Frederick Dickens | |
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![]() Miniature of Frederick Dickens | |
Born | London, England | 4 July 1820
Died | 20 October 1868 Darlington, England | (aged 48)
Resting place | Darlington |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Known for | Brother of novelist Charles Dickens |
Spouse |
Anna Weller
(m. 1848; separation 1858) |
Parent(s) | John Dickens Elizabeth Dickens |
Relatives | Charles Dickens (brother) Alfred Lamert Dickens (brother) Augustus Dickens (brother) |
Frederick William Dickens (4 July 1820 – 20 October 1868[1]) was the son of John and Elizabeth Dickens and was Charles Dickens's younger brother, who lived with Charles when he moved on to Furnival's Inn in 1834. He was the inspiration for two different Freds in his brother's books: the jovial nephew of Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol and the dissolute brother of Little Nell in The Old Curiosity Shop.[2]