The timeline below gives the signifcant dates in Elgar's life, including his moves around the country, his significant honours, his major conducting engagements as well as personal events such as his marriage and the birth of his only child, Carice.
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| 1857 | Born 2nd June at Lower Broadheath |
| 1863 | Moves to 10 High Street Worcester |
| 1864 | Starts learning the piano |
| 1872 |
First complete compositions - The Language of Flowers and Chantant |
| 1877 |
First series of violin lessons with Adolphe Pollitzer |
| 1878 |
Plays in Three Choirs Festival Orchestra |
| 1884 |
First London performance of one of his compositions - Sevillana |
| 1885 |
Succeeds his father as organist of St. George's R.C. Church, Worcester |
| 1889 |
Marries Caroline Alice Roberts at Brompton Oratory, South Kensington Moves to London |
| 1890 |
Daughter Carice born 14 August |
| 1891 |
Returns to Worcestershire and moves to "Forli", Malvern Link |
| 1897 |
Worcestershire Philharmonic Society formed with Elgar as conductor |
| 1899 |
Moves to "Craeg Lea", Malvern Wells |
| 1900 |
Awarded Doctorate by Cambridge University |
| 1904 |
Three Day Elgar Festival at Covent Garden Knighted: moves to "Plas Gwyn", Hereford Accepts post as Peyton Professor of Music at Birmingham University |
| 1905 |
First visit to USA Honorary Doctorate from Yale University |
| 1911 |
Becomes member of the Order of Merit Succeeds Richter as conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra |
| 1912 |
Moves to "Severn House", Hampstead, London |
| 1914 |
Conducts his first gramophone recording - Carissima |
| 1920 |
Wife Alice dies 7 April |
| 1923 |
Returns to Worcestershire Visits South America for a cruise up the Amazon |
| 1924 | Appointed Master of the King's Musick |
| 1925 | Awarded Gold medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society |
| 1928 | Award KCVO |
| 1931 | Opens EMI recording studios at Abbey Road, London Awarded Baronetcy and becomes "First Baronet of Broadheath" |
| 1932 | Conducts Yehudi Menuhin in recording of the Violin Concerto |
| 1933 | Flies to Paris to conduct performance of the Violin Concerto Visits Delius at Grez-sur-Loing Awarded GCVO |
| 1934 | Dies peacefully on 23rd February in Worcester |
| 1935 | Birthplace Cottage purchase by Worcester City Council |
