# Mr. Wodehouse — The Rector and The Doctor’s Family character guide

> Mr. Wodehouse in The Rector and The Doctor’s Family by Margaret Oliphant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Wodehouse

**First appearance:** 0000-the-rector

## Who they are

A gentleman of Carlingford, father of Lucy and Miss Wodehouse.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rector_and_the_doctor_s_family_se/chapters/i)

The creaking father who returns home and is mentioned as part of the household scene.

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rector_and_the_doctor_s_family_se/chapters/ii)

Churchwarden; described by the Rector as an 'ass'; his frequent visits to the Rectory are noted by Mrs. Proctor.

### [Another Life and a Changed World](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rector_and_the_doctor_s_family_se/chapters/ix)

Comments approvingly on the potential match between Dr. Rider and Miss Marjoribanks.

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