BIRTH.

Name: William Rowan PEARCE
Year: 1916
Place: Glenhuntly, Victoria
Father: William Thomas PEARCE
Mother: Annie Kate SMITH

Ref: Registry of Births Victoria. Registration #21282.

MARRIAGE.

Groom: William Rowan PEARCE.
Bride: Hylda Boyd SPOKES.
Year married: 1937.
Place Victoria, Australia.

Ref: Registry of Marriages Victoria. Registration #4098.

BIRTH.

Name: Hylda Boyd SPOKES
Year: 1917
Place: South Melbourne, Victoria
Father: Cyril James SPOKES
Mother: Hettie Blanche GOODGE

Ref: Registry of Births, Victoria. Registration #22691.

Thank you. We have his mother as Annie (Kate) Searle. Do you have a copy of the birth certificate? Could it have been a mistake in transcription?
I also have a suggestion That Rowan had one son William Pearce but it is a common name and I was hoping someone would have a family connection to confirm that.

MARRIAGE
for parents of William Rowan PEARCE.
Annie is also named SMITH in the marriage records so don't think it will be a transcription error.

Groom: William Thomas PEARCE.
Birth place: Given as Tasmania.

Bride: Annie Kate SMITH.
Birth Place: Given as Victoria.

Year married: 1908.
Place: Victoria, Australia.

Ref: Registry of Marriages, Victoria. Registration #234.

BIRTH.

This looks like Annie's birth recorded under SMITH.

Name: Annie Kate SMITH
Year: 1885
Place: Melbourne, Victoria
Father: John SMITH
Mother: Kate SUTHERLAND

Ref: Registry of Births, Victoria. Registration #4259.

No idea where the name SEARLE comes into it.

Thanks for that! Searle was "known" in the family. Obviously someone got their wires crossed!!
Rowan's grandfather was my great-great grandfather and I had a request from a 'cousin' in USA for information about what happened to Rowan. Apparently he visited the States at some time and was known there.
Thank you!

The Age (Melbourne, Vic). Mon 9 Feb 1948
PEARCE.— On Feb. 8. at Royal Melbourne Hospital, William Thomas Pearce, loved husband of Annie Kate, loved father of William Rowan.
PEARCE.— On Feb. 8. at Royal Melbourne Hospital, William Thomas Pearce, loved brother of Alice (Mrs.Turner), Lily (Mrs. Whiteley). Percy (deceased),
Ethel (Mrs. Richardson, deceased), Blanche (Mrs. Bain, Gordon,
Renira (Mrs. Shave).
[the above notices also appeared in THE ARGUS]

The Age, Mon 29 Mar 1948
WILLIAM THOMAS PEARCE, formerly or MacKay-avenue. Glenhuntly, but late of 107 Neville-street, Middle Park, Council Employee, deceased.
— After fourteen clear days Annie Kate Pearce, of 20 Kooyong-road, Caulfleld,
widow, the executrix appointed by the deceased's WILL, dated the twelfth day
of May. 1919. will apply to the Supreme court for probate of this will.
O'DONOHUE, GREEN 7 LYNCH, Of
109 Swanston-street, Melbourne, Solicitors for the applicant
Annie Kate Pearce died on the 12 July 1966 at Rockdale in New South Wales.
NSW.BD&M DEATHS:
PEARCE, ANNIE KATE
28965/1966
FATHER: JOHN
MOTHER: ALICE
LOCALITY:KOGARAH
A death notice for Annie Kate Pearce appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on the 13 July 1966 and in the AGE on the 14 July 1966.

PEARCE from The Ryerson Index
PEARCE Annie Kate Death notice 12JUL1966 Death 81 late of Rockdale, formerly of Middle Park, Melbourne
The Age (Melbourne) 14JUL1966
PEARCE Annie Kate Death notice 12JUL1966 Death 81 late of Rockdale, formerly of Middle Park, Melbourne
Sydney Morning Herald 13JUL1966

PEARCE Allan Rowan Death notice 24JUN1988 Death 42 Sydney Morning Herald 27JUNE 1988
PEARCE Rowan (William Rowan) Death notice 27SEP2011 Death 95 late of Banora Point, NSW Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 29SEP2011
PEARCE William Rowan (Rowan) Death notice 27SEP2011 Death 95 late of Banora Point NSW Tweed Daily News 29SEP2011

Thank you so much - I did find the two death notices (eventually) for PEARCE Rowan (William Rowan) but missed the two for PEARCE Annie Kate. And that tells me that she moved to Sydney at some stage so I should not limit my enquiries to Victoria!
Thank you so much!

Thanks vickicasey. I will stick with Australia for now.