Mary Hogarth Pinch from "Martin Chuzzlewit"; Lilian, the child who appears in Trotty Veck's visions in "The Chimes"; and Dot Peerybingle, the sister in "The Cricket on the Hearth". Unlike Hogarth, Dickens' wife Catherine does not appear to have been the inspiration for any of his characters. Mary Hogarth Mary Scott Hogarth (26 October 1819 – 7 May 1837) was the sister of Catherine Dickens ( Hogarth) and the sister-in-law of Charles Dickens. Hogarth first met Charles Dickens aged 14, and after Dickens married Hogarth's sister Catherine, Mary lived with the couple for a year. Hogarth died suddenly in 1837, which caused
Ian Hogarth named to Inc. magazine's 30-under-30 list in 2010; the same year, Hogarth won the British Council’s UK Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year award. He was also named as one of Forbes magazine's 2012 music 30-under-30. In 2013, Songkick launched Detour, a crowdfunding platform for concerts. In June 2015, Songkick announced its merger with direct ticket vendor CrowdSurge and a $16.6m Series C investment round. Hogarth became co-CEO of the combined company, alongside Matt Jones the former CrowdSurge CEO. In 2010, Hogarth and Songkick COO Pete Smith founded Silicon Milkroundabout, a career fair for high tech startups in East London.