Sources
Mary Ellen - Father: Henry Hunt Fergus Maguire 1840-1907 Mother: Esther Ann Maguire
Emigration
Mary Ellen Downey née Maguire and her children sailed on the SS Dominion
- Liverpool to Philadelphia
- on the 16th. of September 1914
Census 1891
| Census Date 1891 | Address | Map | Family | Status | Age | Occupation |
| 1891 | 14 Irland Street | Henry Maguire | Head | 27 | Railway Porter | |
| Ann Maguire née Maguire | Wife | 27 | ||||
| Mary Maguire | Daughter | 7 | ||||
| Mary Ellen Maguire | Sister | 18 | Mantle Maker Dress | |||
| Daniel Downey | Boarder | 18 | General Labourer | |||
Census 1901
| Census Date 1901 | Address | Map | Family | Status | Age | Occupation |
| 1891 | 32 Chapel Street, Salford | yes | Henry Hunt Fergus Maguire | Head | 60 | Tailor |
| William D Wilson | Boarder | 28 | General Labourer | |||
| Daniel Downey | Head | 28 | General Labourer | |||
| Mary Ellen Downey née Maguire | Wife | 28 | ||||
| Gertrude Downey | Daughter | 3 | ||||
| John Downey | Son | 1 | ||||
Census 1911
| Census Date 1911 | Address | Map | Family | Status | Age | Occupation |
| 1891 | 20 Allendale Street, Salford, | yes | Daniel Downey | Head | 37 | Labourer Timber |
| Mary Ellen Downey | Wife | 37 | ||||
| Gertrude Downey | Daughter | 13 | School | |||
| John Downey | Son | 11 | School | |||
| Hilda Downey | Daughter | 9 | School | |||
| Elsie Downey | Daughter | 6 | School | |||
| Daniel Downey | Nephew | 21 | Bale Packer | |||
| Fred Crook | Boarder | 42 | Dyer |


