A French detective who consulted Holmes from time to time. (The Sign of Four)

 

(Born 24th Sept 1583, assassinated 25th Feb 1634) He was a soldier and politician who gave his services to Ferdinand II during the Thirty Years' War. Ferdinand II had him assassinated. (A Scandal in Bohemia)

 

Friend and chronicler of Sherlock Holmes. 

He married Miss Morstan. In The Sign of Four Holmes describes Watson's wounded leg as a problem with his "tendo Achillis".

 

An indigo-planter who employed Jonathan Small as an overseer. (The Sign of Four)

 

Had an interview with Sherlock Holmes soon after he had moved into 221B Baker Street. (A Study in Scarlet)

 

Leader of the Baker Street Irregulars, or as Holmes describes them 'the Baker Street Division of the detective police force'. (A Study in Scarlet)

 

Wiggins and the Baker Street Irregulars were used by Holmes to try to find the Aurora. (The Sign of Four)

 

Lightweight champion of England and associate of Thaddeus Sholto, who made first contact with Miss Morstan outside the Lyceum Theatre. (The Sign of Four)

 

A 'very stout, florid-faced, elderly gentleman with fiery red hair' is how Watson described Mr Wilson the first time he saw him in Holmes's study. Mr Wilson was seeking Holmes's help in discovering more about 'The Red-Headed League'. (The Red-Headed League)

 

Briefly mentioned in A Study in Scarlet as a young girl who arrived 'one morning, fashionably dressed and stayed for half an hour or more.

 

Watson met 'Young Stamford' in the Criterion Bar. He took Watson to Bart's Hospital and introduced him to Sherlock Holmes (A Study in Scarlet).

 

Various well-dressed young men were lounging around Briony Lodge smoking cigars. (A Scandal in Bohemia)