Monday, September 12, 2005

Eris Annie Paton


Born 9 October 1926 Wellington New Zealand. Parents Henry (Harry) Paton and Annie Alison nee Christie.
Siblings Noeline, Henry Mckinlay, Gibson Douglas and Molly.

Died age 78 on 23 November 2004 at Invercargill New Zealand. Cremated and ashes scattered.

Eris lived Wellington where she went to school later moved to Dunedin where she worked and continued with sports. She worked Southland Hospital as a histologist until retirement.

Education Wellington Girls College

Sports YWCA Cricket Team Dunedin, Kings Hockey Club Dunedin, represented Otago at hockey and rowing


Cricket New Zealand Womens Cricket Team Member - 19 match tour of England in May - August 1954
Tour to Australia in 1957

Major teams New Zealand Women, Otago Women

Was a hockey umpire in Invercargill later on in life.

Golf Member of the Queens Park Ladies Golf Club Invercargill - 7 handicap