# Old Mr. Thorne of Ullathorne — Doctor Thorne character guide

> Old Mr. Thorne of Ullathorne in Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Thorne of Ullathorne, Thorne, Ullathorne

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-greshams-of-greshamsbury

## Who they are

A distant relative of Dr. Thorne from an old county family.

## Relationships

### [Lady Arabella de Courcy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/characters/lady_arabella_de_courcy)

_social_

They interact as members of the local gentry, with Lady Arabella seeking his approval for social standing.

### [Mary Thorne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/characters/mary_thorne)

_family_

Old Mr. Thorne is Mary's great-uncle, who eventually acknowledges her as family and leaves her an inheritance.

### [Frank Gresham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/characters/frank_gresham)

_social_

Frank respects Old Mr. Thorne as a family elder and seeks his blessing for his marriage to Mary.

### [Lady Arabella de Courcy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/characters/lady_arabella_de_courcy)

_social_

They interact as members of the local gentry, with Lady Arabella seeking his approval for social standing.

### [Frank Gresham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/characters/frank_gresham)

_social_

Frank respects Old Mr. Thorne as a family elder and seeks his blessing for his marriage to Mary.

### [Lady Arabella de Courcy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/characters/lady_arabella_de_courcy)

_social_

They interact as members of the local gentry, with Lady Arabella seeking his approval for social standing.

### [Mary Thorne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/characters/mary_thorne)

_family_

Old Mr. Thorne is Mary's great-uncle, who eventually acknowledges her as family and leaves her an inheritance.

### [Mary Thorne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/characters/mary_thorne)

_family_

Old Mr. Thorne is Mary's great-uncle, who eventually acknowledges her as family and leaves her an inheritance.

### [Frank Gresham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/characters/frank_gresham)

_social_

Frank respects Old Mr. Thorne as a family elder and seeks his blessing for his marriage to Mary.

## In the story

### [Long, Long Ago](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/doctor_thorne_se/chapters/ii-long-long-ago)

Head of the Thorne family; he cut off Henry Thorne for his disgraceful behavior, leading to a rift with Dr. Thorne.

## Links

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