| 1 | Matterface | | One of the men who found the missing groom. Abe's constable. |
| | Heater | | One of the men who found the missing groom. Abe's constable. |
| | Abraham | Clinch | The man who sanctified the marriage. Cornelius's headman. AKA: Beadle. |
| | Abe | Strapp | The groom. |
| | Anna | Morels | Abe's bride. |
| | Widow | Caines | The widow. Abe's sister. |
| | Imogen | Purchase | Caines's servant. The girl Abe allegedly raped. |
| | Dallen | Lambe | The witness. |
| | Mary | Oram | The doctor who examined Imogen. |
| | Cornelius | Strapp | Abe's father. |
| | Elias | Caines | Widow Caines's husband. |
| | Mr. | Morels | Anna's father. AKA: The Jerseyman. |
| 2 | Aubrey | Picco | The firm's headman. |
| | Myles | Taverner | Elisa's second cousin and long-time accountant. |
| | Seamus | Fleet | Deceased. |
| 3 | Solemn | Lambe | Dallen's son. |
| | Mrs. | Lambe | Dallen's wife. |
| | Relief | Picco | Aubrey's wife. |
| 4 | Mary | Oram | Midwife and healer. |
| 6 | Dallen | Purchase | Imogen's son. |
| 7 | Moses | Cheater | The captain. |
| | Lynch | | A convict at Newgate Penitentiary. |
| | Trapnell | | A convict at Newgate Penitentiary. |
| | Webb | | A convict at Newgate Penitentiary. |
| | Price | | A convict at Newgate Penitentiary. |
| | Lazarus | | Lynch's mate. AKA: Madge. |
| | Inez | Barter | The man who lives on the shore. |
| | Bride | Lambe | Solemn's sister. |
| 8 | Relief | Dowse | The mockbeggar's teacher. |
| 10 | Mrs. | Lambe | Bride and Solemn's mother. |
| 11 | Molly | | One of Abe's servants. |
| | Nancy | | Abe's cousin. |
| | Cheater | | The gambling arbiter. |
| | Frenchman | | Abe's gambling opponent. |
| | Mrs. | Valentine | One of Abe's girls. AKA: The Abbess. |
| 12 | John | Deady | The Moriah Captain. |
| 13 | Dominic | Laferriere | Captain Deady's former servant. |
| 14 | Captain | Truss | An officer in the King's army. |
| | Mrs. | Brace | Truss's housekeeper. |
| | Tweegok | | Truss's slave girl. |
| | Indian | Jack | Truss's slave girl. |
| 15 | Mr. | Warren | The sailor. AKA: Bungs. |
