Frederick was the son of John Dickens and Elizabeth Barrow. He was Charles Dickens' younger brother.
In 1845 the 25 year-old Fred Dickens fell in love with 15 year-old Anna Weller, a match that Charles disapproved of as he did not trust the girl. This caused a rift between the two brothers. Fred married Anna on 30 December 1848 despite Charles's misgivings, but in 1858 the couple applied for a judicial separation on the grounds of adultery. Anna was granted alimony, which Fred Dickens refused to pay, leaving the country. On his return in 1862 he was arrested and imprisoned for debt.
Fred spent the last years of his life as an alcoholic. After the separation from his wife he moved to Darlington in the North-East of England, where he lived in the home of a retired innkeeper whom he had known in London.
Frederick Dickens died at age 48 of asphyxia caused by a burst abscess on his lung. He is buried in Darlington, within the grounds of the town's West Cemetery.
In 1845 the 25 year-old Fred Dickens fell in love with 15 year-old Anna Weller, a match that Charles disapproved of as he did not trust the girl. This caused a rift between the two brothers. Fred married Anna on 30 December 1848 despite Charles's misgivings, but in 1858 the couple applied for a judicial separation on the grounds of adultery. Anna was granted alimony, which Fred Dickens refused to pay, leaving the country. On his return in 1862 he was arrested and imprisoned for debt.
Fred spent the last years of his life as an alcoholic. After the separation from his wife he moved to Darlington in the North-East of England, where he lived in the home of a retired innkeeper whom he had known in London.
Frederick Dickens died at age 48 of asphyxia caused by a burst abscess on his lung. He is buried in Darlington, within the grounds of the town's West Cemetery.
Frederick was the son of John Dickens and Elizabeth Barrow. He was Charles Dickens' younger brother.
In 1845 the 25 year-old Fred Dickens fell in love with 15 year-old Anna Weller, a match that Charles disapproved of as he did not trust the girl. This caused a rift between the two brothers. Fred married Anna on 30 December 1848 despite Charles's misgivings, but in 1858 the couple applied for a judicial separation on the grounds of adultery. Anna was granted alimony, which Fred Dickens refused to pay, leaving the country. On his return in 1862 he was arrested and imprisoned for debt.
Fred spent the last years of his life as an alcoholic. After the separation from his wife he moved to Darlington in the North-East of England, where he lived in the home of a retired innkeeper whom he had known in London.
Frederick Dickens died at age 48 of asphyxia caused by a burst abscess on his lung. He is buried in Darlington, within the grounds of the town's West Cemetery.
In 1845 the 25 year-old Fred Dickens fell in love with 15 year-old Anna Weller, a match that Charles disapproved of as he did not trust the girl. This caused a rift between the two brothers. Fred married Anna on 30 December 1848 despite Charles's misgivings, but in 1858 the couple applied for a judicial separation on the grounds of adultery. Anna was granted alimony, which Fred Dickens refused to pay, leaving the country. On his return in 1862 he was arrested and imprisoned for debt.
Fred spent the last years of his life as an alcoholic. After the separation from his wife he moved to Darlington in the North-East of England, where he lived in the home of a retired innkeeper whom he had known in London.
Frederick Dickens died at age 48 of asphyxia caused by a burst abscess on his lung. He is buried in Darlington, within the grounds of the town's West Cemetery.
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IN
MEMORY OF
FREDERICK WILLIAM DICKENS
WHO DIED AT DARLINGTON
OCTOBER 20TH 1868
AGED 48 YEARS.
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