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