John Dickens (31 August 1785 - 31 March 1851) was a Naval Pay employee, novelist and the father of the Victorian novelist Charles Dickens. He is best known for being sent to Marshalsea debtors' prison in 1824, where he remained until 1826, when his father died and left him some money.
Elizabeth Dickens (Barrow) (August 1789 – 12 September 1863), was a British domestic servant and later novelist. She was the mother of the 19th century Victorian author Charles Dickens.