# Mr. Bunsby — Dombey and Son character guide

> Mr. Bunsby in Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Bunsby, Bunsby, Captain Bunsby, John Bunsby

**First appearance:** 0035-xxxii-the-wooden-midshipman-goes-to-pieces

## Who they are

Eccentric, oracular sea captain friend of Captain Cuttle.

## In the story

### [XXXIX: Further Adventures of Captain Edward Cuttle, Mariner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dombey_and_son_se/chapters/xxxix-further-adventures-of-captain-edward-cuttle-mariner)

Captain of the Cautious Clara, he arrives and skillfully calms Mrs. MacStinger, acting as convoy to take her and her family home. Later, the Captain writes to him to witness the opening of the packet.

### [LX: Chiefly Matrimonial](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dombey_and_son_se/chapters/lx-chiefly-matrimonial)

Married to Mrs. MacStinger in a procession led by her; appears resigned to his fate.

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