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Charles Dickens 1812–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 February 1812

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 9 June 1870

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

Father: John Dickens

Mother: Elizabeth Barrow

Spouse(s): Catherine Thompson

Children(s): Catherine Perugini, Mary Dickens, Sydney Dickens, Dora Dickens, Henry Dickens, Charles Jr

The story of Charles Dickens began in 1812 in Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England. Charles Dickens married Catherine Thompson, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Dickens Macready Perugini, Charles Culliford Boz Dickens Jr, Dora Annie Dickens, Henry Fielding Dickens, Mary Dickens, Sydney Smith Haldimand Dickens. Charles Dickens passed away in 1870 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Dickens began in 1812 in Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England.
  • Charles Dickens married Catherine Thompson, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Dickens Macready Perugini, Charles Culliford Boz Dickens Jr, Dora Annie Dickens, Henry Fielding Dickens, Mary Dickens, Sydney Smith Haldimand Dickens.
  • Charles 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: Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England
Parents
John Dickens
1785–1851
Elizabeth Barrow
1789–1863
Grandparents
William Dickens
1716–1785
Elizabeth Ball
1745–1824
Charles Barrow
1759–1826
Bristol, Somerset, England
Mary Culliford
1771–1851
St George The Martyr, Queen Square, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Dickens
1655–1730
Temperance Chisolm
1654–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dickens
1610–1700
Mary Gee
1612–

Charles Dickens's Descendants

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Charles Dickens (7 February 1812–9 June 1870) m. Catherine Thompson (19 May 1815–22 November 1879)
  1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth Dickens Macready) Perugini 1839–1929
  2. 2. Mary Dickens 1838–1896
  3. 3. Sydney (Smith Haldimand) Dickens 1847–1872
  4. 4. Dora (Annie) Dickens 1850–1851
  5. 5. Henry (Fielding) Dickens 1849–1933
  6. 6. Charles (Culliford Boz Dickens) Jr 1837–1896

Charles Dickens's Timeline

2 Records

1812
7 February 1812
Birth of Charles Dickens in Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England
Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England
1870
9 June 1870
Age 58
Death of Charles Dickens in Higham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
Higham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 February 1812
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Portsmouth Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 June 1870
    Event Place: Higham, Gravesham Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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

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