They were rather above the Tappitts in social standing in Baslehurst, but, nevertheless, attended the Tapitt ball.

"The Fawcetts were a large familiy living in the centre of Baslehurst, in which there were four daughters, all noted for dancing, and noted also for being the merriest, nicest, and most popular girls in Devonshire. There was a fat goodnatured mother, and a thin good-natured father who had once been a banker in Exeter. Everybody desired to know the Fawcetts" - Rachel Ray