# Fred Beaucock — The Woodlanders character guide

> Fred Beaucock in The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Beaucock

**First appearance:** 0012-xiii

## Who they are

Disreputable local man, sometimes acts as a go-between.

## Relationships

### [Grace Melbury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/grace_melbury)

_professional_

Fred Beaucock is a lawyer's clerk who handles legal matters for Grace's family, interacting with her formally.

### [Giles Winterborne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/giles_winterborne)

_professional_

Fred Beaucock interacts with Giles regarding legal or business affairs, often with a condescending tone.

### [Grace Melbury](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/grace_melbury)

_professional_

Fred Beaucock is a lawyer's clerk who handles legal matters for Grace's family, interacting with her formally.

### [Giles Winterborne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_woodlanders_se/characters/giles_winterborne)

_professional_

Fred Beaucock interacts with Giles regarding legal or business affairs, often with a condescending tone.

## In the story

### [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_woodlanders_se/chapters/xxxvii)

A disgraced lawyer's clerk who informs Melbury about the new divorce law and influences him to write optimistic letters to Grace and Giles.

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