A Brief Chronology of Dodgson's Life

  • 1832 - Born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson on 27th January. Eldest son and third child of Charles Dodgson, Curate of Daresbury, Cheshire and Frances Jane (nee Lutwidge).
  • 1843 - Family moves to Croft, Yorkshire when father becomes rector at Croft.
  • 1844 to 1845 - Starting August 1st 1844 attends Richmond School, Yorkshire. During this time Dodgson wrote a series of magazines to entertain his family.
  • 1846 to 1849 - Starting January 27th 1846 attends Rugby School.
  • 1850 - 23rd May 1850, matriculates at Christ Church, Oxford.
  • 1851 - 24th January takes up residence at Christ Church. Mother dies on January 26th.
  • 1854 - Bachelor of Arts, 1st Class Honours in Mathematics, 2nd Class Honours in Classics.
  • 1855 - Becomes Sub-Librarian to Christ Church and Mathematics lecturer (a position held until 1881).
  • 1856 - First meets the Liddell family in February. Buys a camera in March and takes his first photograph of Alice Liddell in April.
  • 1857 - Master of Arts.
  • 1861 - Is ordained as a deacon on the 22nd December.
  • 1862 - Tells the story of Alice's Adventures Under Ground to the Liddell children on a boating trip on the 4th of July.
  • 1865 - Publication in July of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Reprinted in November, on Tenniel's request, due to poor printing quality of the pictures.
  • 1867 - Undertakes first and only overseas journey from the 13th of July to the 14th of September with H.P. Liddon.
  • 1868 - Father dies on 21st June. The family moves to Guildford on the 1st of September.
  • 1871 - Publication of "Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice Found There" in December.
  • 1876 - Publication of "The Hunting of the Snark" in March.
  • 1881 - Resigns Mathematical Lectureship.
  • 1882 - Becomes Curator of Senior Common Room at Christ Church.
  • 1886 - The original manuscript of "Alice's Adventures Under Ground" is published.
  • 1889 - Publication of "Sylvie and Bruno".
  • 1890 - Publiction of "The Nursery 'Alice'" (with some of Tenniel's drawings enlarged and coloured).
  • 1892 - Resigns as Curator of Senior Common Room at Christ Church.
  • 1893 - Publication of "Sylvie and Bruno Concluded".
  • 1898 - Dies at Guildford on the 14th of January and is buried there. 
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