Fifth Generation 
Fifth Generation 8. Sylvester George Lennox MILLARD 1,8 (Charlotte Maud LENNOX6, Charlotta Sophia Elizabeth HESS3, Friedrich "Frederick"2, Daniel1) was born on 27 Oct 1914 in Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and died on 22 Dec 2000 in Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at age 86.
Events
1936: Sylvester resided at Carlton South, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 8
9. Mavis Maude LENNOX (Thomas James LENNOX7, Charlotta Sophia Elizabeth HESS3, Friedrich "Frederick"2, Daniel1) was born on 26 Aug 1917, died on 15 Sep 1988 in Gouburn Valley Base Hospital, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia at age 71, and was buried on 17 Sep 1988 in Old Longwood Cemetery, Longwood, Victoria, Australia.
Mavis was known by her children as Mum and by her grandchildren and her Great-Granchildren as Grandma. She used to work in a textiles factory in Coburg in Melbourne.
Mavis married Ernest Alfred "Ernie" PATTON, son of Douglas William Arthur PATTON 7,13,14 and Ina Moorabbee COCKS,5,8,13,14 on 15 Feb 1936 in Merlynston, Melbourne, Victoria. Ernest was born on 17 Feb 1918 in Broadford, Victoria, Australia, died on 7 Mar 2009 in Amaroo Aged Care, Euroa, Victoria, Australia at age 91, and was buried on 13 Mar 2009 in Old Longwood Cemetery, Longwood, Victoria, Australia. {FGID: 182966666}
Registration No: 2847, Place of Registration: Essendon, Victoria.
Although Ernie was born at the Broadford Hospital, his family was at the time living at Wallan East.
Events
Attended Wallan State School: 1925.
Attended Wallan State School: 1927.
1942: Ernest resided at Houston's Boarding House, Longwood, Victoria, Australia. The Patton Family stayed at the Houston Boarding House when they first arrived in Longwood in 1942.
This building was previously a Hotel before transforming into a Boarding House and later the private residence of Mr Jack Houston & Family
RESIDENCE: Patton Family Houses, in 1948, in cnr Withers & Maxfield Street, Longwood, Victoria, Australia.
Car Accident: Cnr Hume Highway & 3 Mile, Cir 1990, Longwood, Victoria, Australia.
Ernest's obituary was published in the Herald Sun on 9 Mar 2009 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
PATTON. - Ernest Alfred. On Mar. 07, 2009, at Amaroo, Euroa.
Late of Euroa and formerly of Longwood. Beloved husband of Mavis (dec. ). Loved father to Shirley (Mrs Welsh), Ian, Ronnie (dec. ), Keith, Robert, Glenda (Mrs Miller) and Beverley (Mrs Bolton). Much loved grandfather and great grandfather to their families. Mum and Dad together again.
Ernest was buried at the Ernie & Mavis' Grave Old Longwood Cemetery, Longwood, Victoria, Australia on 10 Mar 2009.
An interview conducted by Gary Patton with his Grandfather Ernie on the 11th December 1996.
Ernie attended the Wallan School as a child.
He recounted to his grandson Gary, (December 11th 1996) of how he used to get threepence for school and how one penny of this was meant for the horse & cab ride into Wallan to school, the remainder being for lunch. However he, with his brothers and sisters used to walk into Wallan so that they would have an additional penny to spend. His favorite lunch was Butternut Snap biscuits. He also told of how he used to take his shoes off trying to prevent having to walk to school.
At the time when his parents moved to Merlynston he was still of school age, and continued his education at Merlynston until the age of 14 when he left to work with his father.
Ernie married Mavis Lennox at Glenline Road, Brunswick, after the ceremony they travelled by tram into Melbourne where they stayed at the Federal Hotel in Collins Street for their Honeymoon.
During they earlier years of their marriage they lived for a time at 41 Merlin Street, Merlynston, Melbourne.
Well known as a family of Carriers, it was during WWII that Ernie worked with his brother Doug driving transport for a munitions factory.
When Ernie and Mavis first moved to Longwood they lived with the family of Jack Houston in the old hotel (turned residence) at the corner of Hill & Hurley Streets (this house is still owned by the Houston family).
They then moved to a house in Hill Street at the entrance to Carrachers Timber Mill (south end entrance). This home was owned by the sister of Mr Steve Moore (a long time resident of the area).
In 1948 they were living in a house at the Northern end of Maxfield Street. This is currently the house of Robert ("Red") Breen.
It was at about this time that Ernie was approached by his father, about purchasing a converted dual residence, (this was formerly the old Creamery building, later Billiard Rooms and even later Post Office before the Post Office moved to Hurley Street) at the corner of Withers & Maxfield Streets.
The vendors were asking for £1000 however they were able to purchase it for £800 . Ernie and his father were able to arrange finance for the property through a Mr Jack Clinnick for the princely sum of £1 a week. Ernie was to sell the house many years later for $14000.
Douglas transported a bungalow from Melbourne to be used as a bathroom, and built a bungalow at the rear, for the residence in Maxfield Street. The houses have since been renovated by a new owner with some structural changes including the removal of the old Post Office annexe at the front of the building.
During the early years at Longwood, Ernie used to cut timber out of an area near Ruffy called 'Good Morning Billy'. On one occasion Ernie, Frank Carracher and Jimmy Grant were carting 7 feet lengths of timber to Howlitt's at Coburg. Howlitt's was situated next door to 172 O'Hayes Road in Coburg where Ernie used to live. It was on this trip, and with about a 20 Ton of timber remaining to be cut into shorter lengths, that a billet was placed on the 'rocker' saw bench. Attempting to stop the billet from slamming into the saw blade, Ernie grabbed at the bench. In his rush to steady the bench, he had hold of the saw guard, just as the saw protruded into this area slicing his left thumb down it's length. From here he was taken straight into the Melbourne Hospital where he was immediately operated on by a surgeon by the name of 'Weary" Dunlop. 'Weary' grafted skin from Ernie's left upper thigh over the wound down the inside of his thumb. Following the initial surgery 'Weary" indicated to Ernie that he wanted to attach his thumb to his ribs, under the skin, for about 6 weeks to aid in the healing process. Not too keen on this idea, Ernie asked 'Weary" whether he would suffer from stifihess of the thumb and not retain full use, to which 'Weary" replied that was likely to occur.
Hearing this Ernie discharged himself from the Melbourne hospital and travelled back to Euroa where he approached the local G.P., Dr Waterhouse to surgically remove the thumb, knowing that it would be of little use due to it's lack of dexterity. Dr Waterhouse wouldn't touch the thumb, knowing that 'Weary' was the surgeon on the case, and told Ernie to get permission from Melbourne before he would even touch it.
Ernie obtained the required permission, following which Dr Waterhouse removed the affected thumb.
To aid in the toughening of the stub, Ernie used to pour pepper onto the area.
Ernie had a Transport Business at Longwood for many years (E.A.Patton & Sons). He used to cart livestock & fruit to Melbourne for the local farmers.
He also used to cut and cart timber both locally including Bottons Mill in Euroa (at the back of where the swimming pool now stands), to Melbourne and surrounding areas including Lilydale.
He used to own a WWII surplus vehicle which was referred to by members of the family as the 'Bren Gun'. It is suspected that this vehicle was in fact an amoured personnel carrier which was used to assist in 'pulling timber out' and the kids used to learn to drive in this vehicle when they were working out of Ruffy and Terip Terip.
He also used to transport superphosphate fertilizer from rail trucks in the Longwood Rail Siding. This was in bulk granular form and had to be transferred to his "super spreader" truck via a scoop and elevator, he would then transport it to the surrounding farmers paddocks where the truck would "fan" it onto the pastures.
Ernie eventually owned several blocks of land across the road from his home in Maxfield Street. It was here that he stored and cut his collected timber with a benchsaw.
Ernie is known by his grandchildren and great granchildren as Granddad. And many recall accompanying him on his numerous trips to Melbourne and his methods of spreading 'super' on the sharp slopes of the hills surrounding Longwood.
His descendants are scattered throughout Victoria, New South Wales and the USA.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 12 i. Ian Ernest PATTON was born on 30 May 1940 in Queen Victoria Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, died on 21 Jan 2013 in Latrobe Regional Hospital, Traralgon, Victoria, Australia at age 72, and was buried on 26 Jan 2013 in Hazelwood Cemetery, Hazelwood North, Victoria. {FGID: 182967104}
+ 13 ii. Ronald Noel "Ronnie" PATTON 14,15 was born on 16 Aug 1945,14 died on 17 Apr 1948 in Longwood, Victoria, Australia14 at age 2, and was buried in Old Longwood Cemetery, Longwood, Victoria, Australia.15
10. Edna May LENNOX (Thomas James LENNOX7, Charlotta Sophia Elizabeth HESS3, Friedrich "Frederick"2, Daniel1) was born on 1 May 1919, died on 2 Apr 2016 at age 96, and was buried on 5 Apr 2016 in Northern Memorial Park, Glenroy, Melbourne, Victoria.
GRIGGS
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2010: Edna resided at 5 Speedie Street, Coburg North, Victoria.
Edna's obituary was published in the Herald Sun on 4 Apr 2016 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
GRIGGS. Edna May. Passed away peacefully on Apr. 2, 2016 Loved wife of Bernie (dec. ). Loving mother of Dennis and Cheryl. Mother-in-law of Rose and Alan. Adored grandmother of 6 and great grandmother of 13. Forever in Our Hearts Rest in Peace
Edna married Bernard Noel "Bernie" GRIGGS. Bernard was born on 25 Dec 1920 in Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, died on 9 Jul 1993 at age 72, and was buried on 14 Jul 1993 in Northern Memorial Park, Glenroy, Melbourne, Victoria.
GRIGGS
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Bernard served in the military WWII in 1939. Name: 11. Alice LENNOX (Thomas James LENNOX7, Charlotta Sophia Elizabeth HESS3, Friedrich "Frederick"2, Daniel1) was born after 1930.
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