# Colonel Marrable — The Vicar of Bullhampton character guide

> Colonel Marrable in The Vicar of Bullhampton by Anthony Trollope.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Colonel

**First appearance:** 0045-xliv-the-marrables-of-dunripple

## Who they are

A military relative of the Marrable family.

## In the story

### [Captain Marrable and His Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xiii-captain-marrable-and-his-father)

Walter's father; described as a wicked, debt-ridden man who has defrauded his son of his inheritance.

### [XVI: Miss Lowther Asks for Advice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xvi-miss-lowther-asks-for-advice)

Colonel Marrable is the profligate father of Captain Marrable, who has squandered the inheritance, causing the legal conflict.

### [Farewell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xxxiii-farewell)

Walter's father, confronted by his son about the lost inheritance; remains unrepentant.

### [The Marrables of Dunripple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_vicar_of_bullhampton_se/chapters/xliv-the-marrables-of-dunripple)

Walter's father, mentioned as dishonest and a source of family enmity.

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