# Captain Thomas Borrow — Lavengro character guide

> Captain Thomas Borrow in Lavengro by George Borrow.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Capt . Thomas Borrow, Thomas Borrow, Thomas, Borrow, Capt, Capt . Borrow

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

A relative of George Borrow, mentioned in the narrative.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/i)

The narrator's father, a posthumous child, a Cornish gentillâtre, and a captain in the militia.

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

The narrator's father, a captain in the army, who speaks disparagingly of the Irish language and recounts a violent encounter with Irish deserters in London.

### [The Elder Brother's Departure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/xxi)

The father who gives his elder son a hundred and fifty pounds and his blessing, and is proud of his son's brave deed.

### [Chapter XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lavengro_se/chapters/xxvii)

The narrator's father, gravely ill, reproaches his son for lack of candor and discusses his own past, including his acquaintance with historical figures and Big Ben.

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

The dying father, who recalls past military scenes and utters the name of Christ before passing.

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