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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ galadhorn, "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.
- ↑ galadhorn, "John Benjamin Tolkien (1752-1819): a summary" dated 27 March 2018, Tolknięty (accessed 20 November 2019).
- ↑ galadhorn, "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.
