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. > > > >