Biography.guide
Home › People › Walter Synnot
Portrait of Walter Synnot

Walter Synnot

1773 – 1851

Of Ballintate, co. Armagh, Capt. 66th regt. (Australian colonial)

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Walter Synnot

Lived 1773 – 1851 (aged 78).

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 spent the rest of his life in Tasmania and died at his home, "The Mansion" in Canning Street, Launceston, in 1851. His numerous children included Julia, who married Henry Cole in Launceston, Monckton Synnot and George Synnot the well known squatters and wool brokers. His daughter Jane married Thomas Manifold.

He features in the famous 18th-century painting "The Children of Walter Synnot Esq" by Joseph Wright of Derby.

Of the more famous of his descendants are Admiral Sir Anthony Synnot RAN and Sir Walter Synnot Manifold.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Also known as
Captain Walter Synnot

People in Walter Synnot's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Walter Synnot's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Walter Synnot?

of Ballintate, co. Armagh, Capt. 66th regt. (Australian colonial)

When was Walter Synnot born?

Walter Synnot was born on 29 December 1773.

When did Walter Synnot die?

Walter Synnot died on 31 December 1851.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Walter Synnot

· Wikidata: Q7966239

· DBpedia: Walter Synnot (colonial settler)

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Walter Synnot. https://biography.guide/walter-synnot/

MLA: "Walter Synnot." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/walter-synnot/.

Chicago: "Walter Synnot." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/walter-synnot/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:30 UTC