Edmund Mayoh

Edmund Mayoh

Portrayed by Johnny Depp
Full Name	Edmund Mayoh
Title	Viscount Wembury
Associated Noble House(s)	Viscountcy of Wembury
Date of Birth	21 July, 1783
Father	Peter Mayoh
Father's Rank	Viscount Wembury
Mother	Isabel Mayoh
Mother's Rank	Dowager Viscountess Wembury
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Income	£4,000 p.a.
School	Sherborne
University	Oxford
Year Attained Title	1809

Edmund Mayoh, 6th Viscount Wembury, is known as a capricious gentleman who enjoys the arts, and stresses his own amusement and freedom as the most important values in his life. Having obtained the title of Viscount together with connected responsibilities only quite recently after the demise of his father, Edmund doesn't pay much attention to serious matters of politics or finances. He enjoys humour -- both sarcastic and playful -- and is usually considered eccentric or downright weird by many due to certain childishness in his behaviour. Apart from his other hobbies and interests, he puts a lot of effort in his physical appearance and perhaps is one of those influenced by the dandy culture. When in London, he resides in The Albany and while he does prefer London, he still spends enough time at Wembury Manor, his seat in Devon.

Family

Father: Peter Mayoh, 5th Viscount Wembury, b. 1754, d. 1809
Mother: Isabel Mayoh (née Bourne), the Dowager Viscountess Wembury, b. 1762
Brother: Lieutenant The Honourable Richard Mayoh, b. 1784
Sister-in-law: Joyce Mayoh (née Yeardley), the Honourable Mrs. Mayoh, b. 1780
Nephews: Algernon Mayoh, b. 1805, Felton Mayoh, b. 1805, Elias Mayoh, b. 1808
Niece: Letitia Mayoh, b. 1807

Background

Lord Wembury was born on 21st May 1783 in Wembury (county of Devonshire) as the eldest son and heir apparent to Peter Mayoh, 5th Viscount Wembury and his wife Isabel. Growing up in a very formal environment of the Wembury estate, Edmund as a child experienced life as comfortable and full of pleasant things, yet often confusing and full of incomprehensible complexities. He attended Sherborne School and later studied Classics at University College (University of Oxford). While considered a talented student, Edmund spent most of his time gambling, attending balls and parties, and generally pursuing a rather libertine lifestyle.
Edmund is almost fluent at French, quite good at Dutch, and able to read in Latin, Italian and -- rather poorly -- Ancient Greek. As for special talents, he has exquisite gambling skills -- including cheating -- and his mastery of language gives him an ability to persuade and manipulate people. Here and there, he also writes unoriginal poems. He is quite good at fencing and an average horseback rider. Given his interest in his own physical appearance and fashionable costumes, he tends to be considered good-looking. Also, given his other interests and education, he has a solid knowledge of arts and literature.
For a viscount, Lord Wembury is by no means wealthy. While he manages to lead a comfortable life including a limited number of servants, parties, and new costumes here and there, his holdings are overall rather poor and his estate is slowly falling into disrepair.
As the death of his father was a very sudden one, Edmund became the Viscount Wembury without any actual preparation. Edmund grieved for his father very much though the two of them hadn't been on very good terms when late Lord Wembury was alive as he disapproved of Edmund's carefree and libertine lifestyle. Despite regular disagreements, Edmund deep down admired his father as a strong man Edmund has never believed himself to be.
Edmund's mother loves him, yet also disapproves of his careless lifestyle and, out of love for the estate, also urges him to find a wealthy wife -- which Edmund doesn't really disagree with. Edmund's younger brother Richard is a quiet and responsible man, living a life of a honoured Naval officer with his wife Joyce and four children. Even though Edmund often calls his brother jokingly a boring man, the two of them are on very good terms.
A major event in Edmund's life that has shaped the way he hides his deep emotions from most people and carefully chooses whom to trust with what he actually feels happened in 1808. He almost became a victim of an elaborate fraud plotted by a young woman and a servant Edmund trusted yet actually was a lover of said woman. Luckily, Edmund found out about the plan before the wedding could have taken place but the affair is still a trauma for him.

Relationships

Family

Isabel Mayoh: Isabel is a caring and loving mother, though she tends to pressure Edmund into activities and pursuits he usually attempts to avoid. She enjoys formal gatherings, long dinners with important people Edmund deems tedious... and doesn't believe Edmund knows what's the best for him.

Richard Mayoh: While Edmund and Richard couldn't be more opposite in terms of lifestyle and values, their relationship is very good with Richard being one of the very few people Edmund absolutely trusts. They respect each other and don't attempt to change each other, however they dislike most of each other's lifestyle choices. (An exception to this is Edmund admiring Richard's wife Joyce and being the beloved Uncle Edmund to their four children.)

Friends

Henry Layton: Edmund and Henry are close friends. While they don't usually discuss overly personal things and their tastes differ in many ways, their shared eccentricity makes them enjoy each other's company and trust each other, even though 'eccentricity' doesn't really mean the same thing in their respective cases.

Rawdon Montgomery: Edmund and Monty have what could be cynically described as a shallow friendship. They enjoy each other's company, like to play cards or go dancing together, joke together, and get along very well, yet don't share secrets or talk about feelings together, mostly due to Edmund's trust issues, to be sure.

Jean-Laurent d'Aubin: Edmund and Jeannot know each other through Monty and get along just great when it comes to matters of amusement. Their relationship is basically the same as that Edmund has with Monty. Edmund also likes to brush his French with Jeannot, conversing with the latter in his native language.

Oscar Moncrieff: Edmund and Oscar share the passion for the arts and literature as well as a certain eccentricity. Edmund enjoys the company of the Marquess, seeing him as one of those who differ -- which, according to Edmund, can almost never be a bad thing.

Acquaintances

Edwina Abberley: The two of them have met multiple times and led a brief formal conversation here and there.

Algernon Culpepper: Edmund would never call Algie a friend, yet they spend time together quite frequently for a mere acquaintance. The main reason is Algie's generosity when it comes to financial matters as Edmund often finds himself short of money and his favourite activities can get costly. The two of them share similar interests, yet Edmund considers Algie a 'twit'.

Viola Fitzgerald: Edmund and Viola have known each other for a couple of years, they have occasionally danced and flirted some years ago, probably considering each other attractive, yet neither of them seems to be interested enough.

George Hackett: They have met a couple of times in rather formal contexts. Nothing more, nothing less.

Victor Kincaide: Edmund and Victor are on politely good terms. While they don't really seek each other's company, they are connected by a similar life story -- they are of similar age and both of them have become Viscounts in 1809 following demises of their respective fathers.

Theodore Meredith: A doctor Edmund visits and consults when needed. No remarkable history so far.

Aubrey Sayre: They have drunk together here and there. Basically on friendly terms, yet Edmund considers Aubrey a ruthless person which prevents a closer friendship. They have however played at the same card table many times with Edmund even having cheated on Aubrey.

Thomas Sterne: They have met multiple times in rakish circles, played cards andhad a good laugh together now and then, no special friendship has emerged (so far).

Minor details

Domestic staff

The domestic staff at Wembury Manor include Sweete (valet to the viscount as well as a person Edmund trusts with everything), Mason (butler), Mrs Thomas (the cook), Mrs Bowie (housekeeper), and Miss Leveson (lady's maid to the Dowager Viscountess).

Animals

Edmund owns an English Bulldog by the name of Ruffler.