Little Ezra Martin didn’t understand the fuss but seemed happy to be admired by his father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandmother.
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The Martin family, headed by 106-year-old Ivy of Baranduda, has been celebrating its fifth living generation since Ezra’s birth on January 27.
He continues the line of Wodonga male Martins, with his father Dutch, 27, the son of John, 50, who is the son of Richard (Dick), 81, who is Mrs Martin’s eldest son.
“When I was born, I only had my nan, Mum’s mother, the other grandparents had all died before I was even born, so to have five generations is amazing,” Richard said.
And of course he is a great-grandfather for the first time, having wondered if this would ever happen.
“And then Dutch comes up with little Ezra, so we thought that was great,” he said.
Mrs Martin does have other great-great-grandchildren overseas, but 10-week-old Ezra is the first in Australia.
“I’ve got lots of great-grandchildren over in the UK and in America as well,” she said.
Living to witness five generations is “something very unexpected” for the centenarian.
“I never thought of living a long life,” she said.
“I was a premature baby, and I’d had a weak chest, as they called it.”
While Ezra was unaware of the attention, Dutch’s partner Tiffany and her daughter Lilly, 4, enjoyed The Border Mail’s photo shoot of the five Martin generations.
“Smile, Ivy,” Lilly called at one point, which ensured everyone, whether in the photo or not, smiled.
