John Dickens was released after three months , on 28 May 1824 .
His wife Elizabeth Dickens , and her four youngest children , including the two - year - old Alfred , joined her husband in the Marshalsea in April 1824 .
Alfred   was released after three months , on 28 May 1824 .
His wife Elizabeth Dickens , and her four youngest children , including the two - year - old Alfred , joined her husband in the Marshalsea in April 1824 .