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(O)Rowley;

Variant Spellings; Rawlings, Rawlins, Roland, Rolands, Rollins, Rowlandson, Rowland, Rowlins.

(O)Rowley is a Connacht name being found mostly in copunties Mayo and Sligo.

In Irish the name is O Rothlain and, while sometimes synonyms may be used, Rowley is the most common English translation. The Norman name de Roleys is probably now extinct.

Sir Josias Rowley (d.1842) was an admiral in the British Navy.

Coat of Arms

(O)Rowley

Where the Family Lived (Blue Area)

Addresses for More Information

Ireland

Centre for Irish Genealogical and Local Studies, Carraig, Cliff Road, Windgates, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. (Sean Murphy, MA, Director)

General Register Office, 8-11 Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Telephone (01) 671 1000

Website http://www.doh.ie/manual/chap4/gere.htm

National Archives, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Ireland.

Telephone (01) 478 3711

National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Telephone (01) 603 0200

Website www.heanet.ie/natlib

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 66 Balmoral Street, Belfast BT9 6NYY, Northern Ireland

Telephone (01232) 251319.

Website http://proni.nics.gov.uk/index.htm

University College Dublin, Adult Education Office, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Website http://www.ucd.ie/delltti

http://library.ucd.ie

Britain

Family Records Centre, London, England.

Website http://pro.gov.uk/about/frc/default.htm

Public Records Office, Kew, Surrey, England.

Website http://www.pro.gov.uk

General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Website http://www.open.gov.uk/index.html

National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales.

Website http://www.llgc.org.uk/index.htm

North America

Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints, Family History Information, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Website http://lds.org/en/ 2 how do I begin/0- how do I begin.html

Family Tree Maker’s Genealogy Site

Website http://www.familytreemaker.com/index.html

The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA), P.O. Box 619 Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.

Website http://tiari.ie

Irish Genealogical Society International, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.

Website http://www.rootsweb.com irish/index.html

New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston Massachusetts, USA.

Website http://nehgs.org/main-01.htm

Australasia

Genealogical Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

Website http://www.alphalink.com/au/esv

National Archives of Australia, Canberra, Australia.

Website http://www.aa.gov.au/AA_WWW/AA_Home_Page.html

National Archives of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand

Website http://www.archives.dia.gov.nz

List of Links

Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet: Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Website http://www.cyndilist.com/ireland.htm

UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service.

Website http://www.genuki.org.uk

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