Charles Dodgson (bishop) this promotion, saying that he ought indeed to be thankful to have got away from a palace where the stabling was so bad. In 1768, he married Mary Frances Smyth (1749–1796). Among their children were Captain Charles Dodgson (1769?–1803), Elizabeth Anne Dodgson (1770–1836) and 2nd Lieut. Percy Currer Dodgson RN (1782–1807). Captain Dodgson was the father of Charles Dodgson (Archdeacon of Richmond) and the grandfather of Lewis Carroll. Elizabeth Dodgson married Major Charles Lutwidge; among their children was Frances, mother of Lewis Carroll. He died in Dublin on 21 January 1795 and was buried at St. Bride's Church, Dublin. Charles
Edwin Dodgson Christian name is a tribute to Canon George Heron, a Cheshire friend of Archdeacon Dodgson. Edwin's mother died when he was four years old and he was raised by his maiden aunt Lucy Lutwidge. He was educated at Twyford and in 1860 he went to Rugby, where the Headmaster was Frederick Temple, who later became the Archbishop of Canterbury. He worked briefly for the Board of Trade before entering Chichester Theological College in September 1871. The college was Anglo-Catholic, a tradition which Edwin held dear, to the chagrin of his elder brother Charles. He was ordained deacon in 1873, and