ly ▁ignored ▁these ▁passing ▁games , ▁and ▁Charles ▁later ▁rec ount ed ▁that ▁he ▁stopped ▁them ▁because ▁no - one ▁paid ▁any ▁attention . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁his ▁mother ▁died ▁after ▁the ▁sudden ▁on set ▁of ▁violent ▁st om ach ▁p ains ▁and ▁amid st ▁the ▁gr ief ▁his ▁older ▁sister s ▁had ▁to ▁take ▁charge , ▁with ▁their ▁father ▁continu ing ▁to ▁domin ate ▁the ▁household ▁whenever ▁he ▁returned ▁from ▁his ▁doctor ' s ▁r ounds . ▁To ▁the ▁- year - old ▁Charles ▁this ▁situation ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁great ▁change , ▁as ▁his ▁mother ▁had ▁frequently ▁been ▁ill ▁and ▁her ▁available ▁time ▁taken ▁up ▁by ▁social ▁duties , ▁so ▁his ▁up br ing ing ▁had ▁largely ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁his ▁three ▁older ▁sister s ▁who ▁were ▁nearly ▁adult s ▁by ▁then . ▁In ▁later ▁years ▁he ▁had ▁difficulty ▁in ▁remember ing ▁his ▁mother , ▁and ▁his ▁only ▁memory ▁of ▁her ▁death ▁and ▁fun eral ▁was ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁being ▁sent ▁for ▁and ▁going ▁into ▁her ▁room , ▁and ▁his ▁" F ather ▁meeting ▁us ▁cry ing ▁afterwards ". ▁ ▁As ▁had ▁been ▁planned ▁previously , ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁Charles ▁joined ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁Er as mus ▁Al vey ▁Dar win ▁( nick named ▁" Er as ") ▁in ▁stay ing ▁as ▁a ▁board er ▁at ▁the ▁Sh rew s bury ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁lo athed ▁the ▁required ▁ro te ▁learning , ▁and ▁would ▁try ▁to ▁visit ▁home ▁when ▁he