# Carry Brattle — The Vicar of Bullhampton character guide > Carry Brattle in The Vicar of Bullhampton by Anthony Trollope. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Carry, poor Carry, Caroline Brattle **First appearance:** 0026-xxv-carry-brattle ## Snapshot The miller's fallen daughter, whose squalid London life becomes the test case for the Vicar's whole doctrine of rescue. ## Who they are Carry Brattle has gone where her father will not name her, and the Vicar's attempt to bring her home through her mother ends in a silent, wretched drive back to Bullhampton when the girl slips away rather than face respectability. Her letter from London — half apology, half defiance, signed with love she dares not send — leaves Fenwick sick at heart and doubting his own enthusiasm. She is the novel's sharpest question about whether fallen women can be reclaimed, and whether the attempt is worth the cost. ## Relationships ### [Mr. Jay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/characters/mr_jay) _psychological_ Carry, a fallen woman, is the object of Mr. Jay's harsh moral condemnation and attempts at control, creating a dynamic of shame and manipulation. ### [George Brattle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/characters/george_brattle) _family_ Carry is George's sister, and he struggles with shame and a desire to protect her from societal scorn. ### [Mr. Jay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/characters/mr_jay) _psychological_ Carry, a fallen woman, is the object of Mr. Jay's harsh moral condemnation and attempts at control, creating a dynamic of shame and manipulation. ### [George Brattle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/characters/george_brattle) _family_ Carry is George's sister, and he struggles with shame and a desire to protect her from societal scorn. ### [Mr. Jay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/characters/mr_jay) _psychological_ Carry, a fallen woman, is the object of Mr. Jay's harsh moral condemnation and attempts at control, creating a dynamic of shame and manipulation. ## In the story ### [The Vicar of Bullhampton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/the-vicar-of-bullhampton) The Brattle's daughter, whose fall from grace is a central concern. ### [The Miller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/v-the-miller) The fallen daughter, once her father's darling, now never mentioned but constantly on his mind. ### [VI: Brattle's Mill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/vi-brattle-s-mill) Referenced as the daughter who was cursed and banished by her father; her absence haunts the household. ### [XI: Don’t You Be Afeard About Me](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xi-don-t-you-be-afeard-about-me) Mentioned in Fenwick's thoughts as a lost soul from the village choir, now gone. ### [The Marquis of Trowbridge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xvii-the-marquis-of-trowbridge) Mentioned in the context of gossip; Fenwick challenges Puddleham's assumption that she is irredeemably fallen. ### [What the Fenwicks Thought About It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xxii-what-the-fenwicks-thought-about-it) Mr. Fenwick suspects she is living about twenty miles away and that Sam has gone to see her. He plans to investigate and possibly offer her money. ### [Carry Brattle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xxv-carry-brattle) Found living in a cottage with old Mrs. Burrows; admits she is unmarried and expresses deep despair. ### [XXVIII: Mrs. Brattle’s Journey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xxviii-mrs-brattle-s-journey) Absent from the cottage; has gone to London with a young man; writes a remorseful letter to Fenwick explaining her departure. ### [Sam Brattle Goes Off Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xxxvi-sam-brattle-goes-off-again) Central to the quarrel between Sam and his father; Sam knows she was in Pycroft and believes she went to London. ### [The Three Honest Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xxxix-the-three-honest-men) The fallen woman who has been staying at the Three Honest Men with her brother Sam, but has been turned out and now shelters at Mrs. Stiggs's. ### [Trotter's Buildings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xl-trotter-s-buildings) Found by Mr. Fenwick at Mrs. Stiggs's house; she is pale and tearful, having been turned away from the Three Honest Men after a fight involving Sam. ### [Startup Farm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xli-startup-farm) The fallen sister; not present at Startup but is the subject of the discussion; Fenwick secures her board with Mrs. Stiggs. ### [Mr. Jay of Warminster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xlvi-mr-jay-of-warminster) Remains at Mrs. Stiggs's house in Salisbury, struggling with tedium and despair, but her conduct is reported as favorable. ### [Sam Brattle Is Wanted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xlvii-sam-brattle-is-wanted) Fenwick visits her in Salisbury to seek information about Sam; she is evasive but insists Sam had nothing to do with the murder. ### [Mary Lowther Returns to Bullhampton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xlviii-mary-lowther-returns-to-bullhampton) Remains in Salisbury, sullen and idle, visited by Mrs. Fenwick but not by the Vicar. ### [Mary Lowther's Doom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xlix-mary-lowther-s-doom) Served with a subpoena to appear at Sam's trial, facing public hostility in Salisbury. ### [The Grinder and His Comrade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/li-the-grinder-and-his-comrade) Disappears from Trotter's Buildings in Salisbury before she can be called as a witness; feared to have returned to misery and degradation. ### [Carry Brattle’s Journey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/lii-carry-brattle-s-journey) Escapes from Trotter's Buildings to avoid appearing before magistrates; walks aimlessly toward Bullhampton, arriving at the mill garden late at night. ### [The Fatted Calf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/liii-the-fatted-calf) Returns to the mill exhausted and fearful, seeking shelter with her mother and sister. ### [The Miller Tells His Troubles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/lxiii-the-miller-tells-his-troubles) Has been at the mill for two months; goes to church with Fanny; grows restive under her father's cold treatment. ### [At the Mill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/lxvi-at-the-mill) Dreads being alone with her father during the journey to Salisbury; makes a quiet attempt to reconcile with him. ### [The Squire Is Very Obstinate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/lxviii-the-squire-is-very-obstinate) Seen in the Salisbury courthouse as a witness, pale and wretched, sitting with her father. ### [The Trial](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/lxix-the-trial) Gives testimony at the trial, struggles with the cross-examination about her indiscretion, and is eventually allowed to step down. ### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/lxxiii-conclusion) Lives at the mill, forgiven by her father but resigned to a life without marriage. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/characters/carry_brattle - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/characters