Chart 19 merged with Chart 01 - DNA Evidence

This information relates to Chart 19, the descendants of William Paske, (c1695- ) who lived in Wellingore, Lincolnshire.
This information relates to one of the Lincolnshire main families - John Pask (1760-1826), and Alice Woodcock (Stuart's own ancestors) who lived in Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire.

Yesterday we received the 67-marker DNA test results for John Henry Pask and Stuart. The e-mail read:

You matched 63 out of 67 loci. This means that there is a 99% likelihood you share a common ancestor in a genealogical time frame.

On this basis, we looked again at John & Stuart's trees. John (Chart 19) has traced his family back to William & Susanna PASKE, who lived in Wellingore Lincolnshire in the 1720s. Stuart (Chart 01) has traced his family back to John Pask (1760-1826) of Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire.

In 2005, one of our longstanding researchers Eileen Flynn wrote: "As I looked through the Great Gonerby transcript and saw again the burial of Thomas Pask who was crushed by a wheel, 8 May 1829, aged 65 years, I felt strongly again that he could well be the Thomas Pask who was baptised in 1764 at Wellingore and that his brother John, baptised in 1755 at Wellingore, is our John. I know John's age at death was given as 66 in 1826, but we know how unreliable given death ages can be. It is interesting that at the time Pasks are moving away from Wellingore and disappearing from the records, our John and Alice are getting married at Wilsford just 8-9 miles south of Wellingore, and after having William at Ancaster, move south about 8 miles into Great Gonerby, presumably for better job prospects. We'll probably never be able to find out for sure, but it's interesting to imagine."

We think that Eileen's assumptions linked now with the DNA evidence confirms that John (1755- ) of Wellingore, and John (1760-1826) of Great Gonerby are the same person, and that his brother Thomas (1764- ) of Wellingore and Thomas (1767-1829) of Great Gonerby are the same person.

On this basis, John is Stuart's 6th cousin, once removed.

Subsequently Chart 19 has been merged with Chart 01. There are now 1010 people in Chart 01 spanning 11 generations. This will be reflected in the next website update.

Charles & Esther Paske née Edwards of Monmouthshire

This information relates to Chart 49: Charles PASK (1760-1833) who lived in Dingestow, and Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire #8663. Charles married Esther EDWARDS in 1789. Their descendants span six generations.

Last Monday, Barbara Griffiths who also belongs to the Guild of One-Name Studies, and is studying the name of PARRY contacted me and wrote:

One of the researchers on the Monmouthshire List has just mentioned some photographs he took in 2008 of tombstones at Cwmcarvan & Trelleck. I notice that there are two Pask, husband and wife Charles & Esther.

Subsequently, I contacted Paul Berndt, who lives in Port Clinton, Ohilo on Sandusky Bay just off Lake Erie. Paul visited the churchyard on May 24, 2008. He took the photographs for a couple - he doesn't have their names, that were at the cemetery the same day. They said that they were involved in a large Pask(e) group.

He very kindly sent us eight photographs of the grave. These are now available in the web album Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire.

Charles was born in 1760 in Monmouthshire - the actual place and his parents are not known. Charles married Esther Edwards on 27 May 1789 in Llanishen, Monmouthshire. His wife, Esther, was buried on 16 April 1821 in St. Catwyg, Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire. Charles was buried on 11 January 1833 also in St. Catwyg, Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire.

Their grave is inscribed:

Sacred to the Memory of Esther wife of Charles Paske of the parish of Dingestow who died 15 April 1821 aged 54 years

Also To the Memory of Charles Paske Widower of the aforesaid who departed this life 8th day of Jan A.D. 1833 aged 73.

Many thanks to Paul, and Barbara for providing this information.

Descendants of Joshua & Jane Rebecca Pask née Harley

This information relates to Chart 10, the descendants of John & Frances Pask née Haffinden who originated from Thundersley, Essex.

Yesterday Sue Keefe, one of our long standing Pask researchers provided the 1904 marriage certificate for Rose Pask, also known as Rose Smith. She married Alfred William White on 7 November 1904 in The Parish Church, Old Ford, London.

Sue also provided the 1911 census information, this together with later birth registrations with the mother's maiden name of Pask, shows that Alfred & Rose had five children:

1. Lily White b. 1906 in Bethnal Green
2. Ivy White b. 1907 in Bethnal Green
3. Alfred White b. 1909 in Leyton Essex
4. Walter W. White b. 1914 in the West Ham registration district
5. Doris B. White b. 1916 in the West Ham registration district

In the census of 2 April 1911, Alfred & Rose and their three oldest children were living at 78 Stewart Road Leyton, he was a Commercial Clerk.

Thanks to Sue for this information which will be included in the next website update.

Descendants of Augustine Thomas & Jane Pask née Parry

This information relates to a descendant of the Monmouthshire progenitor Isaac Paske, (c1705 - ) who lived in Llanvihangel-ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire.

Whilst including one of the tributes from the website Lasting Tribute, we identified that Jeffery Pask (1938-2009) from Swansea was the son of William Henry & Margaret Pask née Millman. However we did not know who his father William's parents were.

After checking in the 1911 census, it was realised that his parents were Augustine Thomas & Jane Pask née Parry. William Henry, and his brother Augustine Clifford (known as Clifford), were living in Nantyffyllon Glamorganshire, with their widowed mother Jane Thomas née Parry, and half-brothers Fredy, Robert, and Ivor Thomas. After the death of their father Augustine in 1896 she had married Frederick William Thomas.

William's father Augustine had died at the early age of 32. He was employed as a Carpenter at the New Post Office, Westgate Street, Cardiff. On the 21 December 1895 by some means the scaffolding gave way and he fell to the floor across some girders. He was picked up unconscious and conveyed to the infirmary where he died from the injuries received at 7am on the 12 January 1896.

This links William Henry to the main Monmouthshire progenitor Isaac Paske.
This information will be included in the next website update.

Lasting Tribute

As a follow-on from yesterday's blog titled Australia's Largest Online Memorial, the Guild of One-Name Studies also mentioned last week a similar site in the UK - Lasting Tribute.

There are 35 Pask, Paske, and Pasque entries, although several are duplicated. In the past we have included some from Lasting Tribute, however the website is growing in popularity and now includes a lot more. These include:

• PASK, Jeffrey from Swansea
• PASK, Lavina from Nottingham
• PASK, Ada May from Nottingham
• PASK, Ida May from Nottingham
• PASK, Marjorie from Grimsby
• PASK, Bernard from Bath
• PASK, Phyllis Daisy from Hull
• PASK, Barbara Mary from Bristol
• PASK, John from Grimsby
• PASK, Louise from Grimsby
• PASK,  Clare Louise from Grimsby
• PASK ? from Derby
• PASK, Michael Ivan from Leicestershire
• PASKE, Gwendoline Hilda from Bristol
• PASKE, Reginald George Bristol
• PASKE Dennis Albert Bristol
• PASKE, Brunhilde (Helga) Maria Christina Bristol
• PASQUE-BISHOPRICK, Hilary from Hull

Over the course of time, these tributes will be included in the database, and updated on the website.

Australia's Largest Online Memorial

Recently, through the Guild of One-Name Studies, I heard about the Heaven Address website - Australia's Largest Online Memorial. This website provides obituaries, funeral notifications, and burial records for Australia, and New Zealand.

The 9 Pask(e) records found were predominately from Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Sydney Delhi and Plassey Roads, North Ryde, NSW Australia. In some circumstances they covered over members of their families. These included:

• Francis Pask died 1991
• Irene Emily Pask née Starr died 1982 (wife of Francis)
• Walter Otto Paul Paske died 1984
• Hildegard Freda Paske died 2004 (wife of Walter)
• Colin Leonard Pask died 2007 
• Mrytle Colleen Pask née Taylor died before 2007 (wife of Colin)
• Robin Hugh Pask died 2007
• Eliza Eileen Pask died 1945

All these records are currently not linked to a main family, except Colin Leonard Pask who was the son of Leonard Pask. So hopefully someone will be able to provide more information that will enable us to associate them with a family group. 

In the meantime, I have recorded all the New South Wales births, marriages, and death indexes. In these BMDs, there is the following Pask, Paske, and Pasque information:

1. Births 1788-1909: 25 entries
2. Marriages 1788-1959 26 entries
3. Deaths 1788-1979 52 entries

This information will included in the next website update.

Descendants of William Henry & Mary Isabella Maguire née Pask

This information relates to the descendants of James (1818-1882) & Mary Pask née Crocks, who lived in Shoreditch, London.

This week Clare Marshall contacted us regarding her grandmother Mary Isabella Pask, who was born in 1872 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. She was the daughter of John Joseph & Mary Pask née Lee. Mary married William Henry Maguire on 20 March 1893 in St. Ann's, Tottenham, Middlesex. William, known as Henry, had the unusual occupation of a Whalebone Cutter. He was later an Insurance Agent, and an Alderman of the City of London.

Clare has provided information on their children, together with their known descendants:

• Maud Elizabeth Maguire b. 1893
• Mary Lilian Maguire b. 19 Aug 1895, d. 5 Jan 1987
• Louisa Mary Maguire b. 1898
• William Kenneth Maguire b. 1900
• Henry Herbert Maguire b. 30 Nov 1905, d. 1975
• Iris Winifred Maguire b. 1908, d. 1950
• Doris Matilda Maguire b.1911

This information will be included in the next website update.

Many thanks to Clare for providing us with a substantial amount of information on their descendants.

Website Update 4 April 2010

The website was updated yesterday, Sunday 4 April, it is packed with new information, including:

• Baptisms & Marriages from the London Metropolitan Archives - available from http://www.ancestry.co.uk/
• 1911 census - available from http://www.findmypast.com/
• Non-comformist records - available from a new source http://www.thegenealogist.com/

135 new narratives have been added - there are now 8,384 narratives on the website, with 12,262 people in the database (including living people).

Also information, as detailed in the blogs titled:

• Walter & Rosetta Pask née Rixon
• Charles & Filomela Pask née Gabrielli
• Joshua & Jane Rebecca Pask née Harley
• George & Sarah Ann Pask née Newton
• Chart 51 - Descendants of Joseph & Mary Pask
• Chart 25 merged with Chart 02-2

The following charts were amended:

Lincolnshire charts 01, 03, 11, 18, 19, 30
Suffolk charts 02, 02-1, 02-2, 06, 07, 26, 35
Essex charts 10, 38
London & Miscelleanous Charts 13, 41, 43, 51

A full list of the recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section.

Chart 25 merged with Chart 02-2

This information relates to the main Suffolk tree - descendants of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow, in particular the descendants of their second son Daniel, and his wives Elizabeth Pask née Manning, and Mary Pask née Peachey.

Earlier this week, we received an inquiry from Jon Bearman, who is researching a Nathaniel Kevan, who was born in 1823, and whether he is related to the Nathaniel Kevan we have.

Upon investigation, we established that Nathaniel Kevan married two Pask sisters - Phoebe [Phebe] on 28 June 1819, and then Elizabeth on 19 June 1828. Both sisters were mentioned in their father Oliver Pask's will dated 11 November 1825, of which Nathaniel was an Executor.

When trying to decipher this 7 page will, which is extremely difficult to read, we identified:

I bequeath to my brother Petchy Pask of Bury Saint Edmonds Suffolk the sum of ten pounds I give and bequeath to my brother James Pask of this same place ten pounds I give and bequeath unto my nephew John Dorling and Daniel Dorling the sum of ten pounds ...

We can now confirm that Petchy, James, and Oliver were all children of Daniel Pask (1711-1763). In addition, we found that Mary Pask was also the daughter of Daniel, and the mother of John & Daniel Dorling.

This means that siblings Oliver, and Mary, previously unassigned to a family chart are now part of Chart 02-2. Also that James the progenitor of chart 25, is now also assigned to Chart 02-2.

This information will be included in the next website update.

George & Sarah Ann Pask née Newton

This information relates to Chart 18 , Joseph Pask, (1761 - 1831) who lived in Caythorpe, Lincolnshire.

Yesterday we received a transcript of the marriage of George Pask and Sarah Ann Newton that took place on 18 August 1896 in the parish of Colyton, Devon. George was residing at the time in Belper Derbyshire. He was a Foreman Platelayer at that time, so inevitably his job on the railway must have taken him to Devon.

I have managed to find them in the 1901 census living in Belper, and then in the 1911 census in Romiley, Cheshire. They had three children Lily (1897-1994), Ida Lucy (1899-1997), and George (1906-1974).

George & Sarah finally lived in the Coalville registration district, where they both reached their nineties. Sarah died in 1952, and George in 1967 after 56 years of marriage.

The marriage transcript was kindly provided by Des Gander as a result of the Guild of One-Name Studies (GOONS) Marriage Challenge for Axminster registration district. The Marriage Challenge is a Guild Project in which volunteers (Challengers) search for marriage entries in the deposited Parish Registers for a particular Registration District (RD) for the period 1837 to 1911.

This information will be included in the next website update.

Chart 51 - Descendants of Joseph & Mary Pask

This information relates to Chart 51, the descendants of John & Mary Pask who lived in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire in the 1840-1860s.

A new chart will be available in the next update - Chart 51. Whilst this is a small chart, it contains seven generations. We have compiled it in the hope of identifying where Joseph originated from, and his link to one of the major trees.

From the 1851 census for Hooks Drove, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, Joseph was listed as aged 65 born in Thorney, the Head of Household. He was living together with his wife Mary, who was born in Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire. She died in 1853 in the Wisbech registration district, and Joseph died in 1859.

We are trying to establish when they married (c1825), and what Mary's maiden name was.

Their only son John married Emily Liquorice on 17 July 1861 in St. Mary, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. John & Emily have currently 14 known descendants.

This information will be included in the next website update.

Joshua & Jane Rebecca Pask née Harley

This information relates to Chart 10, the descendants of John & Frances Pask née Haffinden who originated from Thundersley, Essex.

I am still progressing with the London Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 database available at http://www.ancestry.co.uk/. I have now found the baptisms for 11 of the 16 children of Joshua & Jane Rebecca Pask née Harley.

In the census of 2 April 1911, Joshua & Jane were living at Braemar Street, Bethnal Green, together with seven of their children Lillian, Clara, James, Ada, Lena, Arthur, and Alfred William Charles.

Fortunately the baptisms give the date of baptisms, and births, together with where the family lived, and Joshua's occupation. The 11 baptisms are for:

Lilian Pask Baptism Date: 6 Jul 1890 Father's Name: Joshua Pask Mother's Name: Jane Pask Parish: St James the Great, Bethnal Green; Abode: 126 Green Street, a Labourer; Born: June 15 1890

William Joshua Pask Baptism Date: 10 Apr 1892 Father's Name: Joshua Pask Mother's Name: Jane Pask Parish: St James the Great, Bethnal Green; Abode: 47 Moss Street, a Labourer; Born: 13 March 1892

Clara Elizabeth Pask Baptism Date: 3 Dec 1893 Father's Name: Joshua Pask Mother's Name: Jane Pask Parish: St James the Great, Bethnal Green; Abode: 11 Moss Street, a Labourer; Born: 11 November 1893

Florence Pask Baptism Date: 25 Aug 1895 Father's Name: Joshua Pask Mother's Name: Jane Pask Parish: St James the Great, Bethnal Green; Abode: 51 Moss Street, a Labourer; Born: 31 July 1895

James Albert Pask Baptism Date: 10 Jan 1897 Father's Name: Joshua Pask Mother's Name: Jane Pask Parish: St James the Great, Bethnal Green; Abode: 51 Moss Street, a Labourer; Born: 15 December 1896

Adelaide Pask Baptism Date: 28 Aug 1898 Father's Name: Joshua Pask Mother's Name: Jane Pask Parish: St James the Great, Bethnal Green; Abode: 14 Braemar Street, a General Labourer; Born: 31 July 1898. Adelaide was previously thought to be the daughter of Walter & Rosetta Pask née Rixon.

Ada Pask Baptism Date: 2 Sep 1900 Father's Name: Joshua Pask Mother's Name: Jane Rebeccah Pask Parish: St James the Great, Bethnal Green; Abode: 8 Braemar Street, Green Street, a Labourer; Born: 13 August 1900

Lena Victoria Pask Baptism Date: 2 Mar 1902 Father's Name: Joshua Pask Mother's Name: Jane Rebecca Pask Parish: St James the Great, Bethnal Green; Abode: 8 Braemar Street, Green Street, a Labourer; Born: 17 Feburary 1902

Arthur Pask Baptism Date: 3 Apr 1904 Father's Name: Joshua Pask Mother's Name: Jane Rebecca Pask Parish: St James the Great, Bethnal Green; Abode: 8 Braemar Street, Green Street, a Labourer; Born: 7 March 1904

Alfred Charles William Pask Baptism Date: 11 Mar 1906 Father's Name: Joshua Pask Mother's Name: Jane Pask Parish: St Simon Zelotes, Bethnal Green; Abode: 8 Braemar Street, a Labourer; Born: 12 February 1906.

This information is being included in the database, and will be available in the next website update.

Charles & Filomela Pask née Gabrielli

This information relates to Chart 19, the descendants of William Paske, (c1695- ) who lived in Wellingore, Lincolnshire.

Back in June 2006, we established together with our long standing friend and fellow researcher, John Pask, that his great-grandfather Charles Pask (1856-1939) immigrated to New York, America. See blog titled Charles Pask.

Last week whilst searching our GRO death index transcripts for an infant's death in Chelsea, I came across the death of a Mina Gabrielli in 1887/Q3, age 0. The name Gabrielli jumped out. I recalled that Charles had married a Filomela Garbielli. I searched for corresponding birth, and found it. I hastily e-mailed John.

Subsequently John purchased the birth, and death certificate for Mina. It confirmed that her parents were Charles & Filomela Pask née Gabrielli.

Mina was born on 1 July 1887 at 27 South Parade, Chelsea. Sadly she died at the age of 6 weeks, on 15 August 1887 also at 27 South Parade, Chelsea.

John followed up and telephoned the surrounding cemeteries, and located Mina's burial at Brompton Cemetery on 19 August 1887 in Plot 137807. Unfortunately the cemetery was damaged during the World War II, and although the graves are still in tack any headstones did not survive.

Yet another piece of the jigsaw put in place. This now establishes that Charles & Filomela met at 1885-1886, and did not immigrate to America until at least late 1887.

This information has been included in the database, and will be included in the next website update.

Walter & Rosetta Pask née Rixon

This information relates to Chart 7, the descendants of Henry Paske, (1765 - 1845), who lived in Kedington, Suffolk.

I have been continuing on working with the London Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 database available at http://www.ancestry.co.uk/. I managed to find the baptisms for 11 of Walter & Rosetta Pask née Rixon's children.

In the census of 2 April 1911 Walter & Rosetta were living at 8 Florida Terrace, Florida Street, Bethnal Green, together with their children George, Alfred, Rosetta, William, Charles, Lily, Doris, and Arthur. Rosetta stated that she had been married 25 years and had 15 children - 9 living and 6 dead.

Fortunately the baptisms give the date of baptisms, and births, together with where the family lived, and Walter's occupation. The 11 baptisms are for:

Walter John Pask Baptism Date: 19 Sep 1886 Father's Name: Walter Pask Mother's Name: Rosetta Pask Parish: St Thomas, Bethnal Green; Abode: 164 Columbia Square, a Printer: Born 26 August 1886.

George William Pask Baptism Date: 26 Jun 1889 Father's Name: Walter Pask Mother's Name: Rosetta Pask Parish: St Thomas, Bethnal Green; Abode: 130 Columbia Square, a Printer; Born: 8 June 1889.

Thomas Edward Pask Baptism Date: 3 May 1891 Father's Name: Walter Pask Mother's Name: Rosetta Pask Parish: St Thomas, Bethnal Green; Abode: 129 Columbia Square, a Printer; Born: 12 April 1891 - This was a child not previously identified. Thomas died in infancy in 1892.

Alfred Thomas Pask Baptism Date: 11 Dec 1892 Father's Name: Walter Pask Mother's Name: Rosetta Pask Parish: St Thomas, Bethnal Green; Abode: 174 Columbia Square, a Hawker; Born: 15 November 1892

Rosetta Mary Pask Baptism Date: 3 Mar 1895 Father's Name: Walter Pask Mother's Name: Rosetta Pask Parish: St Thomas, Bethnal Green; Abode: 115 Willington Row,a Dealer; Born 24 January 1895.

William Pask Baptism Date: 30 Jul 1899 Father's Name: Walter Pask Mother's Name: Rosetta Pask Parish: St James the Great, Bethnal Green: Abode: 24 Pollard Street, a Hawker: Born 4 May 1899 [The birth date is clearly written as 4 May, however this does not concur with his birth registration, and date given in the death index. It is assumed to be incorrect and should read 4 July 1899].

Alice Pask Baptism Date: 28 Jul 1901 Father's Name: Walter Pask Mother's Name: Rosetta Pask Parish: St James the Great, Bethnal Green; Abode: 24 Pollard Street, a Sweep; Born: 4 July 1901. She is the twin of James, however James was baptised privately on 9 July as he was probably ill and not expected to live. Alice also died shortly afterwards.

Edward Pask Baptism Date: 28 Jul 1901 Father's Name: Walter Pask Mother's Name: Rosetta Pask Parish: St James the Great, Bethnal Green; Abode: 24 Pollard Street, a Sweep; Born: 8 July 1896.

James Pask Baptism Date: 9 Jul 1901 Father's Name: Walter Pask Mother's Name: Rosetta Pask Parish: St James the Great, Bethnal Green; Abode: 24 Pollard Street, a Road-Sweeper; Born: 4 July 1901 Private. He was the twin of Alice, he was baptised privately as he was probably ill and not expected to live. He died shortly afterwards.

Charles Pask Baptism Date: 6 May 1903 Father's Name: Walter Pask Mother's Name: Rosetta Pask Parish: St James the Great, Bethnal Green; Abode: 24 Pollard Street, a Road-Sweeper; Born 17 April 1903.

Lily Pask Baptism Date: 13 Sep 1905 Father's Name: Walter Pask Mother's Name: Rosetta Pask Parish: St James the Great, Bethnal Green; Abode: 302 Wilmot Street, a Labourer; Born 27 August 1901.

Other children not listed are Doris Lucy (born 1905), and Arthur J. (1910-1913). Based on the fact that she had 6 children dead in 1911, it is also assumed that twins Frederick, and Henry (1888-1888) are also Walter & Rosetta's children. However Adelaide (1898-1899), who was previously assumed to be their daughter is now unlikely to be attached to this family.

This information is being included in the database, and will be available in the next website update.

Website Update 1 February 2010

The website was updated today, Monday 1 February.

This update focuses again on the Descendants of William Alfred & Anna Sarah Pask née Rowe

Additionally several marriages from London parishes in the Shoreditch registration district for:

• 1892 Edwin Henry Pask & Emma Louisa Jacobs
• 1897 George Henry Marlow & Mary Ann Pask
• 1898 Edward Ealey & Mary Ann Pask
• 1901 Alfred Nicholson & Elizabeth Kate Pask
• 1901 Frank Pask & Elizabeth Gray
• 1904 Walter Pask & Laura Louisa Allum

A full list of the recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. There are now 8,249 narratives available on the website.

New Web Photograph Album - Yvonne Sumner

This information relates to Chart 39 - Thomas PASK, (1766-b1851) who lived in St. Pancras.

Over the past year we have been working together with Yvonne Sumner from Australia. She has provided extensive information on Walter & Jane Annie Pask née Chester, and their descendants.

This was a very interesting, albeit a sad story. Walter married Jane Annie Chester on 21 May 1898 in Gateshead. Unfortunately Walter was killed in a railway accident on 18 July 1908, leaving Jane a widow with 4 children, the youngest George being only a few months old. With no means of support Jane gave the 2 middle boys, Arthur and Walter, to her mother-in-law Mary Ann. She kept Laura the eldest and the baby George.

Jane's mother-in-law, Mary Ann Pask née Ruddock emigrated to Melbourne Australia in 1912, together with her daughters Nellie, and Kate, and taking with her grandsons Arthur and Walter. Jane wrote to her mother-in-law begging for Arthur and Walter to be returned to her as she was getting married again and her circumstances were much better. Evidently Jane was horrified that they were going to Australia and was allowed to see them only a few days before they left.

Arthur, Yvonne's father, was very talented. He played the cello in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, he was an accountant, and also the Team Manager for the Australian Archers in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany.

Yvonne has provided over 30 photographs. These have now been included in a web photograph album.

New Web Photograph Album - Judy Crust

This information relates to Chart 6 - Peter & Catherine Pask née Frost, born 1739 in Kedington, Suffolk.

In 2007 Judy Crust wrote to us, and provided several photographs of the descendants of William Alfred Pask, see the previous blog titled William Alfred & Anna Sarah Pask née Rowe. Judy's Great Grandfather Francis Bartram was the brother of William Bartram who married Alice Maria Pask, the daughter of William Alfred II & Elizabeth Pask née Ellis. He immigrated to Australia, and came back to England for a visit in 1936/37 .

We have now created a web photograph album that shows the photographs.

Website Update 6 January 2010

The website was updated today, Wednesday 6 January. This focuses on information, as detailed in the previous blog:

• Descendants of William Alfred & Anna Sarah Pask née Rowe

A full list of the recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. There are now 8,223 narratives available on the website - 45 new narratives in this website update.

For those interested in statistics, the Pask database now contains:

• 11,980 People
• 23,437 Events
• 5,010 Places
• 74,283 Citations
• 3,474 Sources
• 464 Embedded exhibits

Descendants of William Alfred & Anna Sarah Pask née Rowe

This information relates to Chart 6 - Peter & Catherine Pask née Frost, born 1739 in Kedington, Suffolk.

Geoffrey Alan Pask from Canada originally contacted us in May 2008 - see the previous blog titled Descendants of William Alfred Pask II. At that time we were preparing for the Pask Family Gathering therefore we somewhat neglected Geoffrey's information.

Over the Christmas holidays we have worked closely with Geoffrey, and are now pleased to say that his extensive information, together with photographs have been included in the database.

In addition, a web album of Geoffrey's photographs is available.

Website Update 14 December 2009

The website was updated today, Monday 14 December. This focuses on information, as detailed in the previous blogs:

• Descendants of John & Annie Pask née Abbott
• Frank William Pask (1874-1928)
• Descendants of George & Mary Ann Pask née Bettoney

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. There are now 8,178 narratives available on the website - 51 new narratives in this website update.

This will be the last update this year. Many thanks to all who have contributed to the additional 350+ narratives created during 2009.

Descendants of George & Mary Ann Pask née Bettoney

This information relates to Chart 7, the descendants of Henry Paske, (1765 - 1845), who lived in Kedington, Suffolk.

Whilst researching information on Frank Pask - see blog titled Frank William Pask (1874-1928), I also found the baptisms of some of the other children of George & Mary Ann Pask née Bettoney:

• Maria Jane Pask b. 1856
• George Thomas Pask b. 1858, d. 1905
• Sarah Emily Pask b. 1860
• Frederick John Pask b. 1861, d. 1905
• Walter Pask b. 1863, d. 1927
• Albert J. Pask b. 1865
• Edwin Henry Pask b. 1868, d. 1929
• Alice Mary Pask b. 1872

Fortunately the baptism records were available on www.ancestry.co.uk, and gave not only their baptism dates, but their birth dates also.

This information will be available in the next website update.

Frank William Pask (1874-1928)

This information relates to Chart 7, the descendants of Henry Paske, (1765 - 1845), who lived in Kedington, Suffolk.

Last week, our friend and family historian Marion Hopkins contacted us. She had found the baptism of Frank William Pask in St. James The Great, Bethnal Green.

I found that Frank was the son of George & Mary Ann Pask née Bettoney. His mother died when he was 2 years old, and probably he was institutionalized as he was not listed with his father in the 1881 census.

However I did locate him in the 1891 census. He was on an Institution Ship "Shaftesbury", harboured off Grays Essex. This ship was an Industral School Training Ship under the management of the School Board for London. It states on the census return a list of boys that were "Under legal detention to the age of 16 years according to Industrial Schools Acts of 1866 and subsequent acts".

There is a superb photograph of the ship on the National Education Network Gallery


Frank was listed as a Shoeblack in the 1901 & 1911 census. He married Elizabeth Gray on 5 August 1901 at St. Anne's Church, Hoxton, Shoreditch. No children from the marriage were identified. Frank died in 1928, and his wife Elizabeth probably in 1951.

This information will be included in the next website update.

Descendants of John & Annie Pask née Abbott

This information relates to the main Lincolnshire tree - descendants of Johannis [John] & Elizabeth Pask née Archer, who lived in Lincolnshire.

Recently we have been focusing our research on Leicestershire, and linking together families who lived there in the 1900-1930s - in particular Blaby, Lutterworth and Leicester registration districts.

Subsequently we have established that most of them link back to John & Annie Pask née Abbott. John orginated from Nocton Lincolnshire, and was the third son of Henry & Elizabeth Pask née Asman. We originally researched this family back in 2004, and with recent available records like the 1911 census we have been able to put together quite a lot of additional information.

John married Annie Abbott on 17 November 1891 in the Lutterworth registration district. They had 11 children. In the 1911 census he was a Shepherd, living with his wife Annie, and his children John, Frank, Edith, Alfred, Ethel, Edward, Richard, and Frederick. So this valuable information provided the connection between those children born between 1901 and 1913.

We also purchased two GRO certificates to help us establish a connection:

1. Birth of Ivan Michael Pask in 1937
2. Marriage of Arthur C. Pask & Jessie M. Tomlinson in 1927

The GRO reference for Ivan, who was later known as Michael Ivan, gave his mother's maiden as Ellis. However we could not locate his parent's marriage. The birth certificate gave that he was born 20 May 1937, and he was the son of Edward & Annie Elizabeth Pask née Ellis formerly Baker. Based on this we easily found their marriage in 1936 in the Spilsby, Lincolnshire registration district. Edward was the fifth son of John & Annie Pask née Abbott.

The marriage gave the name of Arthur Charles, however this is probably an error in the transcription from the church marriage register to the civil registration certificate. Arthur was actually called Alfred Charles Pask, he was the fourth son of John & Annie Pask née Abbott.

We have now included in our database all 1837-1984 birth, marriages, and deaths in the Blaby, Lutterworth and Leicester registration districts. Wherever practicable we have researched the families through to current day. These will be included in Chart 03 in the next website update.

PASK Hunting Horn

We received an e-mail from Patrick Button, who lives in Durban, South Africa.

He wrote:

I have in my possession a hunting horn from a great uncle in England, who was a huntsman. The horn is stamped Pask Maker London and I have now been able to identify and date it.

... in case you are aghast at its battered condition please be reminded that it appears to have been a real working tool for many years (!)


Patrick also provided a picture of his great-grandfather Huntsman Thomas Leonard Imms (1839 -1928) who used the Pask Maker London hunting horn at Clandon Park and Merrow, Surrey.

Thomas Leonard Imms was also Huntsman with the Norfolk Stag Hounds as well as the Brighton and Knaphill Harriers. He is said to have hunted with the then Prince of Wales, Edward, who frequented Clandon Park and Merrow.

Patrick provided more information on the possible dates:

I have listed three names & dates of successive IMMS huntsman to the Earls of Onslow, who lived at Clandon Park near Guildford, Surrey.

James Imms 1773 or 1774 - 1846
Thomas Leonard Imms 1811-1879
Thomas Leonard Imms 1839-1928**

The latter was my great grandfather** and it was from him that the Pask Maker hunting horn is supposed to have come. Assuming that the dates of the Pask company span from 1840-1871, it seems that this horn may have been acquired and used by Thomas Leonard Imms (1811-1879) and passed down in the family.

This photo is from another similar horn. However Patrick's horn does not have the "& Koenig" part of the stamping, the rest, including the British coat of arms is the same, even the font is identical.

If anyone has any additional information about the PASK company, we would be very interested, and will pass it on to Patrick.

Website Update 28 October 2009

The website was updated today, Wednesday 28 October. This focuses on information, as detailed in the previous blogs:

• Marriage Certificate for Bertie & Ella Kate Pask née Sargent
• Pasks of Hargrave, Suffolk

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. There are now 8,127 narratives available on the website.

Pasks of Hargrave, Suffolk

This information relates to the main Suffolk tree - descendants of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow, born c1680 who lived in Wickhambrook, Suffolk.

In September we exchanged e-mails with Kai Davey regarding his grandmother Laura (Nene) Irene Morley née Pask who lived in Hargrave, Suffolk. Kai has provided several photographs of his grandmother's family and also those of her relations, including:

• Stephen Pask with his wife Ellen (Nellie) and his eldest son William c1940
• Joseph Philip & Lily May Pask - 50th Wedding Anniversary - 17 June 1952
• Wedding of Alfred & Beatrice (May) Brooks née Pask 1936
• Wedding of Eric Joseph & Joan Pask née Robinson 11 May 1958

The photographs, together those previously provided by Rose Beadle are now available in a photograph album and in the slideshow below. This information will be included in the next website update.

Trip to Paschendale

Last Friday, and Saturday we took a trip to visit some of the Commonwealth War Graves in France and Belgium. Our travelling companion was John who had never been to visit any graves, so our focus was on those people he is researching.

Initially we visited Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery in France, where John's great uncle Stanley George Bird is buried.

Our next stop was Pheasant Wood near Fromelles in northern France to see the site of the new Commonwealth War Grave cemetery where experts during a major archaeological dig found the remains of 250 World War I soldiers.

We then travelled into Belgium to see Hype Park Corner, and the Berks Cemetery Extension, for the Ploegsteert Memorial. We then drove to Ypres (Ieper) and visited the In Flanders Field museum. In the evening we attended the Menin Gate Last Post, where we witnessed a very poignant ceremony which included an address by the New Zealand High Commissioner followed by a Maori lament during the wreath laying, and a piper from the Black Watch.

On Saturday, we visited Tyne Cot Memorial, and the newly opened visitor's centre. This museum is stark, and minimalistic. However the accompanying voice of a young girl reading the names, and ages of those who gave their lives leaves a very lasting impression.

Finally we visited the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, near Poperinge.

A very interesting trip. We have included all our photographs in an album, and slideshow.

Marriage Certificate for Bertie & Ella Kate Pask née Sargent

This information relates to Bertie Pask who lived in the Colchester / Newmarket area in the early 1900s.

We have now received the marriage certificate for Bertie & Ella Kate Pask née Sargent as detailed in a previous blog.

It shows that Bertie was residing at Little Saxham, Suffolk and that his father was George Pask. As suspected, Bertie is Bertie Arthur Pask who was born in 1887 in Stowlangtoft, Suffolk.

The records for Bertie will be merged, and chart 50 will be merged with Chart 02-2: Daniel Pask, second son of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow #5329. This will be included in the next website update.

Website Update 19 August 2009

The website was updated yesterday, Saturday 19 September. This focuses on information, as detailed in the previous blogs:

Descendants of Bertie & Ella Kate Pask née Sargent
Ernest George & Rose Pask née Pitches

Also this includes several updates based on information found in the London Metropolitan Archives Records, and 1911 Census.

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. There are now 8,104 narratives available on the website.

Ernest George & Rose Pask née Pitches

This information relates to the main Suffolk tree - descendants of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow, born c1680 who lived in Wickhambrook, Suffolk.

Whilst researching the family of Bertie & Ella Kate Pask née Sargent (see previous blog), I looked at all Pask(e) births, marriages, and deaths and 1911 census in the Colchester / Newmarket registration districts. I identified the family of Ernest George & Rose Pask. Initially I could not find their marriage, then realised that Ernest was also known George Ernest. He was in fact duplicated in our database.

We originally included him in 2004, as we visited his grave in the Military Cemetery, in Roclincourt, Pas-de-Calais, France. We were intrigued as although he was 50 years old, he was at that time a Sergeant, in the Army Veterinary Corps, 170th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. We found that he had died in a riding accident during military sports on 5 June 1917. He left a widow and three children.

After his death, his widow Rose married his widowed brother John William Pask.

Descendants of Bertie & Ella Kate Pask née Sargent

This information relates to Bertie Pask who lived in the Colchester / Newmarket area in the early 1900s.

We were contacted by Christopher Pask in December last year inquiring about his Colchester descendants. We were able to trace him back to Bertie Pask, who lived in the Newmarket area. When we acquired the 1911 census images recently we contacted him and provided the census information for Ella Kate Pask née Sargent, and her twins Frederick Bert and Rosa Evelyn. They were inmates in the Newmarket Union Workhouse, Exning Road, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire.

Unfortunately no additional information has been found on Bertie & Ella, however the marriage certificate has now been purchased. In the meantime, based on the information provided by Christopher, Chart 50 has been compiled showing their descendants, who span four generations.

Many thanks to Christopher for providing us with the information. Hopefully in the near future we will be able to link this family to one of the main Suffolk families.

London Metropolitan Archives Records

This week has been extremely busy. I started working on the 1911 census entries, as detailed in a previous blog. However before I had real chance Ancestry announced that the indexed images of Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials from the London Metropolitan Archives are now available.

There are:

• PASK: Baptisms 176; Marriages 195; Burials 31 - Total 402
• PASKE: Baptisms 13; Marriages 21; Burials 4 - Total 38
• PASQUE: Baptisms 17; Marriages 14; Burials 10 - Total 41
• PARSK: Baptisms 2; Marriages 1; Burials 0 - Total 3

I have downloaded the index, and will in time include this valuable information into the database.

Website Update 13 September 2009

The website was updated yesterday, Sunday 13 September. This focuses on information, as detailed in the previous blogs:

Laura Irene Morley née Pask of Hargrave
1911 Census - PASK, PASKE, PASQUE, PARSK
Power of DNA

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. There are now 8,093 narratives available on the website. In the database there are 11,661 people in total, including 3568 living people (excluded from the website).

Power of DNA

This information relates to Chart 6 - Peter & Catherine Pask née Frost, born 1739 in Kedington, Suffolk.

In May, we exchanged information with Raymond Pask of Australia - see the blog titled
Descendants of James & Charlotte Mary Pask née Chaffin. Raymond kindly agreed to do a DNA test. When his results came back they matched exactly with another Pask, also living in Australia. Raymond did not know of his existance.

A fortnight ago Raymond, together with his brother Edward met Colin Pask, and his sister. They established that their grandparents Henry James Pask, and Arthur Pask were brothers. The family had immigrated to Australia in the late 1890s.

If you are a male Pask, and are interested in doing a DNA test, do contact us, and we will explain the technicalities, costs, and outcome. Alternatively look at the webpage Pask DNA Project for more information.

1911 Census - PASK, PASKE, PASQUE, PARSK

Last weekend I completed the downloading of the PASK, PASKE, PASQUE, and PARSK images from the 1911 Census.

We now have over 500 images, covering 1400+ names from the 1911 census. This will keep us busy for some considerable time!

We hope to have them all in the database by the PASK Family Gathering in July.

Laura Irene Morley née Pask of Hargrave

This information relates to the main Suffolk tree - descendants of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow, born c1680 who lived in Wickhambrook, Suffolk.

Yesterday we had an e-mail from Kai Davey the grandson of Laura Irene Pask. "Nene" as she was always known as, was the daughter of of Frederick William & Ellen Maud Pask née Phillips. She married Frank Morley and they ran Hargrave village Post Office and store. Kai writes:

She lived her whole life in Hargrave pre-retirement at the Village Post Office and adjoining house and post retirement just over the road at Orchard End next to the Methodist Church.

Kai has provided the above photograph, and some corrections to Nene's narrative. These have been included in the database, and will be available in the next website update.

Website Update 27 August 2009

The website was updated today, Thursday 27 August.

This focuses on information, as detailed in the previous blogs:

Philip & Rosetta Pask née Keen
Descendants of Arthur Ernest & Lillian Pask née Church

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. There are now 8,069 narratives available on the website.

Descendants of Arthur Ernest & Lillian Pask née Church

This information relates to Suffolk Chart 26, the descendants of Thomas Pask who was born in 1777 in Brockley, Suffolk.

Some time ago Roger Pask contacted us regarding his ancestors Arthur Ernest & Lillian Pask née Church. At that time we did some research, but did not include the information into our database.

Arthur originated from Rattlesden, Suffolk and was the son of Henry & Anne Sophia Pask née White, who ran the Rising Sun at Rattlesden. Arthur served in the Army before, and during World War I as an Ambulance Driver. However his trade was a Baker.

This information will now be available in the next website update, and includes information on their deceased children, and their families:

Lily Annie L. Pask
Alfred Arthur Pask
Ivy May Pask
Charles William Pask
Ernest H. Pask
Albert Edward Pask
Arthur Jacob Pask

Many thanks to Roger for providing the information on this family. It has helped us to complete many missing links.

Philip & Rosetta Pask née Keen

This information relates to the main Suffolk tree - descendants of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow, born c1680 who lived in Wickhambrook, Suffolk.

Last week we had an e-mail from Stephen Daglish, a fellow Guild of One-Name Studies (GOONs) member. He noticed a Pask grave in South Ealing Cemetery. It read:

In loving memory of
Thomas Charles
son of Philip & Rosetta Pask
who died June 24th 1892
aged 12 years and 4 months

also of Rosetta Sophia Pask
sister of the above
who died July 6th 1903
in her 38th year

Alfred James Pask
who died May 19th 1907, aged 25 years

Philip & Rosetta Pask née Keen lived in Ealing Middlesex. Philip originated from Hargrave Suffolk, and was the son of Oliver & Sophia Pask née Suttle. He was the 2 x greatgrandson of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow.

We located them in the census of 2 April 1911 in 10 St. Matthews Road, Ealing, Middlesex. Philip was listed as aged 71 born in Hargrave Suffolk, the Head of Household; a Gardener, living with his wife Rosetta and daughter Melinda. Also listed was his daughter-in-law Lily (his son Joseph Philip's wife), and grandchildren Eric Joseph, and Winifred Lily.

Joseph his son was listed at 37 Caerleon Road, Newport, Monmouthshire, where he was listed as a Machine Foreman in the Printing Industry. His wife Lily May was his cousin, she was the daughter of Nathan Oliver & Susannah Pask née Philipps. Both his children Eric & Winifred were born in Newport.

Many thanks to Stephen Daglish, for providing the cemetery information - this lead us to link together several missing pieces.

Pask DNA Project

There are now nine DNA test results available relating to the following family charts:

Chart 02: Descendants of John Pask of Wickhambrook, Suffolk

Chart 03: Descendants of John Pask of Washingborough

Chart 04: Descendants of Isaac Pask of Monmouthshire

Chart 06: Descendants of Peter Pask of Kedington, Suffolk

Chart 10: Descendants of John Pask of Thundersley, Essex

Chart 30: Descendants of James Pask of Bardney, Lincolnshire

Chart 41: Descendants of James Pask of Finsbury, London

Chart 47: Descendants of Robert Pask (Pass) of Frieston, Lincolnshire

A comparison of all the test results is available in the PASK DNA Project section.

Suprisingly only two people have matched - in Chart 03. However, a recent test of a descendant of Peter Pask (Chart 06) has matched with a Pask not currently in the Pask DNA Project. So we are hoping that another match will be listed in the near future.

We encourage male Pask, Paske, Parsk, and Pasque and the derivatives to take the 37-marker Y DNA test. To achieve maximum benefits we encourage 2-3 males from each family tree detailed on the Charts list to participate.

Website Update 10 August 2009

The website was updated today, Monday 10 August. This focuses on additional information, including the marriage certificates of:

• Walter & Jane Annie Pask née Chester, as provided by Yvonne Sumner from Australia
• William Albert & Charlotte Parsk née Foster, as provided by John Hanson

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. There are now 8,051 narratives available.

Website Update 19 July 2009

The website was updated today, Sunday 19 July. This focuses on information, as detailed in the previous blogs:

• Kate Pask née Avery
• Descendants of William & Grace Isabella Pask née Solomon
• Descendants of James & Charlotte Mary Pask née Chaffin
• Elizabeth Pask b1835 Raglan Monmouthshire
• Descendants of Henry & Mary Pask née Shaw

In addition, information is now available on the descendants of:

• Walter & Jane Annie Pask née Chester, as provided by Yvonne Sumner from Australia
• Thomas Harald & Lilian May Garland Pask née Garland, as provided by Linda O'Brien
• William Albert & Charlotte Parsk née Foster, as provided by John Hanson

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. There are now 8,047 narratives available - an increase of 63.

Apologies to those who have provided information recently, but their information is not included. As detailed in the previous blog Current Activities, it is a busy time for us. Once the renovations have been completed we will be working on the family history in preparation for next year's Pask Family Gathering on July 3.

Descendants of Henry & Mary Pask née Shaw

This information relates to Chart 6 - Peter & Catherine Pask née Frost, born 1739 in Kedington, Suffolk.

Over the weekend we had an e-mail from Helen Freeman, whose husband is a descendant of Henry & Mary Pask née Shaw. Their daughter Elsie Lucy Mary married John Henry Woodward (not John Steer as currently shown on the website).

Helen has provided their marriage certificate, and information from the 1911 census. This will be included in the database and available in the next website update.

Current Activities

To those who regularly look at the Pask website and the blog you may have noticed an absence of updates and blogs. This is two fold:

1. We are renovating the house at the moment. Building & decorating work is being carried out by Stuart until the end of October.
2. The project that I have been managing at work for the last 2+ years is just about to go-live. It will be a phased rollout to 60 countries from June to August. So it is an exceptionally busy period.

So unfortunately there are not enough hours in the day. However hopefully normal service will be resumed in the not too distant future.

Elizabeth Pask b1835 Raglan Monmouthshire

This information relates to Chart 34, the descendants of Philip Pask, (1768-1843), who lived in Bryngwyn, Monmouthshire.

Today we had a new inquiry from Ted Broadhurst, who is researching his 3 x great-grandmother Elizabeth Pask who was born in 1835 in Ragland Monmouthshire. She was the daughter of Phillip & Mary Pask née Morgan.


This family was extensively researched previously by Sylvia Rycroft. However there was no information found on Elizabeth.


Ted has informed us that Elizabeth married William Winyard in 1855 in Birmingham. William was a Saddler. They had seven children. Ted has now definitely filled in the gaps, by providing us with 25 pages of detailed information. He also has photographs and certifications.

PASK Publications in Amazon

The PASK publications are now available for sale at http://www.amazon.com/.

• PASKs of Lincolnshire Volume I - Great Gonerby
• PASKs of Suffolk Volume I - Wickhambrook
• PASKs of Suffolk Volume II - Wickhambrook
• PASKs of Monmouthshire Volume I

Please note that the prices are more expensive than at http://www.lulu.com/. However some people prefer to deal with Amazon instead of creating another account with Lulu.

For more information see the webpage Pask Publications.

Descendants of James & Charlotte Mary Pask née Chaffin

This information relates to Chart 6 - Peter & Catherine Pask née Frost, born 1739 in Kedington, Suffolk.

Last Friday we received an inquiry from Raymond Pask from Australia. He is researching his great-grandparents James & Charlotte Mary Pask née Chaffin. He writes:

"... one of their sons, Henry James Pask, who migrated to Australia in 1896, is my grandfather. He died in Melbourne in 1931. His parents, James and Charlotte, migrated to Australia in 1907. James died in 1914, while Charlotte died in 1911. All four (incl Henry James' wife, Isabella Smith) are buried together in Brighton Cemetery, Melbourne."

Following up on this lead, I searched the migration records on http://www.findmypast.com/. Although James was not correctly indexed, I found them actually departing from London on 14 April 1899 on the ship Oroya. They travelled together with their son Arthur. Also their daughter Mary Ann, and son-in-law James Walter Dean and their two children George, and Edith Mary Dean.

This solved two mysteries as previously we could not find the family in the 1901 census, and also could not establish who Mary Ann married.

Raymond is curious to find out what happened to two other sons William and James, and their families. He knows that they also emigrated to Australia, however currently cannot establish when it was. There is also a family bible with more names mentioned that aren't on our birth list from James and Charlotte.

This information will be included in the next website update. We look forward to exchanging more information with Ray, and hopefully establish a connection between the Suffolk Pask families in charts 04, and 06.

The Family History Event Sunday May 3

I am attending the Family History Event on Sunday May 3 at the Exhibition Hall 2, in the Barbican, London.

I will be on the computer help desk (Table 6) from 12:00 to 13:40, and from 15:20 to 17:00. If you are attending do let me know and we can perhaps arrange to have coffee.

The event looks to be very promising, with 15 lectures throughout the day, and over 90 exhibitors.

Betsy Pask's Sampler on eBay

This information relates to the main Lincolnshire tree - descendants of Johannis [John] & Elizabeth Pask née Archer, who lived in Lincolnshire.

This morning Paula Payne informed us that a sampler sewn by Betsy Pask in 1972 is available on eBay.

ANTIQUE MINIATURE BAND SAMPLER DATED 1872 - BETSEY PASK

We believe that this is Betsy Pask who lived in Nettleham, Lincolnshire.

We won't be bidding for the sampler.

Descendants of William & Grace Isabella Pask née Solomon

This information relates to Chart 46: William Pask (1860-1914) born in Southery Lincolnshire #1470.

Chris Bell wrote to us this evening. She is an ardent researcher, but is still looking for the elusive information on the birth/baptism and marriage of her great-grandparents William & Grace Isabella Pask née Solomon.

Chris has provided this picture.

From left to right:
Lucy Annie Sketcher née Pask, Gladys Lampard née Pask, Frank Pask, Ethel Milner née Pask, and Gladys M. Pask, formerly Glover (wife of Frank).

If you recognise any of these people do get in touch. Chris is very keen to find any information on this family.

2009 Guild Publication Awards

This year we entered the Pask, Paske blog, and also the publication PASKs of Lincolnshire Volume I - Great Gonerby into the prestigious Guild of One-Name Studies (GOONS) Publication Awards. There were a record number of 106 entries, and the standard was exceptionally high.

We are very proud to announce this blog won 1st prize, and the book was highly commended. Needless to say, we are delighted with the results.

Thank you everyone for your contributions to winning these awards - the success of the Pask One-Name Study depends entirely on your contributions.

Kate Pask née Avery

This information relates to one of the Lincolnshire main families - John Pask (1760-1826), and Alice Woodcock (Stuart's own ancestors) who lived in Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire.

Today, we had another e-mail from Gordon Beech. This time he provided a delightful photograph of Edith, Maurice, and Kate Avery. Kate later married George Albert Pask, the son of George & Elizabeth Pask née Clark (Stuart's 3 x Great-Grandparents).

Family Gathering in Great Gonerby - August 1981

This information relates to one of the Lincolnshire main families - John Pask (1760-1826), and Alice Woodcock (Stuart's own ancestors) who lived in Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire.

We received an e-mail from Gordon Beech today. He and his wife Betty have been able to identify some of the people on the back cover of the publication PASKs of Lincolnshire Volume I.

Together with additional information provided by Marjorie Horrell née Wood, we have now identified quite a few of the people:

Back Row: 3rd from left Charles Shepherd, Betty Vine, Ken Vine, Dorothy Prior née Pask, Winifred Mary Elmer née Shepherd, Stella, Philip Sidney [Sid] Selby, Alexander Halliday
Front Row 5th from the left: Ida Selby née Pask, Eleanor Mary Halliday née Avery, Eileen Mary Shepherd
Photograph provided by Gerald (Gerry) Prior

Website Update 12 April 2009

The website was updated yesterday, Sunday 12 April. This was a comparatively small update, and focuses on information, as detailed in the previous blogs:

• PASKs of Lincolnshire Volume I Updated
• Descendants of Moses John & Cecilia Pask née Morgan

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. There are now 7984 narratives available - an increase of 23.

Descendants of Moses John & Cecilia Pask née Morgan

This information relates to a descendant of the Monmouthshire progenitor Isaac Paske, (c1705 - ) who lived in Llanvihangel-ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire.

During the Easter we have exchanged information with Leslie Pask, who contacted us initially back in 2003. His grandfather was Amos John & Cecilia Pask née Morgan who lived in Pontypridd, Glamorgan.

Searching through our transcripts of the GRO births, marriages, and deaths we have been able to identify his wife Cecilia, their 8 children, 11 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.

These have been included in our database, and will be available in the next website update.

Peter Pask - Waterloo

Recently Stephen Pask of Australia was searching military records in Find My Past. He found a Pask who fought at Waterloo:

Private Peter Pask fought in Captain Wood's Light Infantry unit of the 1st Battalion 4th (King's Own) Regiment. This regiment has some ties to Yorkshire but does not necessarily mean this man came from there.

He was awarded the Waterloo Medal which was awarded to all ranks who fought in the battle.

We searched our records, and found 27 Peter Pasks in the database. However, only 1-2 likely. Based on the battle being on 18 June 1815, it could be:

Peter Pask born 1770 in Stoke by Clare, Suffolk - perhaps too old
Peter Pask born 1803 in Flempton cum Hargrave, Suffolk - probably too young

On the other hand it could be neither. Family stories like this would be passed down through the generations. We are in touch with descendants of both of the above families, and they are ardent researchers. They would be aware of this if it was their Peter Pask.

PASKs of Lincolnshire Volume I Updated

This information relates to one of the Lincolnshire main families - John Pask (1760-1826), and Alice Woodcock (Stuart's own ancestors) who lived in Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire.

The latest version of Lincolnshire Volume I is now available from the Lulu website. There are many additional pages and photographs. This has increased the cost to £8.00, plus postage.

Many thanks to those who have contributed to the update:

• Michael Wood - Extensive information and photographs on the descendants of John & Sarah Pask née Seward, and Thomas & Jane Pask née Coy
• Martin Pask - Identification of people in a family group photograph taken at the wedding of Herbert Edward & Annie Mary Pask in Great Gonerby in 1929
• John F. Evans - Information on the descendants of Frederick & Charlotte Wright née Pask.
• Mary Rogers - Information on the descendants of John William & Edith Annie Munton née Pask.
  

A colour version of this document is also available, however the price is £30. All pages are in colour on high quality paper.

Details of all Pask Publications are available on the website.

If you would like to purchase this revised publication, and do not feel happy about ordering it through the internet, contact us and will purchase it on your behalf.

Lungley-Pask Families Certificates

This information relates to the main Suffolk tree - descendants of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow, born c1680 who lived in Wickhambrook, Suffolk.

Today we received another package from Sheila Bourne. As mentioned in the previous blog titled Lungley-Pask Families, Sheila is researching the brother and sister Herbert Arthur Pask and Ruth Pask, who married sister and brother Gladys Gertrude Lungley, and Lewis Herbert Lungley.

Sheila has kindly provided a further 19 certificates relating to these two families. These together with the previous certificates will be included in our database in the foreseeable future. We are again indebted to Sheila for sharing this information.

Publishing Your Family History to the Web

Early last year I gave a a half-day tutorial at the Society of Genealogists on Publishing Your Family History to the Web. See blog titled Publishing Your Family History to the Web.

Shortly afterwards I included the PowerPoint presentation on a website that hosts presentations, called www.slideshow.net. It's a free website that enables you to upload and share your PowerPoint presentations and Word documents.

Today they wrote to me and advised:

We've noticed that your slideshow on SlideShare has been getting a LOT of views
in the last 24 hours. Great job ... you must be doing something right. ;-)

Not sure whether this is an April Fool's joke, but the statistics say that 30,000+ people have viewed the presentation in the last 24 hours. For those interested, you can find the presentation on http://www.slideshare.net/TeresaPask/publishing-your-family-history-to-the-web.