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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Family Time Line
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
1871– Male
1873– Female
Parents and Siblings
1846–1878 Male
1849–1911 Female
Siblings (4)
1870– Female
1871– Male
1873– Female
1874– Female
World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 7
1884
Age 11
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 31
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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