# Mary Ann Wilson — Jane Eyre character guide

> Mary Ann Wilson in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mary Ann, Hannah

**First appearance:** 0008-vi

## Who they are

Jane's friend at Lowood School.

## In the story

### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jane_eyre_se/chapters/ix)

Jane's new companion at Lowood, witty and worldly, with whom she spends time in the woods.

### [Chapter XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jane_eyre_se/chapters/xxviii)

The housekeeper at Marsh End who initially refuses Jane entry but later helps her.

### [A New Life at Marsh End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jane_eyre_se/chapters/xxx)

Housekeeper at Marsh End; moves to the parsonage with St. John after the sisters leave.

### [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jane_eyre_se/chapters/xxxiv)

Assists Jane in cleaning and preparing Moor House for the Rivers sisters' return.

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