1904

Tolkien-related events that took place in 1904.

January

• ? - Ronald and Hilary Tolkien fall ill with measles.

April

• ? - Mabel Tolkien is diagnosed with diabetes.

November

• 14 - Mabel Tolkien dies at the age of 34 died after six days in a diabetic coma.
• ? - Ronald and Hilary Tolkien move in with their Aunt, Beatrice Suffield.

Late 1904/Early 1905

• ? - After the death of his mother, the guardianship of Tolkien and his brother Hilary is taken over by Father Francis Xavier Morgan, a priest of the Birmingham Oratory.

Years 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907