Dickens family
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The Dickens family are the descendants of John Dickens
, the father of the English novelist Charles Dickens
. The descendants of Charles Dickens include the novelist Monica Dickens
, the writer Lucinda Dickens Hawksley
and the actors Harry Lloyd
and Brian Forster
.
The family members include:
John Dickens
John Dickens was the father of English novelist Charles Dickens and was the model for Mr Micawber in his son's semi-autobiographical novel David Copperfield.-Biography:...
, the father of the English novelist Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
. The descendants of Charles Dickens include the novelist Monica Dickens
Monica Dickens
Monica Enid Dickens, MBE was an English writer, the great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens.-Biography:...
, the writer Lucinda Dickens Hawksley
Lucinda Hawksley
Lucinda Anne Dickens Hawksley is a British biographer, author and lecturer.The daughter of Henry Dickens Hawksley and Susan Jane , and the great-great-great-granddaughter of Victorian novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine, Hawksley is an award-winning travel writer.Originally Hawksley...
and the actors Harry Lloyd
Harry Lloyd
Harry Lloyd is an English actor. He played Will Scarlet in the first two seasons of the BBC drama Robin Hood which began in 2006...
and Brian Forster
Brian Forster
Brian Forster was the second actor to play the role of Chris Partridge in the television series The Partridge Family.-Biography:...
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The family members include:
- John DickensJohn DickensJohn Dickens was the father of English novelist Charles Dickens and was the model for Mr Micawber in his son's semi-autobiographical novel David Copperfield.-Biography:...
(1785–1851)
- married Elizabeth BarrowElizabeth DickensElizabeth Culliford Dickens was the wife of John Dickens and the mother of English novelist Charles Dickens. She was the source for Mrs...
(1789–1863); 8 children- Frances (Fanny) Elizabeth Dickens (1810–1848)
- Charles DickensCharles DickensCharles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
(1812–1870), Engish novelist of the Victorian era
- married Catherine HogarthCatherine DickensCatherine 'Kate' Thomson Dickens was the wife of English novelist Charles Dickens, with whom he fathered 10 children.-Marriage:...
(1815–1879); 10 children- 1. Charles Dickens, Jr. (1837–1896), editor and writer, married Elisabeth Matilda Moule Evans; 8 children, including
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- Mary Angela Dickens (1863-1948) or (1862-1946), British writer of Childrens Stories from Dickens
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- 2. Mary "Mamie" Angela DickensMary DickensMary 'Mamie' Angela Dickens was the oldest daughter of English novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine...
(1838–1896) - 3. Kate DickensKate PeruginiKate Perugini was an English painter of the Victorian era and the daughter of Charles Dickens.-Biography:...
(1839–1929), artist, married (i) Charles Allston CollinsCharles Allston Collinsthumb|Convent Thoughts by CollinsCharles Allston Collins was a British painter, writer and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.-Early years:...
(1828–1872), (ii) Charles Edward PeruginiCharles Edward PeruginiCharles Edward Perugini , originally Carlo Perugini, was an Italian-born English painter of the Victorian era....
(1839–1918); 1 child by (ii), died in infancy. - 4. Walter Landor DickensWalter Landor DickensWalter Savage Landor Dickens was the fourth child and second son of English novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine. He became an officer cadet in the East India Company's Presidency armies just before the Indian Mutiny...
(1841–1863), officer in the British Indian Army - 5. Francis DickensFrancis DickensFrancis Jeffrey Dickens was the third son of Victorian novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine Dickens née Hogarth.- Early life and career :...
(1844–1886), member of the Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceRoyal Canadian Mounted PoliceThe Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,... - 6. Alfred D'Orsay Tennyson DickensAlfred D'Orsay Tennyson DickensAlfred D'Orsay Tennyson Dickens was the sixth child and fourth son of British novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine...
(1845–1912), emigrated to Australia; lecturer on his father's life; 2 daughters - 7. Sydney Smith Haldimand DickensSydney Smith Haldimand DickensSydney Smith Haldimand Dickens was a Royal Navy officer; the fifth son and seventh child of English novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine.-Biography:...
(1847–1872) a Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
officer - 8. Henry Fielding DickensHenry Fielding DickensSir Henry Fielding Dickens, KC was the eighth of ten children born to British author Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine. The most successful of all of Dickens's children, he was a barrister, a KC and Common Serjeant of London, a senior legal office which he held for over 15 years.-Early...
(1849–1933), King's CounselQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
and barristerBarristerA barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
; married Marie Roche (1852–1940); 7 children-
- Enid Henrietta Dickens (1877–1950) married Ernest Bouchier Hawksley (1876–1931)
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- Aileen Dickens Bouchier Hawksley (1907–1961) married (i) Downing (ii) Alan Napier-ClaveringAlan NapierAlan William Napier-Clavering was an English actor, best known for portraying Alfred Pennyworth in the 1960s live-action Batman television series.-Early life and career:...
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- Jennifer Downing (1932–1993) actress, married Peter Forster (1920–1982)
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- Brian ForsterBrian ForsterBrian Forster was the second actor to play the role of Chris Partridge in the television series The Partridge Family.-Biography:...
(born 1960) actor, great-great-great grandson of Charles Dickens
- Brian Forster
- Cyril Dickens Bouchier Hawksley (1909–1976)
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- Henry Dickens Bouchier Hawksley (born 1932)
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- Lucinda Anne Dickens HawksleyLucinda HawksleyLucinda Anne Dickens Hawksley is a British biographer, author and lecturer.The daughter of Henry Dickens Hawksley and Susan Jane , and the great-great-great-granddaughter of Victorian novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine, Hawksley is an award-winning travel writer.Originally Hawksley...
(born 1970), author, great-great-great granddaughter of Charles Dickens
- Lucinda Anne Dickens Hawksley
- Aileen Dickens Bouchier Hawksley (1907–1961) married (i) Downing (ii) Alan Napier-Clavering
- Henry Charles Dickens (1878–1966)
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- Monica DickensMonica DickensMonica Enid Dickens, MBE was an English writer, the great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens.-Biography:...
(1915–1992), British writer, great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens
- Monica Dickens
- Gerald Charles DickensGerald Charles DickensAdmiral Sir Gerald Louis Charles Dickens, KCVO, CB, CMG, RN, was a senior Royal Navy officer and the grandson of Victorian novelist Charles Dickens.-Early career:...
(1879–1962), AdmiralAdmiralAdmiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
in the Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
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- Peter Gerald Charles DickensPeter Gerald Charles DickensCaptain Peter Gerald Charles Dickens DSO, MBE, DSC, RN was a Royal Navy officer during World War II and a great-grandson of novelist Charles Dickens.-Naval career:...
(1917–1987), CaptainCaptain (naval)Captain is the name most often given in English-speaking navies to the rank corresponding to command of the largest ships. The NATO rank code is OF-5, equivalent to an army full colonel....
in the Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
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- Marion Evelyn Dickens (born 1952)
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- Harry LloydHarry LloydHarry Lloyd is an English actor. He played Will Scarlet in the first two seasons of the BBC drama Robin Hood which began in 2006...
(born 1983), actor, great-great-great grandson of Charles Dickens
- Harry Lloyd
- David Charles Dickens (1925–2005), editor of medical books, great grandson of Charles Dickens
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- Gerald Charles DickensGerald Charles Dickens (actor)Gerald Rhoderick Charles Dickens is a British actor and performer known in the United Kingdom and the United States for his one man shows based on the novels of his great great grandfather, Charles Dickens...
(born 1963), actor, great-great grandson of Charles Dickens
- Gerald Charles Dickens
- Peter Gerald Charles Dickens
- Philip Charles Dickens (1887–1964)
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- Cedric Charles DickensCedric Charles DickensCedric David Charles Dickens , author and businessman, was the last surviving great-grandson of British author Charles Dickens and steward of his literary legacy.-Biography:...
(1916–2006), great-grandson of Charles Dickens and steward of his literary legacy
- Cedric Charles Dickens
- Cedric Charles Dickens (1889–1916), died in World War I
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- 1. Charles Dickens, Jr. (1837–1896), editor and writer, married Elisabeth Matilda Moule Evans; 8 children, including
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- 9. Dora Annie DickensDora Annie DickensDora Annie Dickens was the infant daughter of English novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine. She was the ninth of their ten children, and the youngest of their three daughters.-A short life:...
(1850–1851) - 10. Edward DickensEdward DickensEdward Bulwer Lytton Dickens was the youngest son of English novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine and was an Australian politician....
(1852–1902), emigrated to Australia- Letitia Dickens (1816–1893)
- Frederick DickensFrederick DickensFrederick William Dickens was the son of John and Elizabeth Dickens and was Charles Dickens' younger brother, who lived with Charles when he moved on to Furnival's Inn in 1834...
(1820–1868) - Alfred Lamert Dickens (1822–1860)
- Augustus DickensAugustus DickensAugustus Newnham Dickens was the youngest brother of English novelist Charles Dickens, and the inspiration for his pen name 'Boz'...
(1827–1866)
- 9. Dora Annie Dickens
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