John Dickens

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• John Dickens
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• Birth: Aug 21 1785
• Death: Mar 31 1851
• Parents: William Dickens, Elizabeth Ball
• Wife: Elizabeth Dickens
• Children: Charles Dickens, Augustus Dickens, Alfred Lamert Dickens, Frederick Dickens, Frances Dickens, Letitia Dickens, Harriet Dickens, Alfred Allen Dickens

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• John Dickens was the father of novelist Charles Dickens. Dickens was a clerk in the Navy Pay Office. In 1809 he married Elizabeth Barrow with whom he had eight children. John loved to live the good life but was frequently unable to pay for it. He was imprisoned for debt in 1824 in the Marshalsea Debtor's Prison. After his release from prison he returned to the Navy Pay Office, retired, and later worked as a reporter. His money problems continued and when Charles gained fame as a writer he frequently embarrassed his son by seeking loans from Charles' friends and publishers behind his back. Charles retained a warm affection for his father while deploring his inability to manage money. John was the source of Charles' character Mr. Micawber in the autobiographical novel, David Copperfield.