Cecilia Goodgrome
- Age: 9
- Lives: In a cottage in Shacklewell
- Parents: Robert and Joan Goodgrome
Cecilia's father is a thatcher - a skilled and important job, as most houses in Clapton, Hackney and the surrounding villages are thatched, and roofs have to be maintained regularly if they are not to leak. She is expected to help her mother at home, but longs to be a musician like her uncle. She dare not tell her parents this, because Uncle Giles is regarded as a ne'er-do-well.