| Description | Probate and will proved 25 Jun 1920
Probate papers 1921
Copy birth certificate - William born 7 Dec 1882 at Britannia Terrace, St. Clears son of John Timothy Rowlands, mariner, and Mary Louisa Rowlands formerly Davies
Capt. Rowlands was the master of the S.S. Paddington of London, Official Number 123162 which was torpedoed by a submarine in St. Georges Channel on 21 Jul 1917
Insurance receipts 1912 - 1917
Letters to his sister (Mrs. W. Davies (Beattie), 6 Afan Street, Port Talbot) from:-
1. S. S. Deccan at Cardiff - enclosing all his papers, insurance policies, will and money for her to save for him - 6 Mar 1907
2. S. S. Euston at Cardiff - not going far - 6 Oct 1916
Crew Account of expenses from Sheerness to Cardiff and thence to Genoa 7 Nov 1916
3. S. S. Swindon at Baltimore enclosing copy of accounts between himself - crew and owners . . . "We have been here now a week just for a parcel of
2,000 tons of wheat, it is disgusting the way they work these ships, no wonder it costs us five million a day for the war. If this vessel had been
run by our owners we would have been in port about 5 days, instead of as we are at present a full month in port." . . . 31 Dec 1916
4. S.S. Paddington . . . "sailing tomorrow bound for Norfolk, . Va., U.S.A. via Gibraltar" . . . enclosing account of S.S. Swindon at Leghorn . . .
"take good care of this in case anything happens". . . 23 Feb 1917
5. S.S. Paddington at Norfolk . . . stormy passage . . leaving here for Baltimore ... to New York ... to Gibraltar . . . Italian port ..." I notice that two more of our steamers
have been sunk and in one case the Captain was taken a prisoner. I hope however that should we ever meet a submarine it will be either a fight to the finish or go down with
her" . . . enclosing summary of accounts with crew 6 Apr
6. S.S. Paddington at New York - enclosing accounts with crew 5 May 1917
7. S.S. Paddington at New York - enclosing accounts "I am sailing and will be landing the pilot in another half an hour ... I hope to be in Gibraltar in 18 days 7 May 1917
8. S.S. Paddington - enclosing summary of accounts . . . "It is quite possible that something may happen to me before I arrive at discharging port . . . should anything
happen to me refer things to Father ... I am sailing tomorrow bound to Genoa . . . 26 May 1917
9. S.S. Paddington at Genoa - enclosing accounts . . . sailing tomorrow . . . due Carthagena 24 . . . 19 Jun 1917
10. S.S. Paddington at Genoa 3 Jun 1917 (N.B. envelope post - marked Jul)
11. S.S. Paddington at Gibraltar - enclosing accounts up to date of leaving Carthagena Jul 10 . . . expect to sail sometime this evening and hope to arrive at Glasgow in about
12 or 13 days 12 Jul 1917
Letter to Captain John Rowlands, Lledrog, Ambleston from T. Lloyd, 16 Cogan Terrace, Cardiff - envelope postmarked 5 Sep 1917 - In Welsh
Letter to "Dear Grandpa" from W. Davies, 6 Afan Street, Port Talbot 5 Aug 1917
1 Page of letter fo "Dear B" from 6 Afan Street, Port Talbot - not signed 12 Aug
Letter to Mrs. Beatrice Davies from J. R. Jones, 8 Cogan Terrace, Canton . . . sorry to hear of death of Capt. W. Rowlands 10 Aug 1917
Memorandum to Lloyds Bank Ltd., Haverfordwest hereby authorise and request you to hand the deeds relating to 6 Afan Street, Port Talbot deposited for safe custody by the late Capt. W. Rowlands to Mr. R. T. P. Williams and to accept his receipt for them 16 Nov 1917
Letters to E. E. and W. from Thomas Lloyd, 16 Cogan Terrace, Cardiff
a. ... does not recall signing will as a witness 5 Jan 1918
b. ... signature is not his 9 Jan 1918
War Risks Insurance of Personal Effects - form of claim re W. Rowlands 1920 |