# Crowner Bowles — The Maid of Sker character guide

> Crowner Bowles in The Maid of Sker by R. D. Blackmore.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-maid-of-sker

## Who they are

The local coroner.

## In the story

### [The Coroner and the Coronet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xiii-the-coroner-and-the-coronet)

English coroner who initially refuses to hold inquest on black men, but changes his mind upon discovering a coronet on the infant's clothes.

### [In Accordance with the Evidence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xiv-in-accordance-with-the-evidence)

Presides over the inquest; attempts to question Bardie but is dismissed by her; accepts the jury's verdict.

### [A Verdict on the Jury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xv-a-verdict-on-the-jury)

The coroner presiding over the inquest, who becomes genial after refreshments and encourages the jury to drink.

### [XVIII: Public Approbation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_maid_of_sker_se/chapters/xviii-public-approbation)

Mentioned as the coroner who held the inquest on the shipwreck victims.

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