Peerage Record – 69754

     John Benjamin Tolkien was born in 1845.¹ He was the son of John Benjamin Tolkien and Jane Holmwood.¹ He died in 1883 at Camberwell, Surrey, England.²

     Jane Tolkien was born in 1846.¹ She was the daughter of John Benjamin Tolkien and Jane Holmwood.¹ She died in 1847 at King’s Norton, Warwickshire, England.²

     Mabel Suffield was born in 1870.¹ She was the daughter of John Suffield and Emily Jane Sparrow.¹ She married Arthur Reuel Tolkien, son of John Benjamin Tolkien and Mary Jane Stow, on 16 April 1891 at St. GEorge’s Cathedral, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa.¹ She died on 14 November 1904.¹
     From 16 April 1891, her married name became Tolkien.¹

     Hilary Arthur Tolkien was born on 17 February 1894 at Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa.¹ He was the son of Arthur Reuel Tolkien and Mabel Suffield.¹ He married Magdalen Matthews in 1928.¹ He died in 1976.¹

     John Suffield was born on 10 September 1833 at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.² He married Emily Jane Sparrow in 1858 at Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.^1,2 He died in 1930 at Pershore, Worcestershire, England.²

     Emily Jane Sparrow was born in 1838 at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.² She married John Suffield in 1858 at Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.^1,2 She died in 1914 at King’s Norton, Warwickshire, England.²
     From 1858, her married name became Suffield.¹

     Edith Mary Bratt was born on 21 January 1889.¹ She married John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, son of Arthur Reuel Tolkien and Mabel Suffield, in 1916.¹ She died on 29 November 1971 at age 82.¹
     From 1916, her married name became Tolkien.¹

     Magdalen Matthews married Hilary Arthur Tolkien, son of Arthur Reuel Tolkien and Mabel Suffield, in 1928.¹
     From 1928, her married name became Tolkien.¹

     Gabriel Tolkien was born in 1931.¹ He is the son of Hilary Arthur Tolkien and Magdalen Matthews.¹

     Julian Tolkien was born in 1935.¹ He is the son of Hilary Arthur Tolkien and Magdalen Matthews.¹