| A | B |
| Jim Hawkins | young adventurer |
| Long John Silver | pirate disguised as a sea cook |
| Dr. Livesey | narrates in Jim's absence |
| Squire Trelawney | owner of the Hispaniola |
| Captain Smollett | commander of the faithful crew |
| Israel Hands | cutthroat killed by Jim |
| Ben Gunn | island man |
| Billy Bones | buccaneer with a map in his sea chest |
| Mrs. Hawkins | honest innkeeper |
| Captain Flint | pirate who first buried the treasure on the island |
| Admiral Benbow | Jim's dad's inn |
| black spot | a pirate warning |
| Pew | blind beggar who delivered the black spot |
| Abraham Gray | the carpenter's helper who joined the loyal party |
| white rock | the coracle's hiding place |
| Hispaniola | the ship that sailed for treasure |
| deposed | removed as captain |
| Darby McGraw | said by Ben Gunn |
| Pieces of Eight | told Jim he was in the wrong place |
| oilskin packet | contained the treasure map |
| Arrow | the first mate who disappeared |
| Job Anderson | replaces Arrow as first mate |
| apple barrel | where Jim heard the mutineers' plans |
| stockade | provides protection from the pirates |
| Allerdyce | a skeleton that points to the treasure |