
He is also a friend of Bertie Wooster, born in the same village only a few days apart and going through school (under Rev. Upjohn and at Eton) and Oxford together. He fell in love with a succession of girls, including:
Bingo and Mrs Bingo initially lived in Meadowsweet Hall, (39) Magnolia Road, St. Johns Wood, London. Following the death of his uncle he came into some money and a house in Norfolk, where he also lived (Jeeves and the Old School Chum) although this seems to be forgotten in later stories when he is still in need of cash.
His habit of losing the housekeeping, or other money that was meant for some specific purpose, by betting on horses has led to him finding other ways of getting money without alerting Rosie, who doesn't approve of betting. This led to his tutoring young Thomas Gregson in Jeeves and the Impending Doom.
His marriage was nearly broken up by an old school friend of Rosie's but he had the sense to send for Jeeves (and Bertie) in Jeeves and the Old School Chum.
They also lived at The Nook in Wimbledon Common. His wife sent him to Monte Carlo to get background material for a book. While there he tried out his system at the Casino. (All's Well with Bingo)
Despite giving an initial bad impression, he managed to acquire a job as editor of Wee Tots, a magazine for the nursery, owned by H. C. Purkiss. (Bingo and the Peke Crisis)
He lost the job temporarily, by refusing to see a potential contributor, but recovered it through hard work and luck. (The Editor Regrets)
A need for cash led him to try and touch his young son's Godfather, Oofy Prosser, for ten pounds. An ill advised bet on the ugliness of Algernon led to a further loss before Oofy came through with the necessary. (Sonny Boy)
He and Mrs Little took a holiday in Bramley-on-Sea with young Algernon. They allowed Freddie Widgeon to stay with them for a while. (Bramley is so Bracing)
(Now living in Magnolia Road again.) Losing money on a horse, he wrote a story Tibby's Wonderful Adventure for Wee Tots. Although Purkiss accepted the story he refused to pay any extra for it. This led Bingo unwisely to accept ten pounds from Oofy Prosser to take a girl to dinner. (The Word in Season)
His old nanny briefly joined the family to look after Algernon but told stories of Bingo as a child. This led Rosie to cut his cocktails etc. He also lost money on a horse again and had to rely on the Drones Club Darts sweep. (The Shadow Passes)
A holiday in Bramley-on-Sea led to Bingo judging a Bonny Babies contest to raise a few pounds (Leave it to Algy) and a chance encounter led to him being arrested and getting his picture in the paper (Bingo Bans the Bomb).
Unable to enter his aunt into a fat uncle contest, to raise funds, he has to give lunch to the fattest man he has ever seen. (Stylish Stouts and The Great Fat Uncle Contest)
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