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'''George Tolkien''' ([[20 October]] [[1784]] - [[1 June]] [[1840]]), son of [[John Benjamin Tolkien (George's father)|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 Tolkien|John Benjamin]] (1807-1896), was the grandfather of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].<ref>{{webcite|author=niedziela|articleurl=http://tolkniety.blogspot.com/2018/01/george-tolkien-178418-not-george-william.html|articlename=George Tolkien (1784–1840) – not George William!|dated=7.1.2018|website=[http://tolkniety.blogspot.com/ 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.</ref> | '''George Tolkien''' ([[20 October]] [[1784]] - [[1 June]] [[1840]]), son of [[John Benjamin Tolkien (George's father)|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 Tolkien|John Benjamin]] (1807-1896), was the grandfather of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].<ref>{{webcite|author=niedziela|articleurl=http://tolkniety.blogspot.com/2018/01/george-tolkien-178418-not-george-william.html|articlename=George Tolkien (1784–1840) – not George William!|dated=7.1.2018|website=[http://tolkniety.blogspot.com/ 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.</ref> | ||
George is known to have worked in 1799 as an apprentice to his paternal uncle [[Daniel Tolkien]], the City citizen and a furrier.<ref>{{webcite|author=wtorek|articleurl=http://tolkniety.blogspot.com/2017/05/john-benjamin-tolkien-1753-1819-summary.html|articlename=John Benjamin Tolkien (1752-1819): a summary|dated=27.3.2018|website=[http://tolkniety.blogspot.com/ Tolknięty]|accessed=20. | George is known to have worked in 1799 as an apprentice to his paternal uncle [[Daniel Tolkien]], the City citizen and a furrier.<ref>{{webcite|author=wtorek|articleurl=http://tolkniety.blogspot.com/2017/05/john-benjamin-tolkien-1753-1819-summary.html|articlename=John Benjamin Tolkien (1752-1819): a summary|dated=27.3.2018|website=[http://tolkniety.blogspot.com/ Tolknięty]|accessed=20.11.2019}}.</ref> | ||
==Children== | ==Children== | ||
Revision as of 10:59, 20 November 2019
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 November 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.
