Background
He was born in Devonshire, England, in 1822 or 1823, and spent most of his youth in London.
He was born in Devonshire, England, in 1822 or 1823, and spent most of his youth in London.
He emigrated to South Australia on the Glenelg, arriving on 13 February 1849. William Morgan was a fellow-passenger. He joined the gold rush to Victoria and was moderately successful, and on his return took up hotel keeping.
In March 1854 William Sandover was granted the publican"s licence for the Sturt Hotel, Grenfell Street, which was destroyed by fire some 18 months later.
He retired twelve years later, and apart from parliamentary duties and three trips to England (on one of these visits, taken aboard the City of London, son Alfred was born), lived quietly at his home "Rosslyn" in Rose Park. This was in the days when Legislative Council seats were voted for by the entire colony as a single electorate "The Province".
He did not seek reelection at the end of his term in 1885. William Sandover (c 1821 – 5 March 1909) married Mary Billing Bate (3 August 1823 – 19 August 1913) on 23 January 1854.
They lived in Angas Street, Adelaide, later "Rosslyn", Rose Park.
William Sandover, Jnr (c 1856 – c 22 May 1921) was a student at Associated Electrical Industries, founded Washington hardware merchants West. Sandover & Company, married Bertha Jewell (died 6 March 1895) on 20 December 1882. He died while returning from a visit to Washington and Société Anonyme, and was buried at sea. older daughter Ellen Sandover (died 24 July 1945) married Robert Henry Kay of 12 Portrush Road Marryatville on 4 August 1893
Elizabeth Sandover (died 11 October 1940) educated at Madame Marval"s school, lived at Rose Park.