# Mrs. Blenkinsop — Vanity Fair character guide

> Mrs. Blenkinsop in Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Blenkinsop, Honest old Mrs. Blenkinsop

**First appearance:** 0002-ii-in-which-miss-sharp-and-miss-sedley-prepare-to-open-the-campaign

## Who they are

The Sedley family's housekeeper, a loyal servant through their changing fortunes.

## In the story

### [Vauxhall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/vanity_fair_se/chapters/vi-vauxhall)

Housekeeper who gossips about the potential marriage and later warns Amelia against Rebecca, claiming she read Mrs. Sedley's letters.

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