# Aunt Ablewhite — The Moonstone character guide

> Aunt Ablewhite in The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** My Aunt Ablewhite, Aunt Ablewhite

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Who they are

Aunt of Rachel and mother of Godfrey Ablewhite, a gossipy relative.

## Relationships

### [Godfrey Ablewhite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moonstone_se/characters/godfrey_ablewhite)

_family_

Aunt Ablewhite is Godfrey's mother, and she actively supports his schemes, including his mercenary courtship of Rachel.

### [Rachel Verinder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moonstone_se/characters/rachel_verinder)

_family_

Aunt Ablewhite is Rachel's aunt by marriage, but their relationship is strained by Aunt Ablewhite's manipulative and self-serving nature.

### [Godfrey Ablewhite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moonstone_se/characters/godfrey_ablewhite)

_family_

Aunt Ablewhite is Godfrey's mother, and she actively supports his schemes, including his mercenary courtship of Rachel.

### [Rachel Verinder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moonstone_se/characters/rachel_verinder)

_family_

Aunt Ablewhite is Rachel's aunt by marriage, but their relationship is strained by Aunt Ablewhite's manipulative and self-serving nature.

## In the story

### [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moonstone_se/chapters/vii)

Rachel's aunt; passive and reliant on others, including Miss Clack, for arranging household matters.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moonstone_se/chapters/viii)

Present during the confrontation, later apologizes to Rachel and blames Miss Clack for irritating her husband.

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