Edward Sonter^[1]

1832 - 1913  (81 years)

• Name	Edward Sonter
  Born	1832	Sandhurst Kent England
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Sep 1913	Ballina, New South Wales, Australia
  Buried	7 Sep 1913	Lighthouse Hill Cemetery East Ballina, New South Wales, Australia
  Person ID	I503243	Byrnes Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	David Sandry Sonter (born Saunter),   b. 24 Dec 1799, Beckley, Sussex, England ,   d. 26 Nov 1873, Carlingford N.S.W.  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Emma Chandler,   b. 16 Mar 1815, Sandhurst Kent England ,   d. 11 Aug 1888, Carlingford NSW Australia  (Age 73 years)
  Married	16 Dec 1833	Old Romney Kent England
  	Spouse: Emma Sonter (born Chandler)
  Family ID	F500861	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Immigration 24 Jun 1838 Sailed from Gravesend on board the `Maitland`, Arrival in colony 06 Nov 1838, Quarantine Station, North Head, New South Wales, Australia On board ship 'Maitland' -------------------- === GEDCOM Note === 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S500011] Geni World Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-22483086/edward-sonter-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 3), 4 Jun 2020. Added via a Record Match