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Charles John Huffam Dickens 1812–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1812

Birth Location: Mile End Terrace, Commercial Road, Landport, Portsea

Death Date: 9 Jun 1870

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: John (Diggins)

Mother: Elizabeth Barrow

Spouse(s): Catherine Hogarth, Susannah Tavener, Ellen Ternan

Children(s): Charles Dickens, Edward Dickens, Sydney Dickens, Mary Dickens, Francis Dickens, Edward Dickens, Henry Dickens, Lt Dickens, Alfred Dickens, Dora Dickens, Agnes Dickens, Catherine Perugini, stillborn Dickens

In 1812, Charles John Huffam Dickens entered the world in Mile End Terrace, Commercial Road, Landport, Portsea, born to John Dickens Diggins And Elizabeth Culliford Barrow. Charles John Huffam Dickens married Catherine Thomson Hogarth, Ellen Lawless Nelly Ternan, Susannah Elizabeth Tavener, and had children including Agnes Dickens, Alfred D Orsay Tennyson Dickens, Catherine Elizabeth Macready Perugini, Charles Culliford Boz Dickens, Dora Annie Dickens, Edward Bulmer Lytton Dickens, Edward Plorn Bulwer Lytton Dickens, Francis Jeffrey Frank Dickens, Henry Fielding Knight Dickens, Lt Walter Savage Landor Dickens, Mary Angela Mamie Dickens, Stillborn Son Illegitimate Dickens, Sydney Smith Haldimand Dickens. Charles John Huffam Dickens passed away in 1870 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1812, Charles John Huffam Dickens entered the world in Mile End Terrace, Commercial Road, Landport, Portsea, born to John Dickens Diggins And Elizabeth Culliford Barrow.
  • Charles John Huffam Dickens married Catherine Thomson Hogarth, Ellen Lawless Nelly Ternan, Susannah Elizabeth Tavener, and had children including Agnes Dickens, Alfred D Orsay Tennyson Dickens, Catherine Elizabeth Macready Perugini, Charles Culliford Boz Dickens, Dora Annie Dickens, Edward Bulmer Lytton Dickens, Edward Plorn Bulwer Lytton Dickens, Francis Jeffrey Frank Dickens, Henry Fielding Knight Dickens, Lt Walter Savage Landor Dickens, Mary Angela Mamie Dickens, Stillborn Son Illegitimate Dickens, Sydney Smith Haldimand Dickens.
  • Charles John Huffam Dickens passed away in 1870 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Charles Dickens's Ancestors

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Charles Dickens
1812–1870
Birth Place: Mile End Terrace, Commercial Road, Landport, Portsea
Parents
John Dickens (Diggins)
1785–1851
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth (Culliford) Barrow
1789–1863
St Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Dickens's Descendants

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Charles (John Huffam) Dickens (7 Feb 1812–9 Jun 1870) m. Catherine (Thomson) Hogarth (19 May 1815–22 Nov 1879) m. Susannah (Elizabeth) Tavener (1812–) m. Ellen (Lawless "Nelly") Ternan (3 Mar 1839–25 Apr 1914)
  1. 1. Charles (Culliford Boz) Dickens 1837–1896
  2. 2. Edward (Plorn Bulwer Lytton) Dickens 1847–1902
  3. 3. Sydney (Smith Haldimand) Dickens 1847–1872
  4. 4. Mary (Angela "Mamie") Dickens 1838–1896
  5. 5. Francis (Jeffrey "Frank") Dickens 1844–1886
  6. 6. Edward (Bulmer Lytton) Dickens 1852–1902
  7. 7. Henry (Fielding Knight) Dickens 1849–1933
  8. 8. Lt (Walter Savage Landor) Dickens 1841–1863
  9. 9. Alfred (D'Orsay Tennyson) Dickens 1845–1912
  10. 10. Dora (Annie) Dickens 1850–1851
  11. 11. Agnes Dickens 1845–
  12. 12. Catherine (Elizabeth Macready) Perugini 1839–1929
  13. 13. stillborn (son illegitimate) Dickens 1863–1863

Charles Dickens's Timeline

2 Records

1812
7 Feb 1812
Birth of Charles John Huffam Dickens in Mile End Terrace, Commercial Road, Landport, Portsea
Mile End Terrace, Commercial Road, Landport, Portsea
1870
9 Jun 1870
Age 58
Death of Charles John Huffam Dickens in Higham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
Higham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1812
    Event Place: Mile End Terrace, Commercial Road, Landport, Portsea
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1870
    Event Place: Higham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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