Eveline Hillman

Eveline Hillman

Portrayed by Isolda Dychauk
Full Name	Eveline Hillman
Associated Noble House(s)	n/a
Date of Birth	November 7, 1791
Father	Nathaniel Hillman
Father's Rank	Gentleman
Mother	Anna Hillman née Ellery
Mother's Rank	Baron’s daughter
Town Residence	29 Dover St
Year of Debut	1811
Dowry	£1,000*

Eveline Hillman is the eldest child of Mr Nathaniel Hillman and his wife, Mrs Anna Hillman née Ellery. She is known as Evie by her friends and family, and is a debutante of the 1811 Season. Her dowry is small at only £1,000, but it is rumored that her uncle, Lord Locksley, will supplement her dowry generously to expedite a match. (Please excuse the dust, this page is a WIP!)

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Background

Debut (1811)

29 Dover Street, London - Ellery family residence

Evie arrived in London in early May and was presented at Court by her aunt Lady Locksley. The single most nerve-wracking event in her young life, Evie is still waking from anxious dreams about balancing her ostrich feathers or tripping over her train. She is currently residing at 29 Dover Street in Mayfair with her relations, and is hopeful that the rest of her Season will not be so anxiety-inducing as her presentation.

Family

Mr Nathaniel Hillman (1762-1810), father

• The second son of a country gentleman, who had the living of the Appleby, Westmorland parsonage. He was a highly opinionated man who was much more fond of his wife than his children, and did not remarry after his wife's death. He died in late October 1810, after sustaining an injury to the head from falling outside the church one evening.

Mrs Anna Hillman née Ellery (1772-1800), mother

• The second child and eldest daughter of Mathias Ellery, 4th Baron Locksley, and his wife, Jane Ellery née Rowe, Baroness Locksley. She was a loving mother and devoted wife, with a sickly constitution and a tendency toward impulsive, emotional decisions. Her marriage was not well received by her family and she had very little contact with them for most of her adult life. She died of fever within a fortnight of the premature birth of her stillborn daughter, Mary. Evie resembles her mother a great deal.

Miss Lydia Hillman (b. 1794), sister

• The second child of Nathaniel and Anna Hillman, Lydia is a rambunctious and outgoing child who is more likely to be found barefoot up a tree than sitting sedately for her lessons. Following the death of her father, Lydia was taken in by her uncle Mr George Ellery along with Evie. Following the end of their mourning period, Lydia has relocated to her aunt Mrs Dorothy Sanford's care.

Mr Mathias Hillman (b. 1797), brother

• The third child of Nathaniel and Anna Hillman, Mathias is a quiet young man with intense, conflicting emotions and a sickly constitution that resembles his mother's. When he was very young, he desired to take orders and preach like his father; presently, he wishes to join the Royal Navy. Following his father's death, Mathias has entered Charterhouse School a year earlier than originally planned, his tuition paid from his inheritance and the support of his uncle Mr James Hillman. Attending school seems to be an improvement for his health, though the same cannot be said for his emotional stability.

Mary Hillman (1800-1800), sister

• The fourth and last of Nathaniel and Anna Hillman's children, Mary was two and a half months premature and stillborn; fever following her delivery was the cause of her mother's death.

Paternal Family

The Hillman family resides in the county of Westmorland in northwestern England, principally in the town of Appleby. They are an old, respectable English family belonging to the landed gentry, but have never distinguished the family name in any particular way, nor have they ever accumulated any significant family wealth.

• James is presently paying a portion of Mathias Hillman's tuition to Charterhouse School.
• Charlotte married in late 1809 and is expecting her first child.
• Jane is out, but has not made any formal debut.
• Charles attends Charterhouse School with his cousin Mathias.

Maternal Family

The Ellery family has held the hereditary title of Baron Locksley in the Peerage of England since 1689; the seat is Locksley Park in Kentmere, in the county of Westmorland. The family also owns a house at 29 Dover Street, in the Mayfair neighborhood of London, and Locksley Lodge in Kirkby Lonsdale overlooking the River Lune. The family has been incrementally increasing their holdings over the last two decades, with whispered rumblings among the commoners that the late Mathias Ellery's tactics were not always above board. Still, the family's reputation among the Ton remains pristine- which is all that matters to them.

• The Dowager Baroness Locksley divides her time equally between the house in London, a rented townhouse in Bath, and Locksley Park. Philip has always been her favorite child, and she has never relinquished her influence on him or his household.
• Lady Locksley is a very social woman who delights in dinner parties and London life, and despairs the return to Locksley Park (and her mother-in-law's iron grip on the household) every year when the Season ends.
• Honora is a debutante in the 1811 Season with a dowry of £17,000.
• Mathias Ellery II attends Eton, and will likely attend Oxford as his father, uncle, and grandfather before him.
• Rebecca, the second Mrs George Ellery, is a spendthrift who has quickly tired of her husband and his family, and was eager to be rid of the Hillman sisters as soon as they arrived. She is having an affair, and there is the distinct possibility that her youngest, Louisa, is not George's daughter.
• Katherine and Elizabeth are fraternal twins, Katherine being the elder by two hours and ten minutes.

Relationships

Westmorland

• Mr Evan Davies

Six years older than Evie and his sister Miss Maria, Evan is a quick-witted, energetic boy who teased the girls mercilessly. Evie developed an intense crush on him, which to the best of her knowledge was not reciprocated.

• Miss Maria Davies

The same age as Evie, Maria has been her best friend for as long as she can remember, and they regularly daydreamed of being sisters. The family has recently fallen on hard times, and Maria is "out" along with three of her sisters, in the hopes of marrying them off to ease their parents' financial strain.

• Mrs Haversham

A resident of the Appleby parish, Mrs Haversham was left financially destitute after the death of her husband. She and her younger sister, the spinster Miss Martinson, were taken in by Mr Nathaniel Hillman in 1800 following the death of his wife. Mrs Haversham primarily busied herself running the household.

• Miss Martinson

The spinster sister of Mrs Haversham, Miss Martinson was spared from the poorhouse and the workhouse when the two were taken in by the parson Mr Hillman following the death of his wife in 1800. Miss Martinson focused largely on the three Hillman children, ensuring to the best of her ability that they received an education befitting the children of a gentleman.