Father of Charles Dickens, was imprisoned in Marshalsea for debt from February to March (or May, according to Wikipedia) 1824. His wife Elizabeth and 4 youngest children joined him. It was only the death of his mother, and the subsequent inheritance that effected their release. He is said to be the model for his son's Mr Micawber in Great Expectations.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Dickens
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Marshalsea 6 - stone - John Dickens
John Dickens, the father of Charles Dickens, was imprisoned here for debt fro...
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Sir Marc Isambard Brunel
Civil Engineer, born Hacqueville, Normandy, France. Educated in France, but forced to flee to the United States after publicly predicting the demise of Robespierre. He submitted a design for the Ca...
6 memorials
War dead, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Alan Bennett
Playwright, screenwriter, actor and author. Born Leeds. First popular success was 'Beyond the Fringe' at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival, with Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore. Since then...
2 memorials
J. Burch
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial