# Mrs. McLaughlin — The Able McLaughlins character guide

> Mrs. McLaughlin in The Able McLaughlins by Margaret Wilson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mrs. McLaughlin

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

The McLaughlin matriarch whose ironed white dress and borrowed lamps turn a terrified bride into a wedding the whole settlement will remember.

## In the story

### [The Homecoming](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/chapters/i)

The mother, who tends to Wully's wounds and shares in the family's joy and grief.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/chapters/iv)

Tends to Wully during his illness, tries to tempt his appetite, and sighs deeply after visiting Chirstie.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/chapters/xii)

Chuckles with deep mirth upon learning how Barbara manipulated Alex into selling land, calling her 'a grand wee captain.'

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/chapters/xiii)

Mentioned as Wully and John's mother, who approves of John working for Wully and has high expectations for John.

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