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.
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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 Edward David Stern
1st and last Baronet of Chertsey. Son of David Stern.
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Lance Corporal C. H. Lewer
Added to the Teddington memorial with the "Additional names 1915 - 1918".
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Samuel Bickersteth
Committee chairman. Because of the unusual surname, it is almost certain that he was the same Reverend Samuel Bickersteth who had been vicar of Leeds, Lewisham and nearby Crofton Park.
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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Eric Newton
Artist, writer, broadcaster and art critic. He produced several books in addition to his newspaper and radio work. His radio broadcasts made him well known to the British public in the 1930s. Art c...
2 memorials