Outline of the 4th Australian Generation – 33 cousins (18 Alf, 15 Amédée)
A. Descendants of Alf
AA. Cedric HolroydAB. Eric George de TremblayAC. Enid Valerie ClaudiaACA. Elizabeth Leslie (Liz) ACB. Margaret Leslie (Margot) AD. Louis AlphonseADA. Malcolm Holroyd ADB. Donald Walter (Don) ADC. Neil Louis ADD. Eric Clive (Clive) AE. Glynne TasmanAEA. John Holroyd Warne AEB. Glynne Eric Warne (Eric) AEC. Rosalind Louise (Ros) AED. Julie Margaret AEE. Robert Tasman Warne (Bob) |
AF. Alphonse James Yorke (Yorke)AFA. Phillip Yorke AFB. Cedric Hugh AFC. Eril Lorna AG. Yniol Alfred (Bobby)AGA. Alison Margaret AGB. Geoffrey Yniol (Geoff) AGC. David Molyneux AGD. Cedric Ian (Ian)
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B. Descendants of Amédée
BA. Horace Amédée Félix OllivierBAA. Paul Félix Ollivier BAB. Neville Clarence BAC. Elaine Marie Clemence BAD. Marcus Mortimer BAE. David Francis Tasman BAF. Elizabeth Marie Louise BAG. Rosemarie Margaret Grace BB. Sylvia Alma Janet BC. Evan Paul (Paul)BCA. Ian Robert BCB. Rodney Amédée
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BD. Lester QuintusBDA. Graham Lester BDB. Douglas Gordon Finlayson BDC. Howard Arthur BE. Arthur Noel OctaveBEA. Peter William George BEB. Louise Ruth (Lou) BEC. Roger Stephen Evans |
Available Notes on members of the 4th Australian Generation
AEA. John Holroyd Warne Permezel
John grew up in the family home at 4 Ferguson St East Malvern as the eldest of the five children. He was educated at Lloyd Street State School, then Malvern Grammar and finally Wesley College. He excelled both academically (Dux of Wesley College 1941) and at sport, particularly athletics. He won numerous under-age events but had the misfortune to be running against a future Olympian at Wesley in the same age group – John Bartram. However, John excelled at hurdles and represented Wesley in hurdles and relays. He won the last APS event held at the MCG – the Under 17 hurdles. A record of this achievement was displayed for decades in the stairwell of the old MCC pavilion. John also rowed in the winning first crew of 1942.
In 1950, John married Patricia Sholl, daughter of Melbourne Barrister (Reginald Sholl) who subsequently became a Supreme Court Judge, receiving a knighthood in 1966. They had 3 children, Penny, Michael and Simon.
Having studied Engineering at the University of Melbourne, John commenced work in the private sector but soon moved to the Board of Works and then the Commonwealth Department of Transport. Amongst his particularly noteworthy tasks included building the runway at Essendon Airport and managing the lighthouses around the coast of Australia. His later career was in road safety. He represented Australia at many international conferences on road safety, dating back to 1964. When the Commonwealth Dept of Transport moved to Canberra, John switched to the road safety division of the Victorian Public Service where he remained until retirement.
Amongst his many achievements outside work was single-handedly building his own two-storey weatherboard home at 29 Charlotte st Glen Waverley. His father (Glynne) helped by making the tea and bringing a steak on weekends! He was particularly proud of designing a “box girder” that supported the whole upper storey across a span of about 8 meters.
His passion for the Victoria countryside began with early visits to his maternal grandfather’s farm at Glenorchy in the 1930s. In ca 1970, he purchased his own “bush block” in the Strathbogie Ranges.
In retirement, he vigorously pursued genealogy and we owe much of the material on this website to his work.
AEB. Glynne Eric Warne Permezel (Eric)
Eric was two years younger than John and followed John through Lloyd Street, Malvern Grammar School then Wesley College. Where John was the mathematician and scientist, Eric was much more into the humanities. He graduated in law from the University of Melbourne and followed his father and grandfather into the legal profession. He rose to be a senior partner in the city law form of Blake and Riggall – known in the family and “Snake and Wriggle”.
He married Barbara Challingsworth and they had three children Andrew, David and Sarah. The boys followed their father’s education at Malvern Grammar then Wesley College. Sarah went to Lauriston.
The early family home was in Coppin Street East Malvern – not far from Central Park and in close proximity to Ferguson St where Eric grew up. The family later moved to a magnificent house in Stonnington avenue Toorak – complete with a grass tennis court.
Eric’s childhood had been complicated by glomerulonephritis, leaving him with long standing hypertension. Probably as a consequence, he developed a basilar artery aneurysm at a young age and died aged only 55 years.
AFA. Phillip Yorke
Philip was the eldest son of Yorke and Lorna. He married Audrey Guy in 1944 and had five children: Nanette, Deidre (Dee), John, Guy and Jacquelyn. The last born had Down’s syndrome and died in infancy.
Philip began on a farm near Apollo Bay but after a few years moved to Colac where he developed a successful farm supply business.
AFB. Cedric Hugh
Cedric was the second son of Yorke and Lorna. He trained as an accountant and joined a practice in Collins Street in the City of Melbourne. He spent a lot of time with his cousins at Yackandandah and appears to have taken to the country life. He married a Fay from Wagga Wagga and moved to a property at “The Rock”. They had 4 children: Julie, Rex, Jenny and Lindy.
AFC. Eril Lorna Permezel
Eril was the daughter of Yorke and Lorna and the young sister of Philip and Cedric. She was only 11 years old when her mother died in 1944.
Eril was Educated at St Michael’s Grammar and lived with her father in Ormond.
Tall, elegant and a heavy smoker, Eril has been described as “Bohemian” in character. She appears to have been very popular – but “different”. She worked in the City in retail.
Eril unfortunately developed cancer at a young age and died at only 43 years of age. She remained unmarried.
AGA. Alison Margaret Permezel
Alison was first born of Yniol (Bobby) and Margaret (Jean) Permezel, being raised in the family home in Yackandandah. She attended the primary school in Yackandandah. Jean was unhappy about sending Alison on the bus to the Beechworth High School, so she organised for her to attend the local convent. Those at the school was warned that Alison was not catholic but by the end of the first week, Alison recalls that she could say all her “Hail Mary’s” from the Catholic Rosary!
After 3 years at the convent, Alison’s education moved to be a boarder at Korowa Anglican Girls School in Glen Iris. Her cousin Ros (1930) was at the school as was Ros’s young sister Julie (1937). The school was close to her uncle Glynne (1898) at Ferguson St where Alison spent many Saturdays with the two girls, John (1925), Eric (1927) and young Bob (1941). She remained a lifelong friend of Ros along with other cousins including Liz Escott (1928) and Eril (1933). Alison trained as a nurse at the Alfred in Melbourne from 1951-1954. In the year before beginning nursing, she spent time with Yorke and Eril at their home in Ormond. She remembers being visited In Yackandandah by John (1925) and his new wife Pat on their honeymoon in 1950.
Alison married an old Wesley Collegian, John Hauser in 1954. They had three boys: Phillip (1955), Malcolm (1956) and Jonathon (1958). After some time in Deniliquin, Alision and family moved to Darwin where she worked as the practice nurse to Dr Doug Mounsey.
The family were living in Darwin when cyclone Tracy hit Darwin on Christmas morning in 1974. Alison and Jonathon were evacuated to Melbourne, while John, Phillip and Malcolm stayed in Darwin to assist with the massive clean-up.
Alison was always an enthusiastic golfer, a passion she shared with her father and the “Yackandandah clan”. She recalls playing with Ros at Riversdale and with her father in his latter years at Foster. Her husband John only lived two years after retirement. In 2005, she married a longtime family friend, Bruce Paine, and had many happy years in that relationship at Ocean Sands on the North Coast of NSW.
AGB. Geoffrey Yniol Permezel
Geoff attended the primary school in Yackandandah but was send to board at Wesley for his secondary education. Geoff worked principally in a farm machinery and chemicals business he established in Albury, in parallel with Bob & Ian’s business in Yackandandah.
AGD. Cedric Ian Permezel (Ian)
Cedric Ian Permezel (Ian) was born in Yackandandah on 14 July 1937, the fourth child of Yniol (Bob) and Margaret (Jean) Permezel. His
arrival coincided with the anniversary of a profound family loss: on 14 July 1915, his uncle, Cedric Holroyd Permezel, died aboard the hospital ship HMHS Gascon after being wounded at Gallipoli and was buried at sea. In honour of Bob’s brother — the uncle who shared his birthday — he was given the name Cedric.
Ian began his schooling at Yackandandah Primary School before continuing on to Albury Grammar. His first occupation was with the ANZ Bank as a Teller, a role that led to his transfer to the Victorian coastal town of Portland. It was there that he met Jill Rosemary Huntington, and they married in 1957.
Together, Ian and Jill raised six daughters — Karen, Jennifer, Julie and Alison (twins), Elizabeth, and Sally. They made their home in Portland and later Harrow, where their first five children were born, before welcoming their youngest in Albury.
Ian eventually left the ANZ Bank and began driving petrol tankers for Shell. In 1962, the family moved to Yackandandah so he could take on the management of Bob’s business. Ian and Jill settled into the Yackandandah home named Voreppe—a name carried over from Bob’s original house in Jessie Street, East Malvern, which itself was linked to the town of Voreppe in France, south of Le Pont de Beauvoisin. Meanwhile, Jean and Bob relocated to Albury to establish a new branch of the business, which was managed by Ian’s brother, Geoff.
Family and community were central to Ian’s life. In Yackandandah, he was an active member of the Yackandandah Football Club and was recognised as one of the town’s outstanding players, highlighted by the 1964 Premiership season and a Best & Fairest award. He was equally accomplished on the golf course, winning numerous A‑Grade championships. Golf clearly ran in the family: his eldest daughter, Karen, claimed the Australian Amateur Championship in 1978—with Ian proudly caddying—and she later became a professional golfer in the United States.
Ian contributed widely to community life, serving on committees and lending his time to working bees for the football club, the golf club, and the primary school. In summer, he volunteered as a firefighter and helped prepare the local swimming pool for everyone in Yackandandah to enjoy—especially his six daughters, all enthusiastic swimmers.
Ian loved being in the bush and fishing. He also had a passion for big band music and learned to play the saxophone, performing in several bands at local balls and community events.
The business in Yackandandah was a ‘mixed’ business whereby he was a rabbit trader, sold and serviced farm equipment, farm supplies, ice and real estate. When the shop closed in the 1970s, he moved into regional sales, representing Stihl, McCulloch, Ariens, and Echo power equipment. His talent for sales was well recognised — so much so that Ariens awarded him a trip to the United States in acknowledgement of his outstanding performance.
Ian was offered a management position with Ariens in Brisbane in 1984. With their children grown and having left the nest, he and Jill made the significant decision to leave Yackandandah and start a new chapter in Queensland. Ian soon discovered that a desk job and the fast pace of city life didn’t suit him, and eventually chose to return to sales so he could once again spend his days travelling through regional communities.
Jean and Bob had moved north to Forster, NSW, seeking a warmer climate, and Ian visited them often. He grew fond of the area and wanted to be close to them, particularly as they entered their later years. In the late 1990s, Ian and Jill relocated to Cundletown, near Forster. Ian established Permezel Power Equipment in Taree, selling and servicing ride‑on mowers, chainsaws, and selling parts, with Jill working alongside him in the business. He eventually sold the enterprise and returned to real estate, though the industry had changed considerably by then, leading him to decide it was time to retire.
In retirement, Ian enjoyed playing golf at the Forster Golf Club, where Bob was also a member. He continued to enjoy his music and his time in the bush, and he was able to share those passions with his grandchildren, creating many memorable moments together.
On 29 May 1999, at the age of 61, Ian passed away, predeceasing Bob. In accordance with his wishes, his ashes were laid to rest on Big Ben, the mountain overlooking Yackandandah. His name is memorialised in the Yackandandah cemetery.
BAA. Paul Felix Olivier Permezel
Paul left Queenstown in 1948 to work on the commercial and general management side of engineering enterprises in Melbourne, in Brisbane 1970-76, and in the Pacific & Far East (based in Melbourne) 1977-86. From 1987-99 Paul ran his own engineering business located at Braeside, Victoria.
BAB. Neville Clarence Permezel
Neville was the first to leave home at Queenstown (1946) to work as an assayer at a scheelite mine on King Island. He then worked his way around Australia to settle in Perth where he did extensive postgraduate studies in biological sciences which he furthered at London, Ontario in biochemistry to obtain his M.Sc. Neville retired to Wollongong, NSW.
BAC. Elaine Marie Clemence Permezel
BAD. Marcus Mortimer Permezel
Marcus worked as a civil engineer in Melbourne on major construction contracts, In the mid 1960s moved back to Adelaide, eventually joining the South Australian Public Works Department to design and supervise government contracts.
BAE. David Francis Tasman Permezel
David who worked for the Australian administration in Papua New Guinea. In 1969 when David was district commissioner based at Mount Hagen. During a visit to David in Mt Hagen, Horace ruptured an aortic aneurysm from which he died.
BCB. Rodney Amédée Permezel
Rod was the second son of Evan Paul Permezel. He followed a career in antiques and remained single throughout his life. The following is taken from an article advertising the sale of Rod’s antique collection following his death:
“For many regular Leonard Joel clientele, Wednesday viewing days are an unmissable ritual that forms part of their weekly routine, serving as both a shopping exercise and a social event. This was true for long-time patron, Rodney Permezel. Every Wednesday, he would be seen visiting all departments, effortlessly engaging in lengthy discussions on antiques or art, often leaving all parties much the wiser. Indeed, many clients and staff knew Rod by name, or if not by name, by his unmistakable uniform: formal blazer, tie, chinos, beret, gloves, and leather briefcase. I have many fond memories of talking to Rod on his regular Wednesday visits, where he keenly bestowed priceless information. Rod was remarkably conversant on a variety of art and antique subjects, and his collection is an assemblage of this keen interest in and knowledge of antiques.
Having a rich colonial family history, Rod fostered his affinity for history and design during his days as an Interior Design student at RMIT, and through experience in the soft furnishing department at Georges in the late 1950s. In the early 60s, he opened an Interior Design practice before transitioning into the antiques trade, opening a shop on Malvern Road, Outpost Antiques and later Design House on High Street, Armadale. The shop closed in the mid-1980s, but this did not stop Rod’s passion from his Armadale home, where he continued to research, with copious notes and books that documented and complimented his collection.”
BDA. Graham Lester Permezel
Graham was the eldest son of Lester. He was educated at Caulfield Grammar School, Melbourne.
BDC. Howard Arthur Permezel
Howard is the 3rd son of Lester. Married to Beverley. Father of Danielle (1969) and Juliette (1974). Educated at Caulfield Grammar School, Melbourne.
He joined the Australian Department of Trade in 1964 and subsequently served in Melbourne & Canberra, and Australian Consulates General in New Zealand (Consular Affairs and Trade Officer, Auckland) 1969-1972, and Bahrain (Vice Consul Administration) 1972-1973.In 1990/91, Howard was seconded to a major mining company in Melbourne as International Affairs Officer, Corporate & Government.
He holds a Diploma of Export , Victorian Division of The Australian Institute of Export. He also served there as Fellow and Vice President for several years. He is a graduate of Defence Department Industrial Mobilisation Course 1986.
Howard was awarded a Commonwealth Public Service Centenary Medal for services to export, Parliament House Canberra, 2001. He retired as Regional Trade Commissioner (Melbourne) in 2008 from the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade).
In retirement, Howard is a volunteer Tutor in Current Affairs, University of The Third Age (Manningham) for several years. He and his wife Beverley visited Hawaii in 2017 and have toured many parts of Australia. They cruised the Kimberley coast from Darwin to Broome in 2025. They have a holiday house at Anglesea and a golden retriever ‘Harry.’