George Tolkien
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George Tolkien (20 October 1784 - 1 June 1840), son of John Benjamin Tolkien and Mary Wall, was J.R.R. Tolkien's great-grandfather. George was married to Eliza Lydia Murrell (1787 - 1863). They had eleven children, the second oldest of which, John Benjamin (1807-1896), was the grandfather of J.R.R. Tolkien.[1]
George is known to have worked in 1799 as an apprentice to his paternal uncle Daniel Tolkien, the City citizen and a furrier.[2]
Children
The number and names of George's and Eliza Lydia's children varies in different accounts. Here is a list provided by user galadhorn in Tolknięty:[3]
- George William Tolkien, 1805–1877
- John Benjamin Tolkien, 1807–1896 (Arthur Tolkien's father)
- Eliza Tolkien, 1808–1829
- William Murrell Tolkien, 1810–1882
- Mary Ann Tolkien, 1811–1864
- Henry Tolkien, 1814–1885
- Rosina Susanna Tolkien, 1819–1900
- Edward Tolkien, 1825–1911
- Ellen Martha Tolkien, 1825–1848
- Septimus Tolkien, 1826–1912
- Alfred John Tolkien, 1834–1867
See also
References
- ↑ niedziela, "George Tolkien (1784–1840) – not George William!" dated 7 January 2018, Tolknięty (accessed 20 November 2019). – In many sources he is referred as George William Tolkien, but in all documents his name is George Tolkien. One of his sons was named George William, though.
- ↑ wtorek, "John Benjamin Tolkien (1752-1819): a summary" dated 27 March 2018, Tolknięty (accessed 20 October 2019).
- ↑ niedziela, "George Tolkien (1784–1840) – not George William!" dated 7 January 2018, Tolknięty (accessed 20 November 2019) – see galadhorn's comment (18.2.2018) to the article.