The Carrington Extracts
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THE CARRINGTON EXTRACTS CUMULATIVE INDEX – PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS – TO 1910 (INCLUSIVE) This index has been compiled straight from the text of the ‘Extracts’. In listing the movements, particularly of Kipling and his family, it is not always clear when who went where and when. Thus, “R. to Academy dinner” clearly refers to Kipling himself going alone to the dinner (as, indeed would have been the case – it was, in the 1890s, a men-only affair). But “Amusing dinner, Mr. Rhodes’s” probably refers to both of them going, and has been included as an entry under both Kipling, Caroline, and Kipling, Rudyard. There are many other similar events. And there are entries recording that, e.g., “Mrs. Kipling leaves”, without any indication of when she had come – but if it’s not in the ‘Extracts’ (though it may well have been in the original diaries) then, of course, it has not been possible to index it. The date given is the date of the diary entry which is not always the date of the event. Another factor is that Carrington quite often mentions a name without further explanation or identification. We assume that he recorded it, with a view to mentioning the subject in the text of the biography, but either changed his mind or edited it out for some reason. In some cases, later biographers have picked up the reference, and explained it. In those cases, we have gratefully recorded their identification. A Abinger Visit to Sir Frederick and Lady Lugard 27 Sept. `03 Academy Dinner (see Royal Academy Dinner) Adams, Henry (American writer) Meets Kiplings on board Teutonic 3 Feb. `92 Allen, George, engraver and publisher (possible identification) Visits Bateman’s with Rider Haggard 21 Nov. `04 Kiplings visit at The Chase (recte Freechase), Warninglid 13 July `07 Visits Kiplings, advises on investments 14 May `08 Kipling sees him again about investments 14 Dec. `08 Calls with members of his house party 2 July `10 Amery, L S, representative of The Times, later a prominent politician Kipling dines with him 7 Feb. `00 Kipling lunches with him and Moberly Bell 28 Sep. `00 Anderson, Miss Sarah, Kiplings’ Secretary Comes, “a great relief to us both” 12 July `99 “A treasure” Dec. `99 Comes for two days 18 Oct. `02 Visits 25 May `03 Kiplings and John call on her in London 10 May `07 Appleton, D. & Co. New York publishers Kipling insists they use English spelling 1 Apr. `93 Arnold, Sir Edwin – English poet, living in Japan Kipling meets 20 Apr. `92 Arundell, Lord, Kiplings dine with him at his seat, Wardour Castle 8 May `94 Athenaeum, The: one of Kipling’s clubs in London Kipling is elected to the club 2 Apr. `97 Kipling and ‘Uncle Ned’ Burne-Jones propose Stanley Baldwin as a member 17 Nov. `97 Kipling attends a committee meeting 12 Apr. `10 Aunt Georgie (see Burne-Jones, Georgiana) B Baden-Powell, Robert Stephenson Smyth, later Lord Baden-Powell, Founder of the Scout movement. Calls on the Kiplings at The Woolsack 19 Mar. `01 Calls with his sister on the Kiplings 2 Apr. `01 Kiplings meet at Chillingham Castle 4 Aug. `08 Bagot, Major Joscelyne Fitzroy, MP, chief military censor in South Africa, 1900 Kipling dines with him 27 Feb. `00 Baker, Mr. Herbert (later Sir Herbert), architect Meets Carrie on the site of the future ‘Woolsack’ 9 Mar. `00 Calls at The Elms 8 Aug. `00 Calls at The Woolsack 10 Aug. `01 Calls 3 Feb. `07 At the same table as the Kiplings on the voyage home 6 Apr. `07 Bailey, “Abe”, (Sir Abraham), South African mining magnate and financier On board same ship going to S. Africa 8 Dec. `00 Guest of the Kiplings at supper in Johannesburg 29 Mar. `03 Also passenger in Kinfauns Castle, Cape Town to England 22 Apr. `03 Kiplings see much of his children 18 Feb. `07 Baldwin, Alfred, ironmaster, and husband of Kipling’s Aunt Louisa Death 14 Jan. `08 Baldwin, Louisa, sister of Alice Kipling (and Georgie and Aggie and Edie, mother of Stanley) Family lunch with the Kiplings and two other aunts (out of three) 2 Apr. `97 Baldwin, Stanley (Rudyard’s cousin) Dines with Rudyard and Carrie 20 Jan. `92 Calling on the Kiplings (possibly in London, or in Torquay) 25 Apr. `97 “Foregathers” with Kipling 3 Sep. `97 Ditto 5 Sep. `97 His wife, Cissie, has a daughter 16 Sep. `97 Put up for the Athenaeum by Kipling & Ned Burne-Jones 17 Nov. `97 Long walk with Kipling 1 Jan `98 “Comes to play” 31 Dec. `99 The Kiplings visit at Wilden 28 Aug `00 The Baldwins are the first visitors at Bateman’s – “charmed” 11 Sep. `02 Carrie Kipling and children staying with Baldwins 18 Oct. `03 The Kiplings stay with the Baldwins “at Bewdley” Nov. `04 The Kiplings visit the Baldwins at Astley Hall, Aug. `05 The Kiplings visit the Baldwins en route from Northumberland 19 Aug. `08 Present at dinner at House of Commons with Kiplings, Bonar Laws 21 July `09 Baldwin family staying with Kiplings for a long visit 22 July `09 Baldwins staying at Engelberg at the same hotel as the Kiplings 16 Feb. `10 (and note) Balestier, Anna (Mother, or M) Meets Kipling on return from Bombay 10 Jan. `92 Sails with Kiplings in Teutonic 3 Feb. `92 Arrives New York 11 Feb. `92 Visits ‘Naulakha’ with Carrie 8-10 June. `99 Meets Carrie (and Kipling) at Montreal 27 Sep. `07 Attends reception at McGill, and goes home 23 Oct. `07 Balestier, Beatty Meets them at Brattleboro depot 16 Feb. `92 Offers Kipling and Carrie a site for a house 18 Feb. `92 Arguing with Carrie about finance: agrees to sell her the site 26 Feb. `92 Beatty & Mai dine at ‘Naulakha’ 21 Oct. `93 Sends his insurance policies to Carrie 6 June `94 Settles accounts with Carrie 4 Nov. `94 Kiplings and Conan Doyles attend Thanksgiving dinner 27 Nov. `94 Nip &Tuck (carriage horses), sold to Kipling 1 Feb. `95 Lunch with Kiplings 1 May `95 Beatty “complications” – the start of the final break 10 Oct. `95 “Dolefully true” – Beatty’s financial problems 13 Jan. `96 Files for bankruptcy 6 Mar. `96 (note) The fateful meeting; threatens Kipling 6 May `96 Arrested for threatening Kipling 9 May `96 Beatty’s trial – bailed to a later appearance. 12 May `96 Balestier, Caroline (Carrie) Meets Kipling on return from Bombay 10 Jan. `92 Marries Rudyard Kipling 18 Jan. `92 (see ‘Kipling, Carrie’ hence forward) Balestier, Caroline Starr Wolcott (Grandmamma) Kiplings call on her in New York shortly after arrival 12 Feb. `92 They dine with her at Beechwood 30 Sept. `92 They call on her 6 May `93 Balestier, John (Uncle John) Calls to discuss Beatty’s case 11 May `96 Visits Carrie in New York 2 June `96 Balestier, Josephine (J) (Carrie’s sister) Meets Kipling on return from Bombay 10 Jan. `92 Sails with Kiplings in Teutonic 3 Feb. `92 Arrives New York 11 Feb. `92 Engaged to Theodore Dunham 19 Nov. `96 Balestier, Mai (Beatty’s wife) Fun in the snow 16 Feb. `92 Lunch with Kiplings 1 May `95 Balestier, Marjorie (daughter of Beatty and Mai) Fun in the snow 16 Feb. `92 Renew ‘worship’ of 26 July, `92 Balfour, Arthur J, (member of ‘The Souls’, politician, prime minister) Says he will give Henley a pension of £200 p.a. 3 Jan. `98 Attends dinner to Joseph Chamberlain 29 May `03 Offers Kipling KCMG 7 Nov. `03 The Kiplings meet him at the Lytteltons at Wittersham 26 May `10 Banff, Alberta Stays (and fishes) 10-13 July `92 Barr, Robert, Scottish-Canadian author Comes to stay with the Kiplings 12 Oct. `94 Barrie, J M, playwright and author Kipling lunches with him 26 May `97 Long walk with Kipling, Burne-Jones and ‘Crom’ Price 17 Oct. `97 Bateman’s, Burwash, their final home By train and cab to Etchingham and Burwash to see Bateman’s 14 Aug. `00 They “talk Burwash” 18 Aug. `00 Kipling sees George Macdonald (his cousin and solicitor) about buying 21 Sep. `00 Disappointment about Batemans 23 Sep. `00 By train and cab again to see Bateman’s 26 May `02 To Bateman’s again: they determine to buy: telegrams fly 28 May `02 George Macdonald buys Bateman’s on their behalf for £9300 10 June `02 Kipling takes Ambo Poynter to see Bateman’s 11 June `02 Both Kiplings and Ambo visit – decide to install electricity 18 June `02 Kiplings to Bateman’s, most days July `02 Purchase of Bateman’s complete 29 July `02 Move to Bateman’s – “chaos and black night” 3 Sep. `02 The Baldwins their first visitors – “charmed” 11 Sep. `02 Looking divine (on arrival home from South Africa – their first view of the house and garden in spring. 10 May `03 Laying of electric cable from the Mill to the house 5 Aug. `03 Borrow church records to trace previous owners 14 Nov. `03 Nursery chimney catches fire 26 Nov. `03 Buying Little Bateman’s 1 June `04 Turbine, for electricity, under repair 17 Sep. `04 Planting trees to shield Bateman’s from the road. 18 Sep. `04 The hot water radiator in our bedroom a great success 8 Nov. `04 Dudwell Farm added to the Kipling’s land. Dec. `04 Bricklayers building a wall 21 Sep. `05 They start to tear down the mill at Dudwell Farm 26 June `06 Looking beautiful, and peace of its shelter never more welcome 15 Dec. `07 Bateman’s features in ‘Country Life’ 13 Aug.