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1. Richard Gilbert SYMONDS was born 21 Dec 1810 in Madeira and died 19 May 1896 in Adelaide, SA. He married Bessie DARMODY in England, daughter of Barque AFRICAINE. He married Harriet Caroline SINGLE 12 Sep 1839. She was born ABT 1817 and died 24 Jun 1899 in Glenelg, SA.
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Occupation: Surveyor to Colonel Light
Immigration: 11 Sep 1836, Cygnet
Children of Richard Gilbert SYMONDS and Harriet Caroline SINGLE:
i. 2. Stanley SYMONDS was born 25 Apr 1840 in Portland, Victoria and died 14 Jun 1878 in Kapunda, SA
ii. Hayley SYMONDS was born 10 Feb 1843 and died 1916 in Gerladton, WA
2. Stanley SYMONDS was born 25 Apr 1840 in Portland, Victoria and died 14 Jun 1878 in Kapunda, SA. He married Martha WATMOUGH 22 May 1860 in Portland, Vic. She was born ABT 1840 in Bolton, Lancashire, England and died 14 Apr 1926 in Solomontown, SA.
Children of Stanley SYMONDS and Martha WATMOUGH:
i. 3. Richard Gilbert SYMONDS was born 20 Dec 1861 in Portland, Victoria and died 01 Aug 1942 in Eastwood, SA
ii. 4. Stanley SYMONDS was born 17 Jan 1864 in Portland, Victoria and died 27 Jul 1937 in Port Pirie, SA
iii. Unamed Female SYMONDS was born 1865 in Portland, Victoria and died 1865 in Portland, Victoria
iv. 5. William SYMONDS was born 18 Apr 1869 in Kapunda, SA and died 08 Dec 1944 in Adelaide, SA
v. 6. Harriet Caroline Ann SYMONDS was born 19 Aug 1870 in Kapunda, SA and died 28 Aug 1956
vi. 7. George SYMONDS was born 08 Dec 1870 in Kapunda, SA and died 28 Nov 1948 in Eastwood, SA
vii. Annie Caroline Ann SYMONDS was born 18 Aug 1872 in Kapunda, SA
viii. 8. Alice SYMONDS was born 11 Apr 1876 in Kapunda, SA and died 20 Oct 1947 in Prospect, SA
3. Richard Gilbert SYMONDS was born 20 Dec 1861 in Portland, Victoria and died 01 Aug 1942 in Eastwood, SA. He married Jane Teague MERITON 08 Aug 1888 in Jamestown, SA. She was born 25 Jun 1869 in Moonta, SA and died 28 Jul 1941 in Port Pirie West, SA, daughter of William John MERITON and Jane STEVENS.
Children of Richard Gilbert SYMONDS and Jane Teague MERITON:
i. 9. Alice Amelia SYMONDS was born 22 Jul 1889 in Belalie, SA and died 16 Jun 1969 in Adelaide, SA
ii. 10. Ruby SYMONDS was born 10 Dec 1890 in Port Pirie, SA and died 05 May 1953 in Magill, SA
iii. Winnifred SYMONDS was born 26 Feb 1892 in Port Pirie, SA and died 30 Jan 1893 in Port Pirie, SA
iv. 11. Elsie May SYMONDS was born 10 May 1894 in Adelaide, SA and died 11 Jul 1986
v. 12. Richard Gilbert SYMONDS was born 21 Feb 1897 in Kensington, SA and died 26 Nov 1969 in Adelaide, SA
vi. 13. William Stanley SYMONDS was born 15 Jul 1898 in Adelaide, SA and died 17 Aug 1949 in Adelaide, SA
vii. 14. Harold George SYMONDS was born 08 Feb 1900 in Port Pirie, SA and died 09 Aug 1988 in SA
viii. 15. Vera Jane SYMONDS was born 25 May 1905 in Port Pirie, SA and died 04 Jan 1969 in Glenelg, SA
4. Stanley SYMONDS was born 17 Jan 1864 in Portland, Victoria and died 27 Jul 1937 in Port Pirie, SA. He married Catherine GOOLEY 25 Aug 1888 in Jamestown, SA. She was born 09 May 1869 in Strathalbyn, SA and died 16 Jul 1949 in Port Pirie, SA, daughter of Edward GOOLEY and Catherine BYRNES.
Children of Stanley SYMONDS and Catherine GOOLEY:
i. Gilbert Edward Stanley SYMONDS was born 31 Aug 1889 in Jamestown, SA and died 27 Oct 1898 in Solomontown, SA
ii. 16. Victor (Buds) SYMONDS was born 04 Apr 1891 in Jamestown, SA and died 30 Nov 1928 in Adelaide, SA
iii. 17. Ivy SYMONDS was born 20 Mar 1894 in Jamestown, SA and died 22 Nov 1951 in Underdale, SA
iv. 18. Margaret Vera SYMONDS was born 16 Sep 1897 in Port Pirie, SA and died Apr 1991
5. William SYMONDS was born 18 Apr 1869 in Kapunda, SA and died 08 Dec 1944 in Adelaide, SA. He married Mary Elizabeth SCHUBERT 09 Jul 1890 in Jamestown, SA. She was born ABT 1876 and died 27 Apr 1962 in Leabrook, SA.
Children of William SYMONDS and Mary Elizabeth SCHUBERT:
i. 19. Henry George (Harry) SYMONDS was born 22 May 1891 in Port Pirie, SA and died 06 Nov 1940 in Adelaide, SA
ii. Flossie Alice May SYMONDS was born 30 Jul 1893 in Port Pirie, SA and died 31 May 1990 in Adelaide, SA
6. Harriet Caroline Ann SYMONDS was born 19 Aug 1870 in Kapunda, SA and died 28 Aug 1956. She married John Maurice McLEOD 13 Jul 1893 in Orroroo, SA. He was born 12 Sep 1864 in Bundaleer Run, SA and died 22 Jan 1929 in Spalding, SA.
Children of Harriet Caroline Ann SYMONDS and John Maurice McLEOD:
| i. 20. Murdoch Stanley McLEOD was born 18 Oct 1893 in Carrieton, SA and died 24 Apr 1981
ii. 21. Leslie Watmough McLEOD was born 08 May 1896 in Carrieton, SA and died 31 Jul 1970 in Port Augusta, SA
iii. Lily May Pearl McLEOD was born 22 Jul 1899 in Jamestown, SA and died 19 Jan 1992
iv. Mary Helen Byril McLEOD was born 01 Apr 1903 in Spalding, SA and died 08 Jul 1991
v. Richard Gilbert Maurice McLEOD was born 29 Jul 1906 in Spalding, SA and died 17 Nov 1988
vi. Ian Ronald Maxwell McLEOD was born 29 Oct 1908 in Jamestown, SA and died 23 Aug 1983
7. George SYMONDS was born 08 Dec 1870 in Kapunda, SA and died 28 Nov 1948 in Eastwood, SA. He married Mary Elizabeth CASS 25 Sep 1895 in Port Pirie, SA. She was born ABT 1874 and died 27 Apr 1962 in Leabrook, SA.
Children of George SYMONDS and Mary Elizabeth CASS:
i. 22. George Burnett Lionel SYMONDS was born 03 Mar 1897 in Port Pirie, SA and died 01 May 1976 in Brisbane, Qld
ii. 23. Olive Gertrude SYMONDS was born 19 Nov 1898 in Port Pirie, SA and died 29 Nov 1988 in Adelaide, SA
iii. Clement Louis SYMONDS was born 10 Feb 1900 in Port Pirie, SA and died 27 Oct 1900 in Port Pirie, SA
8. Alice SYMONDS was born 11 Apr 1876 in Kapunda, SA and died 20 Oct 1947 in Prospect, SA. She married Richard James UERN 10 Apr 1895 in Port Pirie, SA. He was born 15 Oct 1868 in Bordertown, SA and died 06 Sep 1942 in Hazelwood Park, SA, son of John UERN and Bridget BOUTCHER.
Children of Alice SYMONDS and Richard James UERN:
i. 24. Richard Clarence UERN was born 20 May 1896 in Port Pirie, SA and died 06 Apr 1973
ii. 25. Ronald Reginald UERN was born 02 Jan 1899 in Prospect, SA and died 02 Apr 1960 in Adelaide, SA
iii. 26. Gwendoline UERN was born 06 Apr 1903 in Clare, SA and died 11 Nov 1946 in Adelaide, SA
iv. 27. William Mervyn UERN was born 05 Jun 1910 in Adelaide, SA and died 13 Nov 1978
v. 28. Jean UERN was born 18 Jun 1914 in Prospect, SA
vi. Betty UERN was born 19 Aug 1918 in Prospect, SA and died 21 Jan 1925 in Prospect, SA
9. Alice Amelia SYMONDS was born 22 Jul 1889 in Belalie, SA and died 16 Jun 1969 in Adelaide, SA. She married George Edwin CRESSWELL 04 Jun 1913 in Port Pirie, SA. He was born 19 May 1889 in Quorn, SA and died 10 Apr 1981 in SA, son of Henry Oglander CRESSWELL and Florie Bee CAMERON.
Children of Alice Amelia SYMONDS and George Edwin CRESSWELL:
i. Reginald Gilbert Dorrien CRESSWELL was born 19 Sep 1914 in Solomontown, SA and died 25 Oct 1997
ii. George Edwin (Nicky) CRESSWELL was born 03 Dec 1915 in Port Pirie, SA and died 11 May 2001
iii. Audrey Alice CRESSWELL was born 27 Feb 1917 in Hyde Park, SA and died 01 Feb 1945 in College Park, SA
iv. Harry Richard CRESSWELL was born 20 Jun 1924 in Port Pirie, SA
10. Ruby SYMONDS was born 10 Dec 1890 in Port Pirie, SA and died 05 May 1953 in Magill, SA. She married Clarence COTTELL 01 Jan 1917 in Port Pirie, SA. He was born 18 Nov 1883 in Solomon Town, SA and died 05 Nov 1973 in SA, son of William Samuel COTTELL and Mary Jane HARRIS.
Children of Ruby SYMONDS and Clarence COTTELL:
i. Dorothy Jean COTTELL was born 09 Jan 1919 in Port Pirie West, SA
ii. John Clifford COTTELL was born 07 Sep 1920 in Port Pirie West, SA and died 04 Dec 1925 in Port Pirie, SA
iii. Betty Loraine COTTELL was born 08 Dec 1921 in Port Pirie West, SA
11. Elsie May SYMONDS was born 10 May 1894 in Adelaide, SA and died 11 Jul 1986. She married Robert John WILLIAMS 17 Jan 1923 in Port Pirie, SA.
12. Richard Gilbert SYMONDS was born 21 Feb 1897 in Kensington, SA and died 26 Nov 1969 in Adelaide, SA. He married Evelyn May ROBERTS 22 Mar 1922 in Port Pirie, SA. She was born 1898 in SA and died 1951, daughter of Robert Henry ROBERTS and Susanna Isabella JOYCE.
Children of Richard Gilbert SYMONDS and Evelyn May ROBERTS:
i. Richard Gilbert SYMONDS was born 27 Aug 1923 in Port Pirie West, SA and died 12 Sep 1944 in North West Europe
ii. Robert Murray SYMONDS was born 24 Sep 1927 in Port Pirie, SA and died 04 Sep 2005 in Black Forest, SA
13. William Stanley SYMONDS was born 15 Jul 1898 in Adelaide, SA and died 17 Aug 1949 in Adelaide, SA. He married Effie Moyle ATWELL 10 Apr 1923 in Solomontown, SA. She was born 14 Feb 1895 in Moonta, SA and died 04 Sep 1984 in SA, daughter of Athur ATWELL and Amelia SIMMONDS.
Children of William Stanley SYMONDS and Effie Moyle ATWELL:
i. William Desmond (Des) SYMONDS was born 31 Jan 1924 in Solomontown, SA and died 13 Dec 1997 in SA
ii. 29. Bryan Keith SYMONDS was born 17 Oct 1929 in Solomontown, SA and died 06 Aug 2011 in SA
14. Harold George SYMONDS was born 08 Feb 1900 in Port Pirie, SA and died 09 Aug 1988 in SA. He married Ellen Mary Charlotte DALE 29 Sep 1923 in Kapunda, SA. She was born 24 Jan 1899 in Glanville, SA and died 10 Sep 1982, daughter of J. T. COOPER.
Children of Harold George SYMONDS and Ellen Mary Charlotte DALE:
i. Ronald Leonard SYMONDS was born 14 Dec 1926 in Port Pirie West, SA and died 15 Dec 1926 in Port Pirie, SA
15. Vera Jane SYMONDS was born 25 May 1905 in Port Pirie, SA and died 04 Jan 1969 in Glenelg, SA. She married Ernest Pengilly HERBERT 06 Jun 1927 in Port Pirie, SA. He was born 03 Oct 1899 in Kadina, SA and died 13 Sep 1979.
16. Victor (Buds) SYMONDS was born 04 Apr 1891 in Jamestown, SA and died 30 Nov 1928 in Adelaide, SA. He married Louisa Martha MELLISH 09 Feb 1915 in Port Pirie, SA. She was born 17 Jan 1890 in Port Germaine, SA and died 16 Mar 1967 in Port Pirie, SA.
Children of Victor (Buds) SYMONDS and Louisa Martha MELLISH:
i. 30. Stanley Walter SYMONDS was born 21 Feb 1916 in Solomontown, SA and died 06 Jul 1945 in Killed in Action, Balikpapan, Borneo
ii. Marjory Jean SYMONDS was born 05 Feb 1920 in Solomontown, SA
17. Ivy SYMONDS was born 20 Mar 1894 in Jamestown, SA and died 22 Nov 1951 in Underdale, SA. She married Harold OSMAN 26 Mar 1915 in Port Pirie, SA. He was born 08 Mar 1888 in Millicent, SA and died 02 Dec 1945 in Henley Beach, SA, son of John James OSMAN.
18. Margaret Vera SYMONDS was born 16 Sep 1897 in Port Pirie, SA and died Apr 1991. She married Walter Alexander MARGETTS 20 Aug 1925 in Port Pirie, SA. He was born 09 Nov 1897 in Parkside, SA and died 1965 in Victoria.
19. Henry George (Harry) SYMONDS was born 22 May 1891 in Port Pirie, SA and died 06 Nov 1940 in Adelaide, SA. He married Florence May LEAHEY 19 Mar 1913 in Port Pirie, SA. She was born 24 Nov 1892 in Solomontown, SA and died 30 Mar 1955 in Woodville Park, SA, daughter of John LEAHEY and Elizabeth BARDSLEY.
Children of Henry George (Harry) SYMONDS and Florence May LEAHEY:
i. 31. William John Bardsley SYMONDS was born 29 Apr 1914 in Solomontown, SA and died 02 Jul 1965 in Prospect, SA
ii. Robert Stanley SYMONDS was born 25 Jun 1916 in Solomontown, SA and died 10 Apr 1938 in Arthur`s Seat, Mornington Penisula, Victoria
20. Murdoch Stanley McLEOD was born 18 Oct 1893 in Carrieton, SA and died 24 Apr 1981. He married Katherine HUNTER 22 Mar 1920 in Prospect, SA. She was born 1896.
21. Leslie Watmough McLEOD was born 08 May 1896 in Carrieton, SA and died 31 Jul 1970 in Port Augusta, SA. He married Eugenie May DUNHILL 14 May 1919 in Orroroo, SA. She was born 13 May 1898 in Orroroo, SA and died 27 Oct 1987.
22. George Burnett Lionel SYMONDS was born 03 Mar 1897 in Port Pirie, SA and died 01 May 1976 in Brisbane, Qld. He married Annie Elma (Doss) SUMMERTON 1921 in Waverley, NSW. She was born 02 Jul 1895 in Gawler, SA and died 02 May 1980 in Brisbane, Qld.
Other events in the life of George Burnett Lionel SYMONDS
Census: 1959, Ormiston, Qld
23. Olive Gertrude SYMONDS was born 19 Nov 1898 in Port Pirie, SA and died 29 Nov 1988 in Adelaide, SA. She married Percy Howard CHENNELL 27 Mar 1922 in Port Pirie, SA. He was born 19 Nov 1889 in Medindie, SA and died 19 Dec 1950 in Mount Barker, SA, son of James CHENNELL and Rosaline Ann POOLE.
24. Richard Clarence UERN was born 20 May 1896 in Port Pirie, SA and died 06 Apr 1973. He married Cecily Beryl GREEN 01 Sep 1923 in Renmark, SA. She was born 03 Jul 1897 in Woodside, SA and died 03 Sep 1924 in Port Lincoln, SA, daughter of George Thomas GREEN and Eliza GUBBIN. He married Amy Dorothy DARWALL 28 Jul 1927 in Adelaide, SA. She was born 1903 in Wagga Wagga, NSW and died 26 Feb 1973.
Children of Richard Clarence UERN and Cecily Beryl GREEN:
i. Charmian Cecily Beryl UERN was born 30 Aug 1924 in Port Lincoln, SA
Children of Richard Clarence UERN and Amy Dorothy DARWALL:
ii. Patricia UERN. She married Thomas CONLEY 16 Sep 1950 in North Adelaide, SA.
iii. Jeffrey Richard UERN was born Sep 1933 in Prospect, SA and died Dec 2017
25. Ronald Reginald UERN was born 02 Jan 1899 in Prospect, SA and died 02 Apr 1960 in Adelaide, SA. He married Gertrude Ada DARMODY 03 Jun 1924 in Prospect, SA. She was born 19 Jul 1895 in Kew, SA and died 01 Sep 1968 in Kilburn, SA, daughter of Francis Winks DARMODY.
Children of Ronald Reginald UERN and Gertrude Ada DARMODY:
i. Ronald Stanley UERN was born 05 Mar 1925 in Gilberton, SA
ii. 34. Kelvin William UERN was born 29 May 1928 in Nailsworth, SA
26. Gwendoline UERN was born 06 Apr 1903 in Clare, SA and died 11 Nov 1946 in Adelaide, SA. She married Frank James SHADGETT 03 Nov 1919 in Adelaide, SA. He was born 02 Jan 1896 in Adelaide, SA and died 21 Oct 1969 in Nailsworth, SA, son of Robert George SHADGETT.
27. William Mervyn UERN was born 05 Jun 1910 in Adelaide, SA and died 13 Nov 1978. He married Rita HOWARD 18 Nov 1839 in Alberton, SA.
28. Jean UERN was born 18 Jun 1914 in Prospect, SA. She married Eric FAGAN 23 Jan 1937 in Prospect, SA. He was born 06 May 1913 in Norwood, SA.
29. Bryan Keith SYMONDS was born 17 Oct 1929 in Solomontown, SA and died 06 Aug 2011 in SA. He married Elva Margaret GILBERT 19 Jan 1952 in St Augustines Church, Unley, SA.
Children of Bryan Keith SYMONDS and Elva Margaret GILBERT:
i. John Clive SYMONDS was born ABT 28 May 1957 in South Australia and died 17 Jan 2007 in Willunga, SA
ii. Jane SYMONDS
30. Stanley Walter SYMONDS was born 21 Feb 1916 in Solomontown, SA and died 06 Jul 1945 in Killed in Action, Balikpapan, Borneo. He married Sadie Bryant JONES. She was born 27 Apr 1914 in Norwood, SA, daughter of Lindley Gordon JONES and Mary Ann May BRYANT.
Other events in the life of Stanley Walter SYMONDS
Military: SX28709 Staff Sgt. 2/14th Australian Infantry Battalion
Burial: Labuan War Cemetery, Labuan, Malaysia
31. William John Bardsley SYMONDS was born 29 Apr 1914 in Solomontown, SA and died 02 Jul 1965 in Prospect, SA. He married Helen Ida STEVEN 03 Oct 1947 in North Adelaide, SA. She was born 03 Oct 1918 in South Brisbane, Qld and died 14 Dec 1986 in Adelaide, SA.
34. Kelvin William UERN was born 29 May 1928 in Nailsworth, SA. He married Erica GEIGER ABT 1948. She was born ABT 1930.
Last updated 16 June 2022
R. G. Symonds was born of British parents on December 21, 1810, in the Island of Madeira, where his father, a London merchant, up to 1834 had a branch house. Mr. Symonds arrived in South Australia by the "Cygnet," as an assistant surveyor, appointed in London by the S. A Commissioners, in Sept., 1836, and was present at the proclamation of the colony. He commenced in January 1837 with Mr. G. S. Kingston, the Deputy-Surveyor General, to measure off the main lines of the then proposed city of Adelaide, Colonel Light personally starting the parties from the point at the N. W. corner of South Adelaide, but on account of the dispute relative to the site of the proposed capital, the survey was discontinued for some days. Mr. Symonds was then directed by Colonel Light to measure off the bends of the river between the hills and the Reedbeds, but did not further assist in laying out the Adelaide allotments. With Messrs. H. T. Finniss and other surveyors, in April 1837, he commenced the survey of the country sections, and in September 1838 Mr. Symonds left the survey department. In December of the same year he selected and purchased Port Adelaide portions C.F. and H., five sections on the Torrens, two sections near Glenelg, and other sections, in all 1,088 acres. He visited Tasmania in 1842, and remained until 1848, when he returned to Adelaide, and with a view of extending the town of Port Adelaide, laid out his section H ? (North Arm) for the proposed township of Newhaven. Although in one sense, a "successful colonist," Mr. Symonds has not been enriched by his outlay and incessant endeavours to promote the advancement of the land of his adoption. In the evening of his days he is well-known as a teacher of bookkeeping in Adelaide, and it is much regretted that something cannot be done to aid the interests of this old pioneer colonist, who in England was intimately associated with Sir Geo. Kingston, Thos. Gilbert and others, who were instrumental in establishing the colony of South Australia.
- Notable South Australians http://archive.org/stream/notablesouthaus01loyagoog/notablesouthaus01loyagoog_djvu.txtTHE LATE MR. R. G. SYMONDS.
The death of Mr. R. G. Symonds, which occurred at Moonta-street Adelaide, on Thursday afternoon, removes one of the few old colonists surviving in recent years of whom it could be said that their history was coincident with the history of the province. Although a contemporary and at one time a coadjutor of South Australia's first Premier, Mr. Symonds never troubled much about public affairs, although in that history which our colony possesses he had a share. Mr. Symonds was born in Madeira, on December 21, 1810, his father, a wine merchant of London, having a branch house in that island. On his father's death he spent some time in Madeira in winding up the business. Having received an appointment from the South Australian Commissioners as an assistant sur-veyor he left for South Australia in the Cygnet, reaching the colony in September, 1836, and he was among those present at the proclamation of the province. On January 11, 1537, he began with Mr. G. S. Kingston, the Deputy Surveyor-General, to measure the main lines of Adelaide, as the city was then proposed to be laid out but owing to the dispute which arose regarding the site of the capital the survey was not ontinued for several days. The survey was started by Colonel Light in person from the north-western corner of South Adelaide. Mr. Kingston, Mr. Finniss, Mr. Symonds, Mr. Alfred Hardy, and Mr. Ormsby finished the laying out of 1,000 acres, and in March, 1837, the selection of town acres was made, and subsequently the unappropriated allotments were sold by auction. After Mr Symonds bad taken the part already mentioned in laying out the Adelaide allotments he was directed by Colonel Light to measure the bends of the river between the bills and the Reedbeds. In April of the same year, together with Mr. Finniss and other surveyors, he began the survey of the country sections, and in September of the following year he left the Survey Department In December, 1838, he selected and bought sec-tions C, F, and H, Port Adelaide, two sec-tions near Glenelg, and five more on the River Torrens, a total of 1,088 acres. In 1842 he went to Van Diemen's Land, where he stayed till 1848. In that year he returned to South Australia, and with a view to the extension of Port Adelaide laid out section H as the town of Newhaven, but this venture proved unsuccessful. Of late years he had been engaged as a teacherof bookkeeping, for he had never been inclined to eat the bread of idleness although the unique position which he occupied in connection with the history of the province en -titled him to special consideration. As has been previously stated, Mr. Symonds took no active part in public life, but his frequent contributions to the press dearly indicated his individuality and force of character. He reached his 86th year on December 21 last. and the cause of his death was old age. For some time past he had been in feeble health, and a week ago took to his bed. His death yesterday closed the career of "a colonist of 60 years." - THE LATE MR, R. G. SYMONDS. (1896, May 2). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), p. 5. Retrieved April 27, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article34545604
parents Richard SYMONDS (b Dorset - d 1764, Dorset-) = Elizabeth (Betty) Perris.