| 1 | Octavia |
Bassett | Belinda's niece. |
| | Lady |
Theobald | The new mill owner. |
| | St. |
James | One of Jesus apostles. |
| | Belinda |
Bassett | Protagonist. |
| | Mary Anne |
| The hand maiden. |
| 2 | Martin |
Bassett | Octavia's father,Belinda's brother. |
| | Letitia |
Chickie | The head of the establishment. |
| 4 | Dobson |
| Lady Theobald's coachman. |
| 5 | Miss |
Pilcher | The boarding-school's owner. |
| | Miss |
Bigbee | One of the students. |
| | Miss |
Phipps | One of the students. |
| | Miss |
Smith | One of the students. |
| | John |
Burmistone | The builder of mills. |
| | Lucia |
Gaston | Lady Theobald's granddaughter. |
| | Gilbert |
Theobald | Lucia's father. |
| 6 | Francis |
Barold | Lucia's cousin. |
| | Mrs. |
Barold | Francis's mother. |
| | Dugald |
Binnie | Lucia's great uncle. |
| 10 |
Mrs. | Burnham |
One of Octavia's friends. |
| | Lydia |
Egerton | Violet's sister. |
| | Violet |
Egerton | Lydia's sister. |
| | Miss |
Loftus | One of the Lady Theobald's visitors. |
| | Miss |
Abercrombie | The girl who executed the "sonata". |
| 14 |
Arthur | Poppleton |
Curate of the state. |
| 16 |
Laura | Burnham |
Mrs. Burnham's daughter. |
| 20 |
Jack | Belasys |
Olivia's lover. |
| | Lady |
Beauchamp | Capt. Barold's aunt. |
| 21 |
Lord | Lansdowne |
Mr. Burmistone's friend. Son of the marquis of Lauderdale. |
| | Honora |
Eroll | Lord Lansdowne's wife. |
| 23 |
Dugald | Binnie |
Lucia's grand-uncle. |