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Diary and account Book of Faith Orlebar, Hinwick House

1894

From: 1894 To: 1894

A number of blank pages at start Scotts left Hinwick Hall in March Sale of Furniture15 March 1894 Visit of Mrs Bourne 29 June 1894 Nai Sawn, Siamese learning to be a schoolmaster had arrived day before - keen on cricket Picnic of Order of Chivalry at Kirby Hall, Northants 7 July 1894 5000 children present - great number from London's East End visit of Faith's Uncle William and Aunt Henrietta 9-12 July 1894 Huge P.L. (Primrose League) Demonstration at Boughton House, Northampton 14 July 1894 Visit of Lord Winchilsea, meetings at Wellingborough and Podington re National Agricultural Union. Looked at House at Lodge Farm 25 July 1894 Rouse went to see Lady Grosvenor at Balwick Park, Waverley to talk over proposed letting of Hinwick Hall, keen gardener Siamese paying guests went fishing at Harrold 22 August 1894 Arnold Brunswick blacking new engine Rouse goes to Lawn Tennis party at Carlton Rectory, about 50 people there. 22 August 1894 Rouse "talking and planning future arrangements for his new engine" Bournes at Cowarne trying new type of butter making with end over end churn 24 August 1894 Richard and Rouse Orlebar went to large garden party at Ecton - Parson of Wilby, Northants keen on founding local branch of National Agricultural Union 25 August 1894 given Coltsfoot wine and biscuits on visit to Sarah Carrington (Frederica discussing Church needlework with her) Came across a little story by Rouse when 9 Started "pulling" flax - new venture on the farm (loose sheet from pocket diary 26 August - 1 September 1894) Rouse made plan of Hinwick House for Lady Grosvenor 26 August 1894 favourable account of sermon by Mr Schofield Mr Eades incumbent at Farndish 26 August 1894 Siamese left 1 September 1894 bad state of the corn 2 September 1894 Sunday: Mr Walker back again: 'we groaned' re flax "William Richardson has to be guided about its management" all 3 servants sent to Church Copy entries from Mary Orlebar's Bible into Rouse's Bible 2 September 1894 Rouse went shooting partridges 3 September 1894 Lord Henry Grosvenor viewed Hinwick Hall (accompanied by Lady Charlotte Smith Barry) shooting tenants first visit shooting Partridges. Mr West shot Mr Turner - serious wound in hand, hip and bridge of nose visit of Ruth Baily (sister) and son Robin 4 September 1894 Tim Alston's lesson in Butter Churning 5 September 1894 Visit by Effie Sartoris and Mrs Craven prior to Mrs Craven's return to Belgium 5 September 1894 Mrs Selby's farewell tea party to the Hinwick women 6 September 1894 Rouse shooting with Herbert Arkwright at Knuston, Northants 7 September 1894 played croquet in evening 8 September 1894 "I had heard from Miss Wormald, who half promised, but does not quite like doing so, to let her servant speak for Mr Alston in Court of Law" (probably Alston v Alston Divorce Case) 12 September 1894 end of Ruth and Robin's visit 21 September 1894 Robin sent to prep school kept by Mr Radcliffe of Fonthill, East Grinstead Rouse's engine started 12 September 1894 visit of Aunt Henrietta Glennie: "Rouse was going to a Liberal Meeting at Podington held by Mr Sargeant, the clergyman at Bozeat, but the rain hardly made it worthwhile. However it proved to be a fairly good meeting and the Parish Councils question was propounded..." September 1894 visit from Richard and Frederica from London, stayed at their Garret at Podington "which they had previously arranged for coming down to if necessary" Cook and Coachman Gaunt sacked birth of Richard Astry Bourne Orlebar (9lbs 3oz) 6.20pm, 7 October 1894 Aunt Henrietta and Mrs Mary Austin (sister of Hannah Clarke) with her Harold Glennie leaving for South Africa visit of Lady Grosvenor "in a critical state of health" November 1894 R.A.B. Orlebar christened 13 November 1894 godparents listed Augustus Orlebar keen to rent Hinwick Hall, in fact takes Hinwick House, brought his school over to see it. Faith getting prepared for move to Park House November - December 1894 after moving into Park House, leave for Cowarne 18 December 1894 Christmas at Cowarne hears of death of Lady Grosvenor (she died 24 December 1894) Newspaper cutting including portrait of Lady Henry Grosvenor Newspaper cutting of Engagement and Marriage of the Reverend William Henry Greaves Twining to Agatha Georgina Bourne, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs Robert Bourne of Cowarne Court, Herefordshire and The Sanctuary, Westminster 30 October 1894 (Twining was then Vicar of St Stephen's Westminster) Newspaper account of above (loose) At back of book memorandum relating to 3 large puff balls found 5 August 1894 Wages and (names of employees etc) 1894 Household Accounts January - December 1894

Published copy available in searchroom as MIC 302

Published as a microfilm by academic publishers Adam Matthew.

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Orlebar, Faith Henrietta,
Scott,
Bourne,
Nai Sawn,
Bourne, William,
Bourne, Henrietta,
Winchilsea,
Orlebar, Rouse,
Grosvenor, Henry,
Brunswick, Arnold,
Orlebar, Richard,
Carrington, Sarah,
Orlebar, Frederica,
Schofield,
Eades,
Walker,
Richardson, William,
Orlebar, Mary,
Barry, Charlotte Smith,
West,
Turner,
Baily, Ruth,
Baily, Robin,
Alston, Tim,
Sartoris, Effie,
Craven,
Selby,
Arkwright, Herbert,
Wormald,
Radcliffe,
Glennie, Henrietta,
Sargeant,
Gaunt, John,
Orlebar, Richard Astry Bourne,
Austin, Mary,
Clarke, Hannah,
Glennie, Harrold,
Orlebar, Augustus,
Twining, William Henry Greaves,
Bourne, Agatha Georgina,
Bourne, Robert

Hinwick Hall, Primrose League, Northampton, Wellingborough, PODINGTON, National Agricultural Union, Cowarne Court, garden party, flax, Hinwick House, FARNDISH, servants, CHURCH, shooting, butter, birthdays, deaths, newspaper cuttings, MARRIAGE, estate wages, household accounts