Hi Dave,

I have a very remote connection to the HOWLAND family of Lowdas/Loudas (Leodest) through my Andreas JOUGHIN family.

[Generation 4] William JOUGHIN b.1710 married Jony DOUGHERDY 1736 Andreas.
William Joughin, Leodest, bapt.11 May 1710, buried Andreas 28 Nov 1771, married Jony DOUGHERDY 19 Feb.1736 Andreas.

Northside Sales, Andreas: [Marriage] Contract October 1738 no.21 between Wm Dougherty (Joney's brother) & Margaret Joughin (William's sister).

Children of [4] William Joughin, Leodest [1710-1771] & Jony DOUGHERDY, Andreas.

1. Margaret bapt.10 March 1737 daughter of William Joughan & Joney Dougherdy, married Ewan HOWLAND of KK Bride 1771 Andreas.
“Ewan Howland of the parish of KK Bride & Margt Joughin of this parish were married in this Church by license this 3 August 1771...… Ewan Howland
In the presence of Wm Radcliffe Deputy Clerk
Margt Joughin X
Wm Crain farmer my X”

Their children bapt. Andreas: Margaret Howland 17 May 1772; William Howland 2 Mar.1774; Joney Howland 17 Sept.1775; Isabel Howland 20 Sept.1783.

William Howland (b.1774) married Margaret GARRET 29 Dec.1821 Andreas.
Children of William HOWLAND & Margt GARRET bapt.Andreas: Mary Ann 15 June 1828; John 6 June 1824; Hugh 26 June 1831; Margt bapt.17 Jan.1822, married James BELL 18 May 1851 Braddan.

Braddan MI, Section 1, Block 5, no.3097: “Sacred to the memory of MARY ANN daughter of WILLIAM HOWLAND of Lowdas in the Parish of Andreas who died Sept 20th 1860 aged 34 years / also in affectionate remembrance of MARGARET the beloved wife of JAMES BELL of the Commercial Hotel North Quay, Douglas who died March 23rd 1873 aged 51 years”.

Joyce Oates has transcribed some of the early Howland wills. See:
www.mannincloud.info/indexes/ho-will.html

Sue