Eleanor was a Georgian noblewoman and the adoptive sister of Kitty. She is cruel and vindictive, resenting Kitty for becoming part of the Higham family as she feels she is the only true Higham. Eleanor was born to the wealthy, Noble Higham family. She was around the same age as her adopted sister, Kitty (their actresses are the same age). At some point, when they were young, Kitty was adopted by the family (probably when she was a child). Eleanor was very jealous of her sister and mistreated her