The following data captures Margaret in the 1851 census, and the rest of the family living in the same house (77) during the 1871 census Margaret is four years Hughs senior.
Earley Canadian census 1851
Name: Margaret Early
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: 1835
Birthplace: Canada
Province: Canada East (Quebec)
District: Sherbrooke County
District Number: 29
Sub-District: Compton
Canadian census of 1871
Name: Micheal Earley
Gender: Male
Age: 64

Name: Bridget Earley
Gender: Female
Age: 66
Name: Hugh Earley
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Name: Bridget Earley
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Name: Ellen Earley,
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Country or Province of Birth: Quebec
Religion: Catholic
Census Place: Clifton c, Compton 142, Quebec
House Number: 77
Family Number: 83