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Name: CHAPLIN, Clement O'Neil
Nee: ?Clement O'Neal Chaplin
Birth Date: ?bapt. 8 Apr 1883 Brooksby, Leic.
First Date: 1904
Profession: Farmer
Area: Naivasha, KAD 1922 - Nakuru, 1925 Solai, Nakuru, 1919 partner with Hopcraft
Married: Greta Hodger b. 1915
Children: June (1943); Alison (1945)
Book Reference: HBEA, Permanent Way, Gethin, KAD, Red 25, Red 31, Hut, Playne, Drumkey, Land, Red 22, Advertiser, EAHB 1906, Gazette, North, Medals, EAHB 1907, Hughes, Leader14, Rift Valley, Red Book 1912
War Service: East African Units
General Information:
Playne - Endabibi Farm - Mr N.M. Gibbs and Mr C. O'N. Chaplin bought Endabibi Farm from Messrs O. Edwards and H.W. Dobbin, and started operations in November 1908. The property, 11000 acres in extent, is 22 miles from Naivasha, and has about 1.5 miles of lake frontage. Mr Gibbs came to BEA in 1906 and Mr Chaplin in 1904. The latter was at the Govt. Farm, Naivasha, for nearly 4 years. The two partners run the farm without other European help and at present are engaged in breaking in oxen for work. The estate is surrounded by hills and plains covered with Bermuda grass, and the labour employed is Swahili, Masai and Lumbwa. The homestead is about 3 miles from the lake, but a new house is to be built in the centre of the farm with sun-dried bricks and ruberoid roof.
Land - C.O.N. Chaplin leased 5212 acres at Menengai, passed to R.L. Stobart
Land - 1911 - C.O.N. Chaplin - Grazing and agricultural, 5212 acres - Menengai - 13/9/09 - Under Occupation Licence for 2 to 99 years from 1/5/11 - Registered 23/6/11
Advertiser - 27/11/08 - Nakuru Agricultural Show - donation from - C. Chaplin
Gazette - 11/8/1915 - Appt. - Intelligence Department - To be Lieutenant - Intelligence Agent C.O.N. Chaplin
Medals - Intelligence Department, Agent - Clement O N Chaplin
Leader14 - C. Chaplin - Nakuru
Leader14 - Pastoralists Association - Secretary - O.N. Chaplin
Rift Valley - 5 Dec 1925 - 'We are informed by the steward that on the arrival of the last mail on the 1st, papers up to date were placed in the reading room as usual. Today (Saturday) not one of these papers can be found. Search of all bedrooms has been made without success.'
Red Book 1912 - C.O. Chaplin - Naivasha
Red Book 1912 - Committee Member - Naivasha & District Farmers' Association
Gazette 30 May 1917 dissolution of partnership with Alfred Norman Hopcraft on 1 Mar 1917
Gazette - 3/12/1919 - Register of Voters - Rift Valley Area - C. O'N. Chaplin - Farmer - Nakuru
Gethin diary 1911 - Loydien - July 10 - 'Go over to Chaplin's for tea.' July 17 - 'Mrs Chaplin comes to stay for a few days.' July 20 - 'Chaplin and Barry arrive and stay the night.'