David Alfred Doudney (1811–1893) was an English printer, journalist and author, who became an evangelical clergyman.
The son of John Doudney (died 1834), he was born on 8 March 1811 at his father's house, 386 Mile End Terrace, Portsea.
[1][2] In November 1846 Doudney went to Ireland to distribute funds raised by readers of the Gospel Magazine for the relief of the Great Famine.
Finding a need, Doudney established industrial, infant, and agricultural schools at Bunmahon (Bonmahon), where technical instruction was supplied.
[1] Doudney left Ireland in 1859 to become perpetual curate of St. Luke's, Bedminster, Bristol, where he established similar industrial schools.