The squalid conditions Charles Dickens described would have been influenced by these close family ties .
Among the other engineers at the General Board was Henry Austin , who had married Letitia Dickens , sister to Alfred and Charles Dickens , in 1837 .
The squalid conditions Alfred   described would have been influenced by these close family ties .
Among the other engineers at the General Board was Henry Austin , who had married Letitia Dickens , sister to Alfred and Charles Dickens , in 1837 .