Iris Thackery

Iris Parker was the only daughter of Rachel Ipswich and Honore Thackery. Like her aunt Rebecca she suffered from a weak heart and was often confined to bed. She fell in love with her childhood friend Regent Parker. Her mother was unsure how long her daughter’s health would hold out and consented to her quick marriage. She set up house with Elizabeth Fawn her servant. Iris was known for having a terrible temper and no sense of humor whatsoever. She was prone to pettiness and fits of jealous rage, often followed by a prolonged attack of ill health. Her daughter Rebecca suffered from the same. Iris died in childbirth with her second daughter, Hannah. Her ghost stalks the halls of the old Thackery house, fuming over the decor and immodest changes in women's fashion post 1800.