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'''John Benjamin Tolkien''' ([[1807]]-[[1896]]) was [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s grandfather, being [[Arthur Tolkien]]'s father. He was born in Middlesex, London. He was a piano maker, teacher, and tuner. | '''John Benjamin Tolkien''' ([[1807]] - [[1 August]] [[1896]]<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Christina Scull]], [[Wayne G. Hammond]]|articleurl=http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/chronology.html|articlename=Addenda and Corrigenda to ''The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide'' (2006) Vol. 1: Chronology|dated=|website=HS|accessed=19 May 2012}}</ref>) was [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s grandfather, being [[Arthur Tolkien]]'s father. He was born in [[Wikipedia:Middlesex|Middlesex]], London. He was a piano maker, teacher, and tuner. | ||
His first wife was Jane Holmwood, with whom he had had four children: Emily (1838), Lousia (1840), John Benjamin (1845), and Jane, (1846). | |||
Later he married [[Mary Jane Stow]] on [[February 16]]th, [[1856]] in All Saints Parish Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England and they had their first child, Arthur, the next year. | Later he married [[Mary Jane Stow]] on [[16 February|February 16]]th, [[1856]] in All Saints Parish Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England and they had their first child, Arthur, the next year. | ||
On the death of Arthur in [[1896]], John was | On the death of Arthur in [[1896]], John was very grieved and died six months later in Kings Norton, Warwickshire, England. | ||
==Children== | ==Children== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnashby/277571229/ Image of a piano by J.B. Tolkien] | * [http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnashby/277571229/ Image of a piano by J.B. Tolkien] | ||
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[[Category:Tolkien Family|Tolkien, John Benjamin]] | [[Category:Tolkien Family|Tolkien, John Benjamin]] | ||
[[Category:British people|Tolkien, John Benjamin]] | [[Category:British people|Tolkien, John Benjamin]] | ||
[[Category:People by name|Tolkien, John Benjamin]] | [[Category:People by name|Tolkien, John Benjamin]] | ||
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John Benjamin Tolkien (1807 - 1 August 1896[1]) was J.R.R. Tolkien's grandfather, being Arthur Tolkien's father. He was born in Middlesex, London. He was a piano maker, teacher, and tuner.
His first wife was Jane Holmwood, with whom he had had four children: Emily (1838), Lousia (1840), John Benjamin (1845), and Jane, (1846).
Later he married Mary Jane Stow on February 16th, 1856 in All Saints Parish Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England and they had their first child, Arthur, the next year.
On the death of Arthur in 1896, John was very grieved and died six months later in Kings Norton, Warwickshire, England.
Children
- Arthur Reuel Tolkien
- Mabel Tolkien (not to be confused with the woman Arthur married)
- Grace Bindley Tolkien
- Florence M. Tolkien
- Frank Winslow Tolkien
- Howard Charles Tolkien
- Mary Tolkien
- Lawrence Tolkien
- Leslie G. Tolkien
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