John Dickens

John Dickens
Born(1785-08-21)21 August 1785
Died31 March 1851(1851-03-31) (aged 65)
London, England
NationalityEnglish
Known forFather of novelist Charles Dickens
SpouseElizabeth Barrow
ChildrenFrances Dickens
Charles Dickens
Alfred Allen Dickens
Letitia Dickens
Harriet Dickens
Frederick Dickens
Alfred Lamert Dickens
Augustus Dickens
Parent(s)William Dickens
Elizabeth Ball

John Dickens (21 August 1785 – 31 March 1851) was the father of British novelist Charles Dickens and was the inspiration for the character Mr Micawber in his son's semi-autobiographical novel David Copperfield.