Dear Joanne - I read all the old posts on Roots chat forum and was thrilled to know other relatives of Wm Pearce are into genealogy. I see you are on Vancouver Is. There were 3 brothers who went to Canada - you have said Jim and Ned and also Richard (Dick) Richard died whilst travelling - he died of haemorrhaging of the lungs on 02 Oct 1909 age 35, unmarried I believe. Altogether I believe there were 8 sons and 2 daughters. Boys - Frederick William (Bill), Francis George (Geordie), Richard (Dick), Winfred Stuart (Fred), Edward John (Ned), James Arthur (Arthur), Charles Albert (Charlie) and Joseph Henry (Harry). Girls were Alice Annie (Elsie) b 1869; and Mary Elizabeth who died in infancy 02 Oct 1878 (same day different year as Dick) I have a photo with all of the family but Mary Elizabeth - although Francis George has been added in - it looks like it is taken in bat 1890's. The family gravestone includes - Sarah died 29th May 1912 (My own father's 8th birthday, William died 1914 and sons Dick in 1909, Joseph Henry who died at Kilsyth 03 Dec 1912 aged 26 and Mary Elizabeth in 1878. 1912 was a very big and sad year for the family as Sarah died in May, Francis George (Geordie) and wife Isabella (nee Lumsden) and family set off on 14 June for Australia and then later Joseph Henry (Harry) died in December. William and Sarah are my great grandparents so I am one generation behind you! My Grandfather was Francis George Pearce (B. 1870) who came out to Australia in 1912 and settled in Victoria. They developed orchards in the Orrvale district with other new settlers.
Love to hear from you and any of the others posting - Cheers from a rellie in OZ - Isabel nee Pearce