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{{Character Tabber|tab1=[[The Vicar of Wellsworth (RWS)|The Railway Series]]|tab2=[[The Vicar of Wellsworth (T&F)|Thomas & Friends]]}}
{{Youmay|the vicar|[[Other Railway Staff (RWS)#Charlie Sand|Edward's driver]] or [[Sir Charles Topham Hatt II|the controller]]}}
{{Infobox Character Human
|title1 = The Vicar of Wellsworth
|image1 = TrevorHelpsOutRS1.png
|first_appearance = [[Edward the Blue Engine]] {{Note|1954}}
|last_appearance = [[Thomas and the Twins]] {{Note|1989}}
|creator(s) = [[Wilbert Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]]
|name = Rev. Charles Laxey{{Ref|name=rbtl}}
|nickname(s) = The Vicar
|gender = Male
|country_of_origin = {{Flag|ios}} [[Island of Sodor (RWS)|Island of Sodor]]
|affiliation = * [[Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard|Wellsworth Vicarage]]
** [[Trevor (RWS)|Trevor]]
* [[North Western Railway (RWS)|North Western Railway]]
** [[Edward (RWS)|Edward]]
** [[Jem Cole (RWS)|Jem Cole]]
|born = 1920
|occupation = Clergyman
|years_active = 1953-1990
|children = [[The Vicar of Wellsworth's Sons (RWS)|Two sons]]{{Ref|name=rbtl}}
|relative(s) = * Rev. Peter Dreswick {{Note|cousin}}{{Ref|name=rbtl}}
* Rev. Nicholas Dreswick {{Note|ancestor}}{{Ref|[[The Railway Series|RWS]] "[[The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways]]" (''1987'')}}}}The '''Reverend Charles Laxey'''{{Ref|name=rbtl}} , or simply known as '''The Vicar''', is the '''Vicar of [[Wellsworth (RWS)|Wellsworth]]'''. He is also the owner of [[Trevor (RWS)|Trevor]] the Traction Engine and lives in the [[Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard (RWS)|Vicarage]] at Wellsworth.

==Biography==
Charles Laxey was born in 1920 and is a cousin of the late Reverend Peter Dreswick, Vicar of [[Arlesburgh (RWS)|Arlesbrugh]]. In 1954, [[Edward (RWS)|Edward]] first approached the Vicar to save Trevor from scrap. The Reverend agreed and, following a demonstration, purchased Trevor for cheap, letting the traction engine live in the Vicarage Orchard. At the time, he was a youngish man of 34 with [[The Vicar of Wellsworth's Sons (RWS)|sons]] of 8 and 6. After the purchase, he hired the services of [[Jem Cole (RWS)|Jem Cole]] whenever a driver was required.{{Ref|[[The Railway Series|RWS]] #9 [[Edward the Blue Engine]] - "''[[Edward the Blue Engine#Saved from Scrap|Saved from Scrap]]''" (''1954'')}}

By 1989, the now old Reverend could not afford to repair Trevor's boiler. The Reverend then loaned Trevor to a farmer who asked for his help. After the traction engine warned Edward when his trucks derailed, [[Sir Stephen Topham Hatt III|the Fat Controller]], in gratitude, paid for Trevor to be repaired at [[Crovan's Gate (RWS)|Crovan's Gate]]. Shortly after this, he retired with his wife to a cottage on the outskirts of [[Brendam (RWS)|Brendam]]. It stands near the railway, so he is able to maintain his acquaintanceship with Edward and his crew.{{Ref|[[The Railway Series|RWS]] #33 [[Edward the Blue Engine]] - "''[[Thomas and the Twins#Trevor Helps Out|Trevor Helps Out]]''" (''1989'')}}

His eldest son, also named Charles, had followed his father into the Holy Orders and was lucky enough to be offered the living of Wellsworth on Charles' retirement, so Trevor still lives at the Vicarage. Thanks to earlier tuition by Jem Cole, Trevor's current owner has become an able driver and mechanic in his own right. The younger son, after obtaining a First in English at Oxford, joined the publishing firm of Chatter & Windows in Suddery and has worked his way up to the post of Editorial Manager.{{Ref|name=rbtl|[[The Railway Series|RWS]] "[[Sodor: Reading Between the Lines]]" (''2005'')}}

==Attire==
The Vicar wears the typical clothing of an Anglican priest, with a grey shirt with a clerical collar and a Saturno hat (Cappello romano).

==Appearances==
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===''[[The Railway Series]]''===
* '''[[Edward the Blue Engine]]''' - [[Edward the Blue Engine#Saved from Scrap|Saved from Scrap]]
* '''[[Thomas and the Twins]]''' - [[Thomas and the Twins#Trevor Helps Out|Trevor Helps Out]]

====Companion Volumes====
* '''1976''' - [[Famous Engines]]
* '''1987''' - [[The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways]] {{Mentioned}}
* '''1996''' - [[Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection]]
* '''2005''' - [[Sodor: Reading Between the Lines]] {{mentioned}}
* '''2007''' - [[Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection]]
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==Official Description==
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'''From Official Media:'''{{Ref|name=rbtl}}

{{Quote2|'''The Vicar of Wellsworth (b1920)''': The Rev'd Charles Laxey, a cousin of the late Rev'd Peter Dreswick, Vicar of Arlesburgh. In 1954, when he purchased Trevor the Traction Engine from the Wellsworth scrapyard, he was a youngish man with sons of 8 and 6. His final appearance in the Series was in ''[[Thomas and the Twins]]'' and shortly after that he retired with his wife to a cottage on the outskirts of Brendam; it stands near the railway, so he is able to maintain his acquaintanceship with Edward and his crew. The elder of the boys followed his father into Holy Orders and was lucky enough to be offered the living of Wellsworth on his father's retirement, so Trevor still lives at the Vicarage there. Thanks to earlier tuition by Jem Cole, Trevor's current owner has become an able driver and mechanic in his own right. The younger son, after obtaining a First in English at Oxford, joined the publishing firm of Chatter & Windows (still, we are glad to say, unabsorbed into a conglomerate) and has worked his way up to the post of Editoral Manager.}}
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==Gallery==
===''The Railway Series''===
====Main Series====
<gallery position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" bordersize="none">
File:SavedFromScrapRS5.PNG|The Vicar with [[Edward (RWS)|Edward]]
File:SavedFromScrapRS6.PNG|The Vicar and his sons with [[Trevor (RWS)|Trevor]]
File:SavedFromScrapRS7.PNG
File:SavedFromScrapRS8.png
File:TrevorHelpsOutRS1.png|The Vicar as illustrated by [[Clive Spong]]
File:TrevorHelpsOutRS6.png
</gallery>

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