| Pro | Mathinna | | Lowreenne tribe chief's daughter. Aka: Mary, Leda. |
| | Sir John | Franklin | English naval officer and Arctic explorer. |
| | Lady Jane | | Sir John's wife. Aka: Lady Franklin. |
| | George | Robinson | In charge of the settlement on Flinders. |
| | Towterer | | Mathinna's father. |
| | Wanganip | | Mathinna's mother. |
| | Timeo | | A boy adopted by Lady Franklin. |
| 1 | | | Evangeline |
| | | | St. John's Wood, London, 1840 |
| | Evangeline | Stokes | Mrs. Whitstone's governess. Aka: Leenie. |
| | Agnes | | Mrs. Whitstone's chambermaid. |
| | Mary | Whitstone | Cecil's stepmother. |
| | Cecil | Whitstone | Evangeline's boyfriend. |
| | Ned | | One of Mary's children. |
| | Beatrice | | One of Mary's children. |
| | Mrs. | Grimsby | Mary's cook. |
| | | | Newgate Prison, London, 1840 |
| | Ronald | Whitstone | Cecil's father. |
| | | | Newgate Prison, London, 1840 |
| | Olive | Rivers | Evangeline's friend in prison. |
| | Charles | | Cecil's best friend. |
| | | | Newgate Prison, London, 1840 |
| | Elizabeth | Fry | One of Society for the Reformation of Female Prisoners
personnel. |
| | Mrs. | Warren | One of Society for the Reformation of Female Prisoners
personnel. |
| | Mrs. | Fitzpatrick | One of Society for the Reformation of Female Prisoners
personnel. |
| | Ann | Darter | One of the prisoners. |
| | Maura | Frindle | One of the prisoners. |
| 2 | | | Mathinna |
| | | | Flinders Island, Australia, 1840 |
| | Teanic | | Mathinna's sister. |
| | Palle | | Mathinna's stepfather. |
| | Moinee | | One of the Palawa gods. |
| | Droemerdene | | One of the Palawa gods. |
| | Waluka | | Mathinna's pet. |
| | | | The Tasman Sea, 1840 |
| | Maria | | George Robinson's wife. |
| | | | Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, Australia, 1840 |
| | Mrs. | Crain | Sir John's housekeeper. |
| | Sarah | Stoup | One of the convict maids. |
| | Mrs. | Wilson | Sir John's cook. |
| | Eleanor | Franklin | Sir John's daughter. |
| | John | Montagu | Colonial Secretary. |
| 3 | | | Evangeline |
| | | | The Port of London, 1840 |
| | Mickey | | One of the sailors. |
| | Dr. Caleb | Dunne | The ship surgeon. |
| | | | Medea , The Port of London, 1840 |
| | Danny | Buck | One of the sailors. |
| | Hazel | Ferguson | A young prisoner. |
| | | | Medea , 1840 |
| | Liza | | Olive's new friend. |
| | | | Medea , 1840 |
| | Mr. | Grunwald | Olive's sailor lover. |
| 4 | | | Mathinna |
| | | | Government House, Hobart Town, 1840 |
| | Miss | Williamson | Sir John's governess. |
| | Sandy | | Eleanor's dog. |
| | Jip | | Montagu's dog. |
| | Emily | | The bishop's daughter. |
| | | | Government House, Hobart Town, 1840-1841 |
| | George | Shaw | British naturalist. |
| | Mr. | Bock | A painter. |
| 5 | | | Hazel |
| | | | Medea, 1840 |
| | Ruby | | Evangeline's daughter. |
| | | | Hobart Town, 1840 |
| | Mr. | Hutchinson | Superintendent of the Cascades Female Factory. |
| | Mrs. | Hutchinson | The matron. |
| | | | The Cascades, 1840-1841 |
| | Maeve | Logan | One of the prisoner and a midwife. |
| 6 | | | Mathinna |
| | | | Government House, Hobart Town, 1841 |
| | Mr. | Grimm | Sir John's head butler. |
| | | | Government House, Hobart Town, 1841 |
| | Mrs. | Carlisle | The dowager. |
| | | | Government House, Hobart Town, 1841-1842 |
| | Mr. | Hogsmead | Franklins' houseguest. |
| | Eliza | | One of the convict maids. |
| | | | Government House, Hobart Town, 1842 |
| | Dr. | Fowler | Franklins' doctor. |
| 8 | | | Ruby |
| | | | St. John's Wood, London, 1868 |
| | Dr. Elizabeth | Garrett | The first woman to qualify in Britain as a physician and surgeon. |
| | Elizabeth | | One of Ruby's daughters. |
| | Evangeline | | One of Ruby's daughters. |