Rosina Evelyn Downey

Female1873–

Brief Life History of Rosina Evelyn

When Rosina Evelyn Downey was born in 1873, in Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Burnell Downey, was 27 and her mother, Jane Elizabeth Rockett, was 24. She married Ernest Cornish in 1894, in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1911.

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Ernest Cornish
1871–
Rosina Evelyn Downey
1873–
Marriage: 1894

Sources (5)

  • Rosina Downey in household of Laura Downey, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Rosina Evelyn Downey, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • Rosina Downey in household of Jane Downey, "England and Wales Census, 1881"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1894Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

    Age 7

    School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

    1884

    Age 11

    Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

    1904 · The Entente Cordiale

    Age 31

    The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

    Name Meaning

    Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dúnadhaigh ‘descendant of Dúnadhach’, a personal name meaning ‘fortress-holder’ (from dún ‘fortress, fortified hill’).

    Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maol Dhomhnaigh, or of Mac Giolla Dhomnaigh (see Maloney ).

    Scottish: habitational name from the Scottish barony of Downie or Duny in the parish of Monikie in Angus (on Tayside), named from Gaelic dùn ‘hill’ + the locative suffix -ach.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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