The Downer family has played a significant role in the

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n and

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n political and social sphere since the early days of European settlement. Their earliest ancestors were Mary Ann Downer (1792–1868) and her son Henry Downer, a

tailor A tailor is a person who makes or alters clothing, particularly in men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century. History Although clothing construction goes back to prehistory, there is evidence of ...

(1811–1870), who travelled from

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to Australia in 1862, settling in

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References

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External links

The Alexander Downer Archival Collection at the University of South Australia Library
Australian people of English descent Political families of Australia