ROWLEY, HENRY JOSHUA, son of Rev. Joshua Rowley, Rector of East Bergholt, Suffolk, and Mary, dau. of Henry Scurfield, The Mote, Pembrokeshire; b. 20 Dec 1806; adm. 17 Jan 1820 (Stelfox); d. from effects of falling from a window of Mrs. Stelfox’s boarding house in Dean’s Yard 10 Apr 1821 (inquest in Times 11 Apr 1821).
ROWLANDSON, EDWARD, son of Rev. Michael Rowlandson DD, Vicar of Warminster, Wilts., and Rebecca Shrimpton (IGI); b. 21 Jan 1803; adm. 24 Sep 1817 (Best's); left 11 Dec 1818; Queen’s Coll. Oxford, matr. 12 Nov 1819, Michel exhibitioner 1819-23, scholar 1823-6; BA 1823; MA 1827; Fellow, Queen’s Coll. 1826-9; ordained; Curate, Kington St. Michael, Wilts.; d. 11 Jun 1854.
Rowlands, Franklyn Theodore Rowland, only son of His Honour Judge Rowland Rowlands, of Porthcawl, co. Glamorgan, by Mary, daughter of Gwilym Thomas, of Ynishn, co. Glamorgan; b. Sept. 25, 1898; adm. May 2, 1913 (R); left July 1916; R. M.C. Sandhurst 1916; 2nd Lieut. 3rd Batt. South Wales Borderers May 1, 1917, attached 2nd Batt.; went out to the western front Oct. 1917; killed in action near Rumilly, Cambrai, France, Nov. 21, 1917.
Rowland-Jones, Arthur Robert Vernon, son of Arthur Rowland-Jones, MGM film distributor in India, of Watford, Herts, and Evelyn Owen MBE, St John's Ambulance Brigade, d. of John Hensley Owen, stockbroker, of Watford; b. 31 Jan. 1918; adm. Jan. 1932 (B); left July 1932 and went to St George's Sch. Harpenden; Queen's Coll. Oxf., matric. 1936 (choral bursary); RI NVR in WW2 (Lieut.); BMus (Lond.) 1948; a schoolmaster and music teacher 1948-67; sen. lecturer in Music East Sussex Coll. of Higher Education 1967-77; part-time music teaching 1977-; m. 9 August 1945 Olive Basil, d. of John L. Bergson, co. director, and niece of Henri Bergson, philosopher; d. 2006.
ROWLAND, JOHN; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1661, adm. pens. 22 May 1661, scholar 1662; BA 1664/5.
Rowland, Hugh Anthony Izett, son of Stanley Rowland FCA, of Dulwich, and Agnes Chesney, d. of Adam Izett of Hanley, Staffs; b. 18 June 1923; adm. Sept. 1935 (H); left Apr. 1940; New Coll. Oxf., matric. 1941; RNVR in WW2 (Sub-Lieut.); a civil engineer, AMICE 1951; Balfour Beatty & Co.; m. 20 Apr. 1952 Madeleine, d. of Maurice Bigot of Chartres, France.
ROWLAND, FRANCIS; b.; adm. (aged 12) 1745 (Douglas'); left 1747. [note Capt. Francis Rowland, 84th Foot, stationed Bengal, will proved PCC 16 Sep 1765]
ROWLAND, DAVY; b.; adm.; QS 6 Apr 1554 (Acts of Chapter I, 281b).
Rowland, Cyril Arthur, son of Gwilym Evan Rowland of Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, and Violet Jane Owena, d. of John Hughes of Oswestry, Shropshire; b. 9 June 1905; adm. Apr. 1920 (A); left Mar. 1923; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1923, BA 1926, MA 1930; RASC, later RIASC, 1940-5 (Maj.), MBE 1945; gen. man. National Employers' Mutual Gen. Assurance Assn; m. 18 Feb. 1933 Eileen Mary, d. of Henry Augustus Pollak of Hampstead; d. 30 June 1971.
ROWE, NICHOLAS, son of John Rowe, Lanerton, Devon, Serjeant at Law, and Elizabeth, dau. of Jasper Edwards (qv); bapt. 30 Jun 1674; adm.; KS 1688; left 1691; adm. Middle Temple 4 Aug 1691, called to bar 22 May 1696; abandoned law for writing for the stage; his play Ambitious Stepmother was performed at Lincoln’s Inn Fields 1700, Tamerlane in 1702 and The Fair Penitent in 1703; edited Shakespeare’s works, 1709; Under-Secretary to Secretary of State for Scotland Feb 1709 – Jul 1711; Poet Laureate from 1 Aug 1715; Secretary of Presentations, Chancery, from 5 May 1718; his verse translation of Lucan’s Pharsalia was published just after his death; a collected edition of his plays and occasional poems appeared in 1727; m. 1st, Antonia, dau. of Anthony Parsons, Auditor of the Revenue; m. 2nd, 1717 Anne, dau. of Joseph Devenish, Buckham, Dorset; d. 6 Dec 1718. Buried Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey. DNB.