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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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
William Terriss
Actor-manager, owner of the Adelphi Theatre. Born in London as William Charles James Lewin. Terriss was murdered as he entered the theatre at a back door by a disgruntled/deranged former employee/...
1 memorial
Donald Charles Bain
Donald Charles Bain was born on 21 August 1897 in Nunhead, London, one of the three children of Charles William Bain (1872-1920) and Jane Elizabeth Bain née Hawes (1868-1935). His birth was registe...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
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