World’s End · Character

Arthur Sibbold Waldron

A man who buried his true name and history so thoroughly that his own descendants inherited a fortune they never knew was theirs.

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Also known as Arthur, old Sibbold, Sibbold, Arthur Sibbold, Waldron, Arthur Sibbold Waldron, this Sibbold, Art, Sibbold Waldron

First appearance: Book I: Facts

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Old Sibbold, whose miserly reign and death create the conditions for the inheritance dispute.

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With Violet Waldron (family): Arthur Sibbold Waldron is Violet's father or close male relative, indicated by shared surname and protective interactions. With James Sibbold (family): Arthur and James Sibbold are brothers…

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Violet Waldron
family · positive
Arthur Sibbold Waldron is Violet's father or close male relative, indicated by shared… How this plays out →
James Sibbold
family · positive
Aymer Malet
rivalry · negative
Theodore Marese
rivalry · negative
Violet Waldron
family · positive
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Theodore Marese
rivalry · negative
Aymer Malet
rivalry · negative
James Sibbold
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Violet Waldron
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Arthur Sibbold Waldron is Violet's father or close male relative, indicated by shared… How this plays out →

Violet Waldron
Arthur Sibbold Waldron is Violet's father or close male relative, indicated by shared surname and protective interactions.
James Sibbold
Arthur and James Sibbold are brothers or father and son, sharing the Sibbold surname.
Aymer Malet
Arthur disapproves of Aymer's involvement with Violet, creating a tense dynamic.
Theodore Marese
Arthur opposes Theodore's romantic pursuit of Violet, viewing him as an unsuitable match.
Violet Waldron
Arthur Sibbold Waldron is Violet's father or close male relative, indicated by shared surname and protective interactions.
Theodore Marese
Arthur opposes Theodore's romantic pursuit of Violet, viewing him as an unsuitable match.
Aymer Malet
Arthur disapproves of Aymer's involvement with Violet, creating a tense dynamic.
James Sibbold
Arthur and James Sibbold are brothers or father and son, sharing the Sibbold surname.
Violet Waldron
Arthur Sibbold Waldron is Violet's father or close male relative, indicated by shared surname and protective interactions.

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Book I: Facts
Old Sibbold, whose miserly reign and death create the conditions for the inheritance dispute.
II
Eldest son of old Sibbold, chafes under his father's miserly treatment, sides with the squatters, and learns basket-making and gypsy traditions.
II
Old Sibbold, the miserly owner of Wick, detested by the village and his sons, claims the Lea and persecutes the squatters.
III
Accuses his father old Sibbold of murdering the basket-maker, refuses blood money, and leaves home, never to return.
Chapter X
His possible marriage and descendants are a key legal threat to the Baskette succession, as analyzed in Aurelian's papers.
The Tangled Web of Inheritance
Old Sibbold's eldest son who disappeared after his father's death, leaving the estate to his younger brother James.
XII
Noted as singular that no one presented themselves as his descendant.
XV
Deceased; his heirs pose a superior claim to the estate, threatening Marese's plans.
VI
The original heir who changed his name to Waldron and married into the Waldron family.

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