Alan Herbert Rowland

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This is a rather vague query as I can only find one instance of the name and no idea if he is my man.
I can find no BMD records for him, and have no idea if this chap is English.
The only record found is an entry on the 1929 London electoral where he is living at 2 Princeton Mansions, Red Lion Street, Camden with an Elsie Maud Rowland - no definite other records for her and no probable marriage found. And nothing apparent on passenger lists.

Any help to identify him would be appreciated.
Thanks
John

[Kay99]

On the image his surname is Howland

Possibly

Name    Alan Herbert Howland
Death Age    47
Birth Date    abt 1899
Death Date    abt 1946
Burial Date    5 Nov 1946
Burial Place    London, England
Burial Cemetery    St Marylebone Cemetery

Kay

Added - Married Elsie M Cawston - Lambeth Dec 1927 and Anc family trees have them divorced in 1930

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They appear together in 1939 war register

Marriages Dec 1927   

Cawston    Elsie M    Howland    Lambeth    1d   491    
Howland    Alan H    Cawston    Lambeth    1d   491

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Alan Herbert Howland birth was registered 1899 Lambeth mother's maiden name Gregory.

He was baptised 27 May 1899 at St. John the Divine, Lambeth.
Parents
Herbert Charles James Howland and Dora Martha   

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1901 census - 37 Stockwell Park Crescent, Lambeth

Herbert C Howland  27 organist and theatre chorus master, born Clapham London
Dora   28   born Dulwich
Alan H age 1  born Brixton


Dora filed for divorce 1906 it was granted 1907 (he had left her.)

1911 Dora and son Alan are living with her father widowed  Edward Townsend Gregory , Dora also says she is a widow, that may or may not be true.   

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Deceased on line
Herbert Charles Howland buried 5 May 1909 Burial Southwark, London

GRO Index, death registration Lambeth 1909 age 35.

ADDED
They were married 29 June 1897 St Michael, Lambeth, Stockwell Road.

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Just to finish.
Herbert and Dora Howland also had a daughter Theresa Howland born 20 November 1902 (I think this is an error as her birth was recorded October quarter 1902) bap 23 November 1902 St Michael, Lambeth - death recorded December quarter 1902.

Theresa was the name of Dora's sister.

[MonicaL]

Alan Herbert Howland (1899–1946 ) was a BBC announcer well known for some of his wartime radio broadcasts....

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Howland

Photo of him is from a Radio Times issue https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Radio_Times_-_1926-12-19_-_p671.jpg

Good Afternoon, Children : Wireless Stories and Plays from The Children's Hour, edited by "Columbus" (pseudonym of Alan Herbert Howland)

See www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Afternoon-Children-wireless-Childrens/dp/B00123WNU4

Monica

[MonicaL]

Reference to a will in the National Probate Register:

HOWLAND Alan, of 20 Goodwood Court, Devonshire Street died 1 November 1946 at Mile End Hospital  on Bancroft Road, London E1. Administration London on 15 February to Lilian Eve Howland, widow. Effects...

There is a marriage for an Alan H Howland and a Lilian E S CROLL or RUSSELL or SACKVILLE RUSSELL (1/2 previous marriages and a maiden name?). Marriage indexed in 3rd Qrt 1933, Lambeth. Vol. 1d/   Pg. 859

Monica