# Mrs. Walshingham — Kipps character guide

> Mrs. Walshingham in Kipps by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Walshingham, young Walshingham

**First appearance:** 0011-ii-the-walshinghams

## Who they are

Helen Walshingham's mother, a social-climbing widow.

## Relationships

### [Arthur Kipps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/characters/arthur_kipps)

_social_

Mrs. Walshingham is Helen's mother, who views Arthur primarily as a financial prospect for her daughter and treats him with calculated politeness.

### [Helen Walshingham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/characters/helen_walshingham)

_family_

Helen and her mother share a strained relationship, with Mrs. Walshingham pushing Helen toward advantageous marriages for social gain.

### [Arthur Kipps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/characters/arthur_kipps)

_social_

Mrs. Walshingham is Helen's mother, who views Arthur primarily as a financial prospect for her daughter and treats him with calculated politeness.

### [Helen Walshingham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/characters/helen_walshingham)

_family_

Helen and her mother share a strained relationship, with Mrs. Walshingham pushing Helen toward advantageous marriages for social gain.

### [Arthur Kipps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/characters/arthur_kipps)

_social_

Mrs. Walshingham is Helen's mother, who views Arthur primarily as a financial prospect for her daughter and treats him with calculated politeness.

## In the story

### [Engaged](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/chapters/iii-engaged)

Warmly welcomes Kipps, thanks him for his goodness to her son, and speaks of her children as 'Twin Jewels.'

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