstorm
dunham-georgina Georgina Mocksling, cabin girl, Thunderstorm
dunham-dindi Dindi
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