Hi David, Thanks for the info. W.E.Rowlands is Reverend Rowlands, known as Padre Rowlands of Ceylon who spent most of his life in charge of the Tamil Coolie Mission that looked after the well being of the tamil coolies brought over from India to work the plantations. Unfortunately, at this stage I cannot find a connection to our family. The marriage details have shortened his wife's name, which was Mary Blackwell EVANS, the daughter of Rev.C.Evans. The funeral details are correct. Regards. Ed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Kenny" <dakenny@ozemail.com.au> To: <srilanka@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 8:11 AM Subject: Re: [SRILANKA] ROWLANDS > Hi > > Not sure if related but found this in the London Times... > > William Edward ROWLANDS, son of William ROWLANDS, esq, of Worcester, > married Mary Blackwell > on the 12 Nov 1863 > > Then > > ROWLANDS. - On Sept 23, 1927, at Lindun, Ferndale, Tunbridge Wells, > WILLIAM > EDWARD ROWLANDS, for 56 years a missionary of the C.M.S. in Ceylon, and > for > 11 years Rector of Bonchurch, I. of W., in his 90th year > Funeral, Bonchurch, Sept 29 > > Regards > > David > Ourimbah, NSW, Australia. > > Ed Rowlands wrote: > >>Hi Georgina, The Rowlands family that we are researching at present >>starts >>with a William Rowlands of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment. A letter from the >>PRO >>of data taken from the Muster Books and Pay Lists of the CRR >>(W.O.12/10601-10626) indicates that he enlisted in Ceylon, on 1.4.1826 and >>was discharged on 31.7.1850. The other important information is that his >>place of birth was recorded as Colombo, there was no reference to his age, >>but he would have to have been born sometime after 1800. We are therefore >>trying to find the names of his parents who may have come with the East >>India Company or the British armed forces to Ceylon sometime after 1796. >>No >>luck to date. >>Ed.Rowlands. >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SRILANKA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >