# Nancy Sievewright — The History of Henry Esmond character guide

> Nancy Sievewright in The History of Henry Esmond by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Nancy, Sievewright

**First appearance:** 0014-xi-i-come-home-for-a-holiday-to-castlewood-and-find-a-skeleton-in-the-house

## Who they are

A young woman from Castlewood village who catches young Henry's eye.

## In the story

### [VIII: After Good Fortune Comes Evil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_henry_esmond_se/chapters/viii-after-good-fortune-comes-evil)

The pretty barmaid at the Three Castles with whom Henry has been meeting; her little brother is ill with smallpox.

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