Marriage and Children
On 2 July 1846, Henry married Lorina Reeve (3 March 1826 – 25 June 1910). They were parents of ten children:
- Edward Harry Liddell (6 September 1847 – 14 June 1911).
- Lorina Charlotte Liddell (11 May 1849 – 29 October 1930).
- James Arthur Charles Liddell (28 December 1850 – 27 November 1853).
- Alice Pleasance Liddell (4 May 1852 – 16 November 1934), for whom the children's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was originally told.
- Edith Mary Liddell (Spring, 1854 – 26 June 1876).
- Rhoda Caroline Anne Liddell (1859 – 19 May 1949).
- Albert Edward Arthur Liddell (1863 – 28 May 1863).
- Violet Constance Liddell (10 March 1864 – 9 December 1927).
- Sir Frederick Francis Liddell (7 June 1865 – 19 March 1950): First Parliamentary Counsel and Ecclesiastical Commissioner.
- Lionel Charles Liddell (22 May 1868 – 21 March 1942).
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