# Billy Andrews — Anne of the Island character guide

> Billy Andrews in Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Billy Andrews, William, Billy

**First appearance:** 0002-anne-of-the-island

## Who they are

A dull-witted Avonlea boy who once proposed to Anne.

## Relationships

### [Anne Shirley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/anne_shirley)

_social_

Billy Andrews is a local Avonlea boy who once proposed to Anne, but she rejected him, and they remain distant acquaintances.

### [Anne Shirley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/characters/anne_shirley)

_social_

Billy Andrews is a local Avonlea boy who once proposed to Anne, but she rejected him, and they remain distant acquaintances.

## In the story

### [Anne’s First Proposal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/anne_of_the_island_se/chapters/viii-anne-s-first-proposal)

The shy suitor who sends his sister to propose to Anne, offering the upper farm as security.

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