Brief Life History of Job
When Job Hounsell was born in 1845, in Puncknowle, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, his father, Abraham Hounsell, was 64 and his mother, Sarah Hounsell, was 43. He married Louisa Babstock on 7 August 1867, in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 11 June 1917, in Exeter, South Australia, Australia, at the age of 72, and was buried in Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia.
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Sources (7)
- Job Hounsell, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Legacy NFS Source: Job Hounsel - Individual or family possessions: birth: 1845; Puncknowle, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom
- Job Hounsell, "Find A Grave Index"
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1847
Gold found in Port Phillip.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1867
End of transportation to Western Australia.
Name Meaning
English (Dorset): habitational name from a lost or as yet unidentified place.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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