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.
Captain Walter Synnot, a prominent figure in Australian colonization, was the son of Sir Walter Synnot. He made his first settlement in Cape Colony in 1819 but returned to Britain before establishing himself in Van Diemen's Land at Invermay, near Launceston, Tasmania.