William Murrell Tolkien (1810 - 1882)

Born 1810 in Islington, London, Middlesex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Augusta (Waller) Tolkien — married 28 Oct 1856 in The Church of St. Paul, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Died 16 Mar 1882 at about age 72 in 3, Pavilion Place, Chiswick, Middlesex, England

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Biography

Census 1871 U.K. census for Devonshire Terrace, Kensington, London, England :
William Tolkien : Head : Married : Age 61 : Pianoforte Manufacturer : Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England.
Augusta Tolkien : Wife : Married : Age 40 : Birthplace Poole, Dorset, England.
Selina Waller : Niece : Age 6 : Birth place Sherborne, Dorset, England.

1881 U.K.census for 3, Pavilion Place, Chiswick, Middlesex, England :
William Tolkien  : Head : Married : Age 71 : Commercial Traveller : Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England.
Augusta Tolkien : Wife : Married : Age 50 : Pianoforte Trade : Birth place Poole, Dorset, England

Sources

Marriages Dec 1856 Kensington 1a 33 TOLKIEN William Murrel + WALLER Augusta

LDS marriage record for William Murrell Tolkien to Augusta Weller (sic )

Thames & Medway Burials Transcription
First name(s) William Murrell
Last name Tolkien
Age 72
Birth year 1810
Burial year 1882
Burial date 20 Mar 1882
Death year 1882
Residence Pavilion Place
Place Chiswick
County Middlesex
Country England

St. Nicholas Chiswick 1855-1901 burials

Monument inscription : South side top tier: Also of / WILLIAM M. TOLKIEN / who departed this life / March 16th 1882 / aged 72 years.

"England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:874G-BJW2 : 11 July 2022), George Tolkien in entry for William Murrell Tolkien, 1856.