Tolkien, John Benjamin |
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BORN 27 Mar 1807, London: Islington - DIED 1 Aug 1896, King's Norton, Warwickshire GRAVE LOCATION Birmingham, West Midlands: Key Hill Cemetery, Icknield Street, Hockley |
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John Benjamin Tolkien was a piano maker, teacher and tuner. He was the son of George William Tolkien (1784-1840) and partly of German descent. His first wife was Jane Holmwood, wth whom he had four children. In 1856 he married Mary Jane Stow (1833-1915). Their son Arthur Reuel Tolkien was born in 1857 and he was the father of the famous author J.R.R. Tolkien. In 1877 he went bankrupt. Arthur's death in 1896 was a heavy blow to him and he died six months later himself. |
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 The grave of John Betjeman Tolkien at Key Hill Cemetery, Birmingham. Picture by Androom (18 May 2017) |
 The grave of John Betjeman Tolkien at Key Hill Cemetery, Birmingham. Picture by Androom (18 May 2017) |
