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John Benjamin Tolkien (27 March 1807 - 1 August 1896[1]), son of George Tolkien, was J.R.R. Tolkien's grandfather. 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), Louisa (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 by his second marriage
- Arthur Reuel Tolkien
- Mabel Tolkien (not to be confused with Mabel Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien's mother)
- Grace Bindley Tolkien
- Florence M. Tolkien
- Frank Winslow Tolkien
- Howard Charles Tolkien
- Mary Tolkien
- Lawrence Tolkien
- Leslie G. Tolkien
External links
- Image of a piano by J.B. Tolkien
- A família Tolkien e o Império Brasileiro - Tolkien Family and the Brazilian Empire