Downer family
The Downer family has played a significant role in the South Australian and Australian political and social sphere since the early days of European settlement. Their earliest ancestors were Mary Ann Downer and her son Henry Downer, a tailor, who travelled from England to Australia in 1862, settling in Adelaide.
| Name | Birth name | Alive | Occupation | Office | Parents | Spouse | Notes |
| Henry Downer | Henry Downer | 1811–1870 | Tailor | Jane Field | arrived from England aboard the Eden on 24 February 1838 | ||
| George Downer | Alexander George Downer | 1839–1916 | Barrister, journalist, businessman | Henry Downer and Jane Downer | unmarried | ||
| John Downer | John William Downer | 1843–1915 | Partner in the legal firm G & J Downer | Premier of South Australia 1885 – 1887, 1892 – 1893 | Henry Downer and Jane Downer | Elizabeth Henderson Una Stella Haslingden Russell | |
| Henry Edward Downer | 1836–1905 | lawyer, businessman, politician | Henry Downer and Jane Downer | Maria Martin Haggar | |||
| Alick Downer | Alexander Russell Downer | 1910–1981 | Minister for Immigration, Australian 1958 – 1963 High Commissioner in London 1964 – 1972 | John William Downer and Una Stella Haslingden Downer | Mary Isobel Gosse | ||
| Mary Downer | Mary Isobel Gosse | 1924–2014 | James Hay Gosse and Joanna Lang Gosse | Alick Downer | |||
| Alexander Downer | 1951 – | Minister for Foreign Affairs 1996 – 2007 Opposition Leader 1994 – 1995 | Alick Downer and Mary Downer | Nicola Robinson | |||
| Georgina Downer | Alexander Downer and Nicola Rosemary "Nicky" Downer, née Robinson | Unsuccessfully contested the 2018 Mayo by-election and the 2019 Australian federal election as the endorsed Liberal candidate. |