Robert and Mary

Gosh, aren't there a lot of people called Robert or Mary?

Is 'is name Bob? I didn't know. I 'ad to call 'im something. - Capt Jack Whittle, of Welcome of Rochester

• Bob Blackett
• Mrs Robert Blackett (in original SD dedication)
• Bob Curten (member of the Coot Club in Potter Heigham)
• Bob, skipper of Come Along
• Slater Bob
• Jim Brading's Uncle Bob
• Bob the woodman (Jack the Woodman's friend)
• Rob (member of The Coot Club from Ranworth)
• Robert, referred to as the other boatman, at the boatbuilder's in Rio, in SD.
• Robert the porter at Rio railway station, thanked by Mrs Blackett for helping with Titty and Roger's luggage.
• The Bob at the station is mentioned in WH as well, when Mrs Blackett is talking to Mrs Dixon just after Nancy has come down with mumps, Mrs Dixon mentions him as Old Bob who has been porter and guard there for 30 years.
• Robin Tyson (like Bob, Robin is a diminutive or nickname of Robert)

See also Wikipedia:Robert (name)

Marys

• Molly Blackett (addressed as "Mary" by Aunt Maria)
• Mary Walker
• Maria Turner (Italian or Latin version of Mary)
• Mary Swainson
• Mary, the Roaring Donkey innkeeper's wife, BS8
• and possibly:
  • Polly (derived from the name Molly, a common nickname for Mary)
  • M Braithwaite, usually called Cook, who works at Beckfoot

See also Wikipedia:Mary (name)

Johns

• John
• Jack the woodman, Mary Swainson's boyfriend
• Jack Whittle, skipper of Welcome, and his son Jacky, who is serving as a sailor on the Iron Duke (CC21).
• Jacky Warriner from Low Farm
• Jack Towzer
• characters in sea shanties, Hanging Johnny and Leave her, Johnny.
• Ian, son of the McGinty (Ian is a Scottish variant of the name John)

See also Wikipedia:John (name)

Williams

• William
• The Billies
• Bill
• Red-haired Bill
• Billy Lewthwaite
• Bill Bowness, mentioned in Winter Holiday: went too far on ice and fell in
• Bill, mentioned in We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea: drove the bus which hit Jim Brading

See also Wikipedia:William (name)

Jameses

• Jim Turner
• Jim Brading
• James, one of the Hullabaloos
• Jim Wooddall, of Sir Garnet
• Jimmy Pellacote, member of The Coot Club
• Jim Towzer
• and possibly
  • Jemmy, landlord of the Roaring Donkey (Jemmy can be a variation of James or Jeremy/Jeremiah)

See also Wikipedia:James (name)

Native link

• Long-Term Trends in Personal Given Name Frequencies in England and Wales (academic article)