Tanner and Campbell Family Home Page:Information about Edward Saunter
Edward Saunter (b. 1832, d. September 06, 1913)
Notes for Edward Saunter:
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Edward and Sarah came to the Richmond River with Matilda and John
Eyles. They were early on the river, 1850's as cedar getters. Then
they selected land on adjoining lots at what is now called South
Ballina. There they farmed, and prospected together for alluvial gaold
on the beach front of their property. Most of the Sonter Property was
sold to the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. toward the end of the 1800's
and only the house on the river and a small potion was kept by the
Sonters.
[IT:Obtained from GD & MA Evans Web site - JANE GRONO DESCENDANTS
COLLECTED IN NSW AUSTRALIA - at WorldConnect.:IT]
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In 1863 Edward Sonter was granted a tract of 40 acres of river
flat at what is now known as Keith Hall and he settled there soon
after with his wife and five children. He erected a hut and the family
became pioneer settlers of the district.
In the later years he acquired more land and eventually occupied a
vast tract of country stretching across to the beach. There is no
record of the childrens schooling but it is possible that they were
taught by Mrs O'Conner as she conducted the only available schooling
at the time.
[IT:Taken from the book 'EMPIRE VALE, A HISTORY OF SCHOOL AND
DISTRICT' by Empire Vale Public School Centenary Committee.
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More About Edward Saunter:
Ancestral File Number: H428-HN.2481
Burial: 1913, Ballina, NSW, Australia.2481
Record Change: June 05, 20022481
More About Edward Saunter and Sarah Jane Mitchell:
Single: June 16, 1851, Wesleyan Methodist Church, Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia.2482, 2483, 2484
Marriage Notes for Edward Saunter and Sarah Jane Mitchell:
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Edward is recorded as Saunter.
The marriage book has the signitures of Sarah, Matilda and Ann
Mitchell, whereas Edward signed with an x. Another witness was Robert
Beavis who also signed his name.
The Weslyan Minister was Robert Turner of Parramatta.
More About Edward Saunter and Matilda Mitchell:
Single: May 18, 1881, Lismore, NSW, Australia.2485, 2486
Children of Edward Saunter and Sarah Jane Mitchell are:
- +Emma Sonter, b. June 06, 1852, West Dundas, Nsw, Aus2486, d. August 26, 1945, Dunoon, Nsw, Aus2486.
- James Sonter, b. November 24, 1853, Parramatta, Nsw, Aus2486, d. May 15, 1925, Ballina, Nsw, Aus2487, 2488.
- Matilda Sonter, b. December 10, 1855, ,Dundas, Nsw, Aus2488, d. July 24, 1895, ,Wardell, Nsw, Aus2488.
- Martha Jane Sonter, b. January 18, 1859, ,Lismore, Nsw, Aus2488, d. January 15, 1952, ,Ballina, Nsw, Aus2488.
- Mary Lucy Sonter, b. September 03, 1860, ,Lismore, Nsw, Aus2488, d. October 23, 1932, ,Ballina, Nsw, Aus2488.
- Ruth Mary Sonter, b. 1864, Ballina, Nsw, Aus2488, d. August 03, 1933, Randwick2488.
- Caroline Sonter, b. 1867, ,Ballina, Nsw, Aus2488, d. date unknown.
- David Arthur Sonter, b. November 05, 1869, ,Ballina, Nsw, Aus2489, 2490, d. June 25, 1960, New Zealand2490.
- Winifred Sonter, b. August 28, 1876, Ballina, Nsw, Aus2491, 2492, d. June 10, 1955, Ballina, Nsw, Aus2492.