Who’s Who on Gansett Island

**PLEASE NOTE: Updated through Hurricane After Dark, Book 25. May contain spoilers for those who haven’t read all the books.

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The McCarthy Family

Malcom John “Big Mac” McCarthy Sr. and Linda McCarthy, owners of McCarthy’s Gansett Island Marina and McCarthy’s Gansett Island Inn, are parents to:

Mallory Vaughn James, daughter of Big Mac McCarthy and Diana Vaughn, deceased; married to Quinn James; nursing director at Marion Martinez Home for the Aged
Malcolm John “Mac” McCarthy Jr., married to Maddie Chester McCarthy, father to Thomas, Hailey, Connor (Deceased), Malcolm John “Mac” McCarthy III, Emma Linda, and Evelyn Francine ; co-owner of McCarthy’s Gansett Island Marina and owner of McCarthy Construction
Grant McCarthy, screenwriter, married to Stephanie Logan McCarthy, owner of Stephanie’s Bistro
Adam McCarthy, computer guru, married to Abby Callahan McCarthy, owner of Abby’s Attic, father to Liam Callahan McCarthy
Evan McCarthy, owner of Island Breeze Records, married to Grace Ryan McCarthy, owner of Ryan’s Pharmacy
Janey McCarthy Cantrell, married to Joe Cantrell, owner of the Gansett Island Ferry Company; mother of Peter Joseph “P.J.” and Vivienne Cantrell

Judge Frank McCarthy, engaged to Betsy Jacobson

Brother to “Big Mac” and Kevin McCarthy
Father to Laura McCarthy Lawry, married to Owen Lawry, mother of Holden Newsome, Joanna Sarah Lawry and Jonathan Russell Lawry
Father of Shane McCarthy, married to Katie Lawry McCarthy

Dr. Kevin McCarthy, married to Chelsea Rose, brother to Big Mac and Frank McCarthy. Psychiatrist. Divorced from Deb McCarthy. Father to:

Riley McCarthy, son of Kevin and Deb McCarthy, engaged to Nikki Stokes
Finn McCarthy, son of Kevin and Deb McCarthy, married to Chloe Dennis McCarthy
Summer Rose McCarthy, daughter of Kevin and Chelsea McCarthy

McCarthy Friends & Family

Chelsea Rose McCarthy, married to Kevin McCarthy; bartender at the Beachcomber, mother of Summer Rose McCarthy
Deb McCarthy, ex-wife of Kevin McCarthy; mother of Riley and Finn McCarthy
Luke Harris, co-owner of McCarthys Gansett Island Marina, married to Sydney Donovan Harris, father of Lillian Alice “Lily” Harris
Sydney Donovan Harris, interior decorator, married to Luke Harris; mother of Lillian Alice “Lily” Harris
Ned Saunders, best friend to Big Mac McCarthy; married to Francine Chester Saunders, mother of Maddie McCarthy and Tiffany Taylor; Gansett Island cab driver and land baron
Francine Chester Saunders, mother of Maddie McCarthy and Tiffany Taylor; married to Ned Saunders
Tiffany Taylor, married to Police Chief Blaine Taylor; mother to Ashleigh Sturgil and Adeline “Addie” Taylor, owner of Naughty & Nice
Blaine Taylor, married to Tiffany Taylor; stepfather to Ashleigh Sturgil; father to Adeline “Addie” Francine Taylor, Gansett Island police chief
Bobby Chester, estranged father of Maddie McCarthy and Tiffany Taylor, ex-husband of Francine Saunders
Jim Sturgil, ex-husband of Tiffany Taylor, father to Ashleigh Sturgil
Seamus O’Grady, manager of the Gansett Island Ferry Company; married to Carolina Cantrell O’Grady; guardian to Kyle and Jackson Chandler
Carolina Cantrell O’Grady, married to Seamus O’Grady, mother of Joe Cantrell, grandmother to P.J. and Vivienne Cantrell; guardian to Kyle and Jackson Chandler
Lisa Chandler, neighbor to Seamus and Carolina O’Grady, deceased
Kyle Chandler, son of Lisa; guardian child of Seamus and Carolina O’Grady
Jackson Chandler, son of Lisa; guardian child of Seamus and Carolina O’Grady
Jace Carson, biological father of Kyle and Jackson Chandler; ex-husband of Lisa Chandler, deceased, bartender at Beachcomber, living with Cindy Lawry
Dan Torrington, married to Kara Ballard Torrington, celebrity lawyer and friend to Grant McCarthy
Kara Ballard Torrington, married to Dan Torrington, operator of Ballard’s Launch Service
Cal Maitland, former island doctor and ex-fiancé of Abby Callahan
Charlie Grandchamp, stepfather of Stephanie Logan, married to Sarah Lawry Grandchamp
Sarah Lawry Grandchamp, mother of Owen, Katie, Julia, John, Josh, Cindy, Jeff Lawry, married to Charlie Grandchamp
Katie Lawry McCarthy, sister of Owen Lawry, daughter of Sarah Lawry, twin to Julia Lawry Taylor, married to Shane McCarthy, Island Nurse practitioner
Mark Lawry, father of Owen, Katie, Julia, John, Josh, Cindy, Jeff Lawry; ex-husband of Sarah Lawry
Julia Lawry Taylor, sister of Owen Lawry and Katie Lawry; daughter of Sarah Lawry; twin to Katie, married to Deacon Taylor
Cindy Lawry, stylist at Curl Up ‘N Dye, living with Jace Carson
John Lawry, Son of Sarah and Mark Lawry, brother of Owen, Cindy, Julia, Katie and Jeff, Josh Lawry, former police officer, security at the Wayfarer, dating Niall Fitzgerald
Jeff Lawry, Son of Sarah and Mark Lawry, brother of Owen, Cindy, Julia, Katie, John and Josh Lawry, works at McCarthy Construction, dating Kelsey
Deacon Taylor, brother of Blaine Taylor; married to Julia Lawry Taylor; Gansett Island Harbor Master and police officer
David Lawrence, Gansett Island doctor, former fiancé of Janey McCarthy Cantrell; married to Daisy Babson Lawrence
Daisy Babson Lawrence, friend of Maddie McCarthy’s, housekeeping manager at McCarthy’s Gansett Island Inn; married to Dr. David Lawrence
Tobias Fitzgerald Jackson Jr., goes by “Slim,” Gansett Island pilot; married to Erin Barton Jackson
Erin Barton Jackson, married to Tobias “Slim” Fitzgerald Jackson Jr.; twin to the late Toby Barton, who was engaged to Jenny Wilks Martinez; former lighthouse keeper
Jenny Wilks Martinez, married to Alex Martinez, mother of George Alexander Martinez II
Alex Martinez, married to Jenny Wilks Martinez, father of George Alexander Martinez II, brother of Paul. Co-owner of Martinez Lawn & Garden
Paul Martinez, married to Hope Russell, stepfather to Ethan Russell, father of Scarlett Marion Martinez. Co-owner of Martinez Lawn & Garden; member of Gansett Town Council; brother of Alex Martinez
Hope Russell Martinez, mother of Ethan Russell and Scarlett Marion Martinez; married to Paul Martinez
Ethan Russell, son of Hope Russell Martinez; stepson to Paul Martinez
Marion Martinez, mother of Paul and Alex Martinez
Jared James, resident billionaire, co-owner of The Chesterfield; married to Lizzie James
Elisabeth “Lizzie” James, co-owner of The Chesterfield; married to Jared James
Cooper James, youngest brother of Jared James and Quinn James ; dating Gabrielle “Gigi”Gibson
Quinn James, medical director at Marion Martinez Home for the Aged, married to Mallory Vaughn James, brother of Jared James and Cooper James
Mason Johns, island fire chief; engaged to Jordan Stokes
Truck Henry, Daisy Babson’s abusive ex-boyfriend
Victoria Stevens O’Grady, married to Shannon O’Grady. Gansett Island midwife.
Shannon O’Grady, married to Victoria Stevens O’Grady. Employed by Gansett Island Ferry Company. Cousin to Seamus O’Grady
Rebecca, owner of the South Harbor Diner
Doc Potter, island veterinarian
Chloe Dennis McCarthy, owner of the Curl Up and Dye Salon, married to Finn McCarthy
Nikki Stokes, engaged to Riley McCarthy; manager of McCarthy’s Wayfarer
Jordan Stokes, twin sister of Nikki Stokes; engaged to Mason Johns, Activities Director at Marion Martinez Home for the Aged
Evelyn Hopper, grandmother of Nikki and Jordan Stokes; owner of Eastward Look house
Gabrielle “Gigi” Gibson, lawyer and friend of Jordon and Nikki Stokes; dating Cooper James
Oliver and Dara Watkins, lighthouse keepers (son Lewis deceased)
Monique, sister of Dara Watkins
Candice, works at Abby’s Attic
Jack Downing, RI State trooper assigned to the island, dating Piper Bennet
Linc Mercier, US Coast Guard commander
Kelsey, au pair for Mac and Maddie McCarthy, dating Jeff Lawry
Piper Bennet, off-season worker at the Surf, dating Jack Downing
Jace Carson, former husband of Lisa Chandler, father to Kyle and Jackson Chandler; former bartender at the Beachcomber, plumber for McCarthy Construction
Jessie Morgan, seasonal worker at the Beachcomber, abandoned infant daughter now in the care of Lizzie and Jared James
Matilda, Gigi and Jordan’s show producer
John Lawry, Son of Sarah and Mark Lawry, brother of Owen, Cindy, Julia, Katie and Jeff, Josh Lawry, former police officer
Niall Fitzgerald, musician at Beachcomber, dating John Lawry
Libby, Owner of the Beachcomber, part-time EMT

The Children of Gansett Island

Thomas McCarthy, son of Maddie McCarthy; adopted son of Mac McCarthy
Hailey McCarthy, daughter of Maddie and Mac McCarthy
Connor McCarthy, deceased son of Maddie and Mac McCarthy
Malcolm John “Mac” McCarthy III, son of Maddie and Mac McCarthy
Emma Linda McCarthy, daughter of Maddie and Mac McCarthy, twin sister of Evelyn Francine McCarthy
Evelyn Francine McCarthy, daughter of Maddie and Mac McCarthy, twin sister of Emma Linda McCarthy
Ashleigh Sturgil, daughter of Tiffany Taylor and Jim Sturgil, stepdaughter to Blaine Taylor
Adeline Francine Taylor, daughter of Blaine and Tiffany Taylor
Holden Newsome, son of Laura McCarthy Lawry and ex-husband, Justin Newsome, stepson to Owen Lawry
Joanna Sarah Lawry, daughter of Owen and Laura Lawry
Jonathan Russell Lowry, son of Owen and Laura Lawry
Peter Joseph “P.J.” Cantrell, son of Joe and Janey Cantrell
Vivienne Cantrell, daughter of Joe and Janey Cantrell
George Alexander Martinez II, son of Alex and Jenny Martinez
Scarlett Marion Martinez, daughter of Paul and Hope Martinez
Ethan Russell, Son of Hope Russell; Step son of Paul Martinez
Lillian Alice “Lily” Harris, daughter of Luke and Sydney Harris
Liam Callahan McCarthy, son of Adam and Abby McCarthy
Summer Rose McCarthy, daughter of Kevin and Chelsea McCarthy
Violet Catherine James, biological daughter of Jessie Morgan, guardian child of Jared and Lizzie James
Kyle Chandler, son of Lisa Chandler and Jace Carson; guardian child of Seamus and Carolina O’Grady
Jackson Chandler, son of Lisa Chandler and Jace Carson; guardian child of Seamus and Carolina O’Grady