![]() ![]() ![]() When Carroll was 11 years of age, his dad was given the living of Croft-on-Tees in Northern Yorkshire, and the entire family relocated to the large rectory. He was the eldest son but the third child of a four and half year old marriage. ![]() In 1830, Carroll married Frances Jane Lutwidge and later became a parson.Ĭarroll was born in Cheshire near the towns of Runcorn and Warrington. He was mathematically gifted and was the winner of a double first degree which could have resulted in an excellent academic career. He resolved to follow other family tradition and vowed to take the holy orders. His grandfather served as an army captain but was killed in the line of duty in Ireland in 1803.Ĭarroll attended Westminster School and later joined Christ Church in Oxford. His great grandfather has risen through the ranks of the church and later became the Bishop of Elphin. Most of his male ancestors were either Church of England clergy or army officers. He is also known for his facility at logic, word play, and fantasy.Ĭarroll family was mainly northern English but had Irish connections. His prolific writings include Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking Glass. He was a mathematician, English writer, Anglican deacon, logician, and a photographer. Lewis Carroll was the pen name used by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson born 1832 died in 1898. ![]()
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