Their son was born soon after, in December 1865, and was christened Rudyard after Rudyard, Staffordshire, the place where his parents had first met; their daughter Alice Kipling was born in 1868.
Tidak lama kemudian anak mereka lahir, tepatnya pada bulan Desember 1865, dan dibaptis dengan nama Rudyard dari nama tempat Rudyard, Staffordshire, tempat di mana orang tuanya pertama kali bertemu; putri mereka, Alice Kipling lahir pada tahun 1868.