| Charles | Ayres | Frederick's father. |
| Frederick | Ayres | Violet's cousin. The father of Violet's baby. |
| Henry | Ayres | Graham's son. Kate's father. |
| Kate | Ayres | Simon's girlfriend. Violet's great-niece. |
| Rupert William | Ayres | Violet's father. |
| Violet Altha | Ayres | Kate's daughter. |
| Violet Elizabeth | Ayres | Graham's sister. |
| Adam | Bainbridge | The man who gave Altha a gift. |
| Ben | Bainbridge | Jeremiah's son. |
| Jeremiah | Bainbridge | Deceased. |
| Dr. | Collins | A physician. |
| Mary | Dinsdale | The Baker's wife. |
| Daniel | Kirkby | John's assistant. |
| Mrs. | Kirkby | The Ayres's housekeeper. |
| Anna | Metcalfe | Grace's mother. |
| Ruth | Metcalfe | Graham and Violet's nanny. |
| William | Metcalfe | Grace's father. |
| Grace Charlotte | Milburn | Altha's former friend. |
| John | Milburn | Grace's husband. Deceased. |
| Miss | Poole | Violet's governess. |
| Dr. | Radcliffe | The Ayres's doctor. |
| Altha | Weyward | The woman who was accused of witchcraft. Elizabeth's ancestor. |
| Elinor | Weyward | Elizabeth's mother. |
| Jennet | Weyward | Altha's mother. |
| Elizabeth | Weyward-Ayres | Violet's mother. |
| Beatrice | | One of the healers. |
| Cecil | | A Rhodesian Ridgeback. |
| Dinsdale | | Violet's gardener. |
| Edward | | Violet's uncle. |
| Emily | | Violet's close friend. |
| Goldie | | Violet's spider. |
| Goode | | The rector of St. Mary's church. |
| Mike | | Emily's husband. |
| Morg | | Lady Ayres's bird. |
| Neil | | The Ayres's second under-gardener. |
| Penny | | One of the Ayres's maids. |
| Percy | | Violet's peacock. |
| Radcliffe | | The Ayres's family doctor. |
| Simon | | Kate's abusive boyfriend. |
| Smythson | | The physician. |
