# Squire McLaughlin — The Able McLaughlins character guide

> Squire McLaughlin in The Able McLaughlins by Margaret Wilson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Squire McLaughlin, The Squire, the Squire

**First appearance:** 0005-vi

## Who they are

A local landowner and authority figure in the community.

## Relationships

### [Isobel McLaughlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/characters/isobel_mclaughlin)

_family_

Isobel and Squire McLaughlin are married, sharing a partnership rooted in family and community life.

### [Chirstie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/characters/chirstie)

_family_

Chirstie and Squire McLaughlin are connected through marriage, with the Squire acting as a paternal figure.

### [Isobel McLaughlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/characters/isobel_mclaughlin)

_family_

Isobel and Squire McLaughlin are married, sharing a partnership rooted in family and community life.

## In the story

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

Not directly present in this chapter.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/chapters/vi)

Gives a heifer calf as a wedding present and smacks Chirstie on the cheek after the ceremony.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/chapters/xi)

Visits to inspect the baby, teases Isobel by claiming the child resembles Alex McNair, and is described as the community's playful, eccentric figure.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/chapters/xvi)

The Squire is initially half-hearted about the search but becomes persevering, treating the hunt as a game.

### [The Decision to Move to Town](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_able_mclaughlins_se/chapters/xix)

Startles Chirstie while trying to shoot wild turkeys; he is amused by the incident and promises not to tell, though Chirstie doubts his discretion.

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