Albert Francis Rowland

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• General Notes
  • Albert was born at Pullin's Cottages/Oakham where his father lived (according to Alberts Bert cert)
    
    According to Ralphs War Grave notes:  Albert and Frances were from Keythorpe, Leicester (1917)
    
    The 1891 Census where he is living in Game Keepers House in Elsham with Frances, there is also 2 grand daughters living there.
    
    On Marriage cert, lived at South Stoke, Elsham.
    
    England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1900
    
    Rowland, Albert Francis
      Year: 1862 Quarter: March
      Record Type: Births Volume: 7a
      District: Oakham Page: 244
    
    Married 31-mar-1891 in Elsham, Lincolnshire
    
    In 1881 Census:
    Was 19 when at Empingham, Rutland
    
    other notes:
    A william Jones was "boarder" in the Gamekeeper Lodge.
    
    Retired: Woodnewton
    
    Buried: Empingham, Rutland
    
    
    Kelly's Directory for 1902 has the entry:
    Rowland Edward, gamekeeper to Lord Cranworth
    and
    Cranworth Lord DL JP Letton hall; & 20a Great Cumberland place, London W
    
    
    the 1896 directory has:
    Rowland Edward, gamekeeper
    (and the later Lord Cranworth - baronetcy created in 1899 - was then:
    Gurdon Robert Thornhaugh MA DL JP (chairman of quarter sessions & col. 4th
    Volunteer Batt. Norfolk Regiment), Letton hall; & 5 Portman sq W & Brooks' &
    United University clubs, London SW
    
    the 1892 Directory has:
    Gowing James, gamekeeper
    
    on 1871 Census, he was in Rutland called Albert Francis Rowland
    
    Army document say he returned to Bushey green towards end of war.
    
    
    
    
    Letton Hall & Lodge was for sale 03 Oct 1913
    http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=1585-est01_2&cid=293#293
    Plan of Letton Hall Estate for sale by auction  PD 465/93  1913