Individual Details

ROWLAND , NATHANIEL ( 1749 - 1831 ), Methodist cleric ; b. in Llangeitho parsonage, son of Daniel Rowland (q.v.) . He was educated at Christ Church , Oxford , where he graduated B.A. 1771 , and M.A. 1774 . He is said to have been ordained (not by the bishop of S. Davids ) in 1773 , but where he served is not known. In 1776 he m. Margaret , daughter of Howel Davies (q.v.) and went to live at Parcau , Henllan Amgoed , on the borders of Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire . He was a Methodist like his father and appears to have officiated as secretary of the Calvinistic Methodist Association , 1778-97 . He was for years the mainstay of Methodism in Pembrokeshire , ministered to the societies formed by his father-in-law, and had charge of Tabernacle , Haverfordwest . William Williams of Pantycelyn called upon him to take his father's place as leader of the Association , and he played a leading part in the excommunication of Peter Williams (q.v.) . His chief failing was his pride, and he tended to arrogate authority over his brethren. In 1807 , at the Newcastle Emlyn Association , he too was excommunicated, for drunkenness. He d. 8 March 1831 , and was buried at Henllan Amgoed .

Birth	1749	Llangeitho, Cardiganshire
Residence	7 Dec 1793	Parcau, Henllan Amgoed
Death	8 Mar 1831
Occupation		vicar - Llangeitho, Cardiganshire

Father	Rev Daniel ROWLAND (1713 - 1790)
Mother	Elinor DAVIES aka Eleanor (1717 - 1792)
Sibling	Rev John ROWLAND (1735 - 1815)
Sibling	Anne ROWLAND (1742 - 1815)
Sibling	Elizabeth ROWLAND ( - )
Sibling	Sarah ROWLAND ( - )
Sibling	Dafydd ROWLAND ( - )
Sibling	Rachel ROWLAND ( - )