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The Crawley family inDownton Abbeyencompasses a long inclination of both major and defend characters . create by Julian Fellowes , Downton Abbeypremiered in 2010 and spans six season , with the concluding episode premier in 2015 . The story start with the wake of the Titanic sinking in 1912 , conduct to the loss of Lord Grantham ’s presumptive successor , James , and his son , Patrick . In response , Lord Grantham embarks on a hunt for a newfangled heir .
The success ofDownton Abbeyprompted the release of a movie in 2019 , bringing the Crawley family to the big sieve . Additionally , the castreturned toDownton Abbey : A New Era , whichwas free in 2021 . Throughout the serial , each part contributes to compelling storylines , with the heart ofDownton Abbeycentered around the Crawley family .
At the sentence of writing this article , theDownton Abbeyseries is usable to be watched on Prime Video , Peacock , Britbox , and The Roku Channel with subscription . TheDownton Abbeymovie is available to watch on Netflix , whileDownton Abbey : A New Eracan be ascertain on Peacock .
Violet Crawley
Played by Maggie Smith
Violet Crawley holds the position of materfamilias in the Crawley familybecause of her wedding to the recent Earl of Grantham . to boot , she is connect to the MacClare kinfolk through her niece and goddaughter , Susan MacClare , Marchioness of Flintshire . Violet ’s official form of address is the Dowager Countess of Grantham . Violet is the female parent of Robert Crawley and Lady Rosamund Painswick , and grandmother to Mary , Edith , and Sybil . Through her granddaughters , she has five great - grandchildren . Violet was born in 1842 and died at Downton Abbey in 1928 at the age of 86 , as depicted inDownton Abbey : A New Era .
Susan MacClare
Played By Phoebe Nicholls
Susan , Marchioness of Flintshire , is the first cousin of Robert Crawley , and the niece and goddaughter of Violet Crawley . She is the female parent of three children ; James , Annabelle , and Rose . She was married to Hugh MacClare , whom she resented and finally divorced . Her Logos , James , was the future heritor to the Earldom of Grantham , before his death , as he was the one-time experience son in the Crowley line . Susan is also the grandmother of the late Patrick Crowley .
Robert and Cora Crawley
Played by Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern
Robert Crawley , the 7th Earl of Grantham , service as the patriarch of the Crawley family . His sister is Lady Rosamund Painswick , and their female parent is Violet Crawley . In 1890 , Robert participate into a marriage of necessity with heiress Cora Levinson to rescue the family estate , but their union germinate into genuine lovemaking . Cora obligate the deed of the Countess of Grantham and is the girl of Martha and Isidore Levinson , and the sister of Harold Levinson .
Robert and Cora have three daughters , Mary , Edith , and Sybil , and five grandchildren . With no know sons , the duo worked diligently to secure the future of their estate . They design to marry their firstborn daughter Mary to James Crawley ’s son , Patrick Crowley . Robert has great pridefulness for Downton and takes his responsibility of the demesne earnestly .
Rosamund Painswick
Played by Samantha Bond
Lady Rosamund Painswick is the widow woman of a very wealthy banker , the late Marmaduke Painswick . She was the girl of the previous Earl of Grantham and Violet , and the sister of Robert . Lady Rosamund is the babe - in - law of Cora , and aunty of Mary , Edith , and Sybil . She lives alone in London , but maintain a strong human relationship with her brother Robert , visiting him frequently .
Mary and Henry Talbot
Played by Michelle Dockery and Matthew Goode
Lady Mary Josephine Talbot is the eldest daughter of Robert , the Earl of Grantham , and Cora Crawley , the Countess of Grantham . She has two younger sisters , Edith and Sybil , and is the granddaughter of Violet Crawley . She is the sister - in - law of Tom Branson and Herbert Pelham and is an auntie to three tyke . She was originally married to Mattew Crawley and had her son George Crawley with him , but afterMatthew ’s lurid death onDownton Abby , she was left a widow .
Mary met Henry Talbot , a longtime friend of Violet Crawley , during a sojourn to Brancaster Castle . The couple got married in 1925 , and by 1927 they had a daughter together , whom they named Caroline . Lady Mary runs Downton alongside her Father-God , and Henry co - have Talbot and Branson Motors with Mary ’s brother - in - natural law , Tom .
Isobel Grey and Matthew Crawley
Played by Penelope Wilton and Dan Stevens
Isobel Grey , Baroness Merton , link up the Crawley family through her wedlock to her former hubby , Dr. Reginald Crawley . Her son is Mattew Crawley , who was a lawyer from Manchester and a remote relative to the Earls of Grantham . After the death of the previous heir of Grantham , Matthew became next in pipeline for the title .
He fell in love with Robert ’s eldest daughter , Lady Mary , and after an eight - year relationship , the couple were married . Mathew was the co - owner of the estate and helped rescue it from fiscal hardship . Mathew and Mary had their son in September 1921 , whom they call George Crawley . Mathew was killed in a car chance event shortly after the birth of his son in time of year 3 ’s Christmas special , direct to George becoming next in line to the earldom .
Edith and Bertie Pelham
Played by Laura Carmichael and Harry Hadden-Paton
Edith Violet Pelham , Marchioness of Hexham , is the second girl of Robert and Cora Crawley , and the center sister of Mary and Sybil . She is the granddaughter of Violet Crawley and the sister - in - law to Tom Branson , Henry Talbot , and the late Matthew Crawley . She is an aunty to three children . In 1925 , she espouse Herbert " Bertie " Pelham , advance her condition to the Marchioness of Hexham , outgo her immediate menage members in social station . Edith and Bertie divvy up two nestling , Marigold and Peter , with Marigold being from her at rest lover , Michael Gregson , and Peter being their baby .
Sybil and Tom Branson
Played by Fifi Heart and Allen Leech
Lady Sybil Cora Branson is the youthful daughter of Robert and Cora and the youngest sister to Mary and Edith . She married Thomas Branson , who was the former chauffeur of Downton , who by and by assumed the role of the estate manager . The duad had one daughter , who was named Sybbie , after her female parent . InDownton Abbeyseason 3 , Lady Sybil diedshortly after give birth from eclampsia , which causes rare brain damage after parentage . Although Tom never fully recovered from Sybil ’s death , he did remarry in 1927 to Lucy Smith , with whom he had a son .
Rose MacClare
Played by Lily James
Lady Rose is the youngest child of Hugh and Susan MacClare and is the expectant - niece of Violet Crawley . She ends up staying with theCrawley family inDownton Abbeywhen her parents go on a trip to India . Over fourth dimension , she became a close fellow member of the Crawley class . In 1924 , Lady Rose run across Atticus Aldridge , whose title is Lord Sinderby . She ends up conjoin him and the yoke move to New York . There , they have their daughter , Victoria Rachel Cora Aldridge , name after Atticus ’s mother and Cora Crawley .
George Crawley and Caroline Talbot
George Crawley is the only shaver of Matthew Crawley and Mary Talbot . After the death of his father , he became the next in assembly line to become the Earl of Grantham . George has a half - baby , Caroline Talbot , who is the daughter of Mary and Henry Talbot . George and Caroline are the grandchild of Robert and Cora Crawley , and the dandy - grandchildren of Violet Crawley . They have two aunts , Mary , and the recent Sybil .
Marigold Gregson and Peter Pelham
Sybbie Branson
Sybil " Sybbie " Branson is the daughter of Sybil and Tom Branson . She is the eldest granddaughter of Robert and Cora Crawley , and the firstborn expectant - granddaughter of Violet Crawley . Sybbie has two auntie , Mary and Edith , and four cousins . After her beginner married Lucy Branson onDownton Abbey , she gained a stepmother and , shortly after , a baby brother .
