Job Hounsell

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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Family Time Line

Job Hounsell
1845–1917
Louisa Babstock
1847–1917
Marriage: 7 August 1867
Elizabeth Louisa Hounsell
1870–1955
Amelia Maud Hounsell
1872–
Harry Edmond Hounsell
1877–1882
Walter George Hounsell
1881–1881
Hansford Harold Hounsell
1883–1954
Willhelmina Octavia Hounsell
1886–1975

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"

World Events (8)

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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