His grandparents arrived in New Zealand in 1875 on the Chile with 6 children plus 1 baby Alice Chile Rowson who was born at sea on 30/7/1875. They had a further 3 children in New Zealand. His mother was Alice. Leslie and his wife separated and he moved to Australia in 1932 with a new partner Faith with whom he had a child Leslie Ena Rowson. They both died in Sydney.
HAWERA & NORMANBY STAR - 21 Nov 1910
MARRIAGE ROWSON-SCANNELL At St. Joseph's Church, Hawera, on October 25, 1910, byt Rev. Father Power, Leslie, youngest son of Mr H. Rowson of Stratford, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr R. V. Scannell of Ngaere
Ref: Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.rowson/6.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx
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