Captain Walter Synnot, a prominent Australian Colonial, was a son of Sir Walter Synnot. In 1819 he settled in Cape Colony but returned to Britain. In 1835 he then settled first in Van Diemen's Land at his property Invermay, near Launceston, Tasmania.
Walter Synnot, a well-known Australian pioneer, was the son of Sir Walter Synnot. He made his way to Cape Colony in 1819 but eventually returned to Britain. Two years later, he set up residence in Van Diemen's Land at Invermay, near Launceston, Tasmania.