# Mrs. Jamieson — Cranford character guide

> Mrs. Jamieson in Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** The Honourable Mrs. Jamieson, Jamieson

**First appearance:** 0000-i-our-society

## Snapshot

The Honourable Mrs. Jamieson, fat, inert, and ruled by her servants, holds Cranford's highest social rank while doing almost nothing to earn it.

## Who they are

Mrs. Jamieson occupies the post of honour at every gathering, yet she is so passive that her old servants decide whether she gives parties at all. Her haughty indifference—and her willingness to slight Mrs. Fitz-Adam—makes her a quiet antagonist to the town's warmer spirits. When rumors arise of a match between her and Mr. Peter, Miss Pole is scandalized, and the question of her intentions becomes a comic engine of the middle chapters.

## In the story

### [Our Society](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cranford_se/chapters/i-our-society)

The Honourable Mrs. Jamieson, sister-in-law to the late Earl of Glenmire, known for practicing 'elegant economy' at her evening entertainments.

### [A Love Affair of Long Ago](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cranford_se/chapters/iii-a-love-affair-of-long-ago)

Mentioned as the inert and fat leader of Cranford society after Miss Jenkyns's death.

### [Visiting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cranford_se/chapters/vii-visiting)

Refuses to acknowledge Mrs. Fitz-Adam in public, agrees to attend Miss Barker's tea only if she can bring Carlo.

### [Your Ladyship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cranford_se/chapters/viii-your-ladyship)

Attempts to keep the Cranford ladies at a distance from her aristocratic sister-in-law; hosts a party with formal, stiff decor.

### [IX: Signor Brunoni](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cranford_se/chapters/ix-signor-brunoni)

Mentioned as the sister-in-law hosting Lady Glenmire.

### [XI: Samuel Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cranford_se/chapters/xi-samuel-brown)

Mentioned indirectly; Lady Glenmire uses her medicine glasses and spoons without permission.

### [XV: A Happy Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cranford_se/chapters/xv-a-happy-return)

Disapproves of Lady Glenmire's marriage and Miss Matty's shop, but eventually allows Cranford to visit Miss Matty.

### [XVI: Peace to Cranford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cranford_se/chapters/xvi-peace-to-cranford)

Mrs. Jamieson is persuaded to attend the luncheon and later the magic show, and is the target of Mr. Peter's humorous stories.

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