hɪz fˈɑːðɚ ðə ɹˈɛvd tʃˈɑːɹlz dˈɑːdʒsən wʌz ɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv kɹˈɔft ænd ˌɑːɹtʃdˈiːkən ʌv ɹˈɪtʃmənd fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.
His father the Revd Charles Dodgson was Rector of Croft and Archdeacon of Richmond from 1843 to 1868.