Frank Hume Lyall Paton 1870-1938

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Rev. Frank H.L. PATON 1870 - 1938

4th Child & 3rd son of Rev. Dr. John G. & Margaret Whitecross PATON

Clara Sophia PATON nee HEYER 1875 - 1966

3rd Child and only Daughter of Rev. George & Clara HEYER

Rev. Frank Hume Lyall PATON	Marriage Date & Place 19 February 1896		Clara Sophia HEYER
`BORN 26 August 1870` `Aniwa, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu)` `DIED 28 September 1938` `Deepdene, Victoria` `See below for some details of his life`		`BORN 3 September 1875` `Geelong, Victoria` `DIED c.18 July 1966` `Melbourne, Victoria`
`Both are buried in Burwood Cemetry, Evans Street, Burwood`
Details of Children
Name	Born	Died	Comments
Francis Heyer	31 October 1898 Geelong, Victoria	23 April 1900 Aniwa, New Hebrides	Died in infancy age 1-1/2 yrs.
Prof. Sir George Whitecross	16 August 1902 Geelong, Victoria	16 June 1985 Melbourne, Victoria	Professor of Jurisprudence then Vice Chancellor of Melbourne University m. 11 July 1931 Alice WATSON b. 2 Jan 1905 d.20 Jan 1994 Children:4
Rev. James Kennedy (Ken)	25 October 1904 Geelong, Victoria	28 March 1974 Kerang, Victoria	m. Florence May (May) GIBBONS) B. 14 Aug 1904 d. 30 Jul 1999 Children:2
Clara Margaret	23 July 1908 Kew, Victoria	15 May 2002 Sydney, NSW	m. Rev. Hedley Bunton
Elizabeth Heyer	12 February 1911 Geelong, Victoria	28 May 1971 Melbourne	m. Dr. Frank Ashton OBE (b.10 Nov 1901) 22 December 1941 in Hong Kong No children
Frances Amy	2 March 1918 Melbourne, Victoria	24 Apr 1998 Melbourne, Victoria	m. Rev. Dr. Robin Hugh Steele BOYD b.14 May 1924 Children:2

Frank Hume Lyall PATON was born on the island of Aniwa, in what was then the New Hebrides, where his father John G. PATON was a missionary.

Education: Melbourne & Glasgow. Ormond Theological College. BD (St Andrews)

He and his wife Clara served as missionaries in Tanna

In 1902 he was forced to leave the mission field due to ill health and was never to return as a permanent worker in the tropics.

He was then appointed Foreign Mission Secretary (for the Presbyterian Church of Victoria?) and Agent for the John G. Paton Fund. This involved him in extensive travel in Victoria, Australia, Britain and the mission field. he was chiefly responsible for the extension of the mission work in Korea.

He was appointed minister of the Deepdene Presbyterian Church in 1926 and continued until his retirement in 1936.

He was a leader in the Student Movement

He was the author of many books and studies.

During the "Great War" (World War I) he and his brother Fred volunteered for service abroad as Chaplains.

In 1922 he served as Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria.

In 1925, due to ill health, he resigned as Foreign Mission Secretary