George Synnot, 1820 Settler^{[1, 2]}

1819 - 1871  (52 years)

• Name	George Synnot
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Born	23 Feb 1819	Ballymoyer, County Armagh, Ireland   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	12 Feb 1820	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland   [6]
  	Synnot's Party on the Fanny
  Settler ID	3087
  Occupation	1856	Geelong, Victoria, Australia   [3, 13]
  gentleman
  Residence	Geelong, Victoria, Australia   [12]
  Died	1 Jul 1871	Geelong, Victoria, Australia   [3, 4, 5, 12, 14, 15]
  Person ID	I136065	master
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Captain Walter John Synnot, 1820 Settler,   b. 29 Dec 1773, Ballymoyer, County Armagh, Ireland ,   d. 31 Dec 1851, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Houston, 1820 Settler,   b. 31 Jul 1799, Hartsford, County Down, Ireland ,   d. 26 Aug 1834, Ballymoyer, County Armagh, Ireland  (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F48386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Holmes Mather,   b. Abt 1817,   d. 13 Feb 1881  (Age 64 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1844	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   [3, 4, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Children	1. Mary Jane Cumberland Synnot,   b. 1846, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 4 Jan 1874, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  (Age 28 years)   2. Walter Seton Synnot,   b. 24 May 1847, St Peak, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 20 Aug 1907, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  (Age 60 years)   3. George Nugent Synnot,   b. 29 Oct 1849, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 7 Jan 1920, Victoria, Australia  (Age 70 years)   4. Catherine Synnot,   b. 1850, Geelong, Victoria, Australia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Marcus Synnot,   b. Abt Jul 1852,   d. 20 Feb 1854, Geelong, Victoria, Australia  (Age 1 years)   6. Catherine Synnot,   b. 26 Aug 1855, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 1929, Brighton, Victoria, Australia  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F48389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Settler - 12 Feb 1820 - Cork, Co Cork, Ireland Married - 12 Dec 1844 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Occupation - gentleman - 1856 - Geelong, Victoria, Australia Residence - - Geelong, Victoria, Australia Died - 1 Jul 1871 - Geelong, Victoria, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Synnot accessed 28 Jul 2014: George Synnot (1819-1871 ) was one of Victoria's pioneer settlers arriving in the Port Phillip District about 1837 and rising to become a prominent land owner and Geelong businessman. George Synnot was son of Captain Walter Synnot,[1] a prominent Australian Colonial, one of numerous children. His Brother Monckton Synnot was also a well known squatter and wool brokers. His sister Jane married into the Manifold family. George Synnot travelled to the Port Phillip District from ... and established the firm, George Synnot & Co., in 1854, taking Thomas Guthrie (1833-1928), into the partnership in 1857.[2] They operated hide and skin stores, wool and grain warehouses in Claire Street Geelong, and also engaged in trade. Synnot is credited with holding one of the first auction sales of wool in Geelong in November 1858.[3] Hawkes Bros. took over the business in 1882. In 1850, Synnot purchased over 18,000 acres under pre-emptive rights in the parishes of Bulban and Wurdi Yowang. With his brother Monkton Synnot, he managed the main station known as 'Station Peak', while the Mouyong property (also known as Mowyong Mayong, Moyong, Mouyong or Bareacres).[4] Synnot bought the gabled Scottish manse style house 'Fernside' in Geelong at an auction in 1866.[5] References [1] "The Children of Walter Synnot Esq" Painting by Joseph Wright of Derby [2] J. Ann Hone, 'Guthrie, Thomas (1833–1928)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published in hardcopy 1972, accessed online 20 June 2014 [3] Mary Turner Shaw, 'Synnot, Monckton (1826–1879)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published in hardcopy 1976, accessed online 20 June 2014 [4] Werribee - The area, its people and heritage. Bill Strong Flickr stream, 'Synnot family' Geelong Historical Records Collection [5] Gordon Honeycombe thegreatwork accessed online 20/6/2014

  
  

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