because he had unpaid debts, and had his possesions sold, but still coildnt pay them off. and you could get jailed back then for not paying debts
John Dickens had not paid his debts for that reason he was sent to jail.
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elizabeth dickens didnt really love john dickens that much after he went to jail.
John Dickens was the father of Charles Dickens.
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Not exactly "left" home but Charles Dickens went to live with a family friend, Elizabeth Roylance in Camden Town, when his parents were put in jail.
His full name was Charles John Huffam Dickens
Charles Dickens father was John Dickens (1786-1851), and his mother was Elizabeth (née Barrow, 1789-1863).
It depends which john you are after. if it is king john of England he was not put into jail he was exiled and all of his lands were taken away, this was the result of trying to take the crown from his brother, he was then forgiven and he took his lands back
John Dickens' full name was John Dickens. He was the father of the famous author Charles Dickens. John Dickens worked as a naval clerk and faced financial difficulties, which influenced Charles's early life and writing.
John Dickens was born on 21 August 1785.
His father's name was John Dickens and his mother's Elizabeth nee Barrow.