John and Isabella Pask née Gollan

The third marriage register image that Susan Keefe kindly provided was for:

John Pask and Isabell[a] Gollan, who married on 30 April 1840 in St. Pancras Parish Church.

I subsequently found them in the 1841 census living with the infant daughter Isabella, in Prospect Terrace, St. Pancras. They were enumerated under the name of Parsk, and incorrectly transcribed as Pank. This has now been corrected in Ancestry. Also listed in the 1841 census was probably Isabella's mother Sarah Gollan.

John at the time of his marriage to Isabella, was listed as a Widower. However I am unable to establish who he was married to previously. This family is well researched, with information previously provided by Greg Theophandies, and Colleen Morrison.

The database has been updated, and this information will be included in the next website update. Thanks to Susan for providing the marriage record.

William & Sarah Willis née Pask

The second marriage register image that Susan Keefe kindly provided was for:

William Willis and Sarah Pask, who married on 3 February 1845 in St. Pancras Church, St. Pancras.

Sarah gave her father as James Pask, a retired Publican. This contradicts the previous information found. In the census of 30 March 1851 in 20 Stanmore Street, St. Pancras (the same address given as her residence at the time of her marriage). William Willis was listed as the Head of Household; a Painter, living with his wife Sarah. Also listed was a visitor Martha Pask. This coincides with the 1841 census, when Sarah Pask was living at Queen Street, St. Pancras. She was listed as aged 25, in the household of Thomas PASK. Also listed was Martha Pask. Of course this is not conclusive, however hopefully additional information will be found to clarify this.

In this meantime, the database has been updated, and this information will be included in the next website update. Thanks to Susan for providing the marriage record.

Richard & Frances Amelia Pask née Meatyard

Last week I wrote to Caroline Meatyard, who is conducting a One-Name Study in the surname Meatyard. As detailed in the blog West Derby Registration District Marriages, Richard Pask and Frances Amelia Meatyard married on 18 August 1851.

Caroline provided comprehensive information on Frances Amelia Meatyard. Unfortunately Richard died at the young age of 22 years in 1855 in the West Derby registration district. Initially I could not find a remarriage, or death of Frances.

Over the weekend, when I attended the GOONS Computer Seminar, John Hanson in his presentation on The Family Historian mentioned the UKBMD Project, particularly for Lancashire BMDs. This project has transcribed the local register copies. I checked it out and found the marriage of Frances A. Pask to Samuel Abbott in 1859. Surprisingly enough the marriage in the GRO Index is indexed under the name Frances Amelia PARK.

I was then able to find them in the 1861 census living in Knight Street, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool.

Caroline advised that by the late 1860s Frances & Samuel Abbott had immigrated and were living in Victoria, Australia and had a daughter, Ellen Gertie Abbott born around 1874 in South Melbourne.

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

GOONS - Computer Seminar

The Guild of One-Name Studies (GOONS) had a computer seminar in Hounslow yesterday on Organising Records on a Computer. I was invited to present on how I organise my records using The Master Genealogist (TMG).

I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge, and learnt a lot. Jeanne Bunting was the organiser and she provided guidelines and recommended using a PowerPoint presentation instead of a demonstration. This worked exceptionally well. Although the initial presentation took longer and involved creating screenshots, it was definitely worth the effort. Thanks Jeanne for the tip. Also thanks to my dear friend Jan Cooper for helping me with the determining of the content.

The day was very interesting and included demonstrations on Custodian 3, and Family Historian. A memorable day.

Descendants of Thomas & Sarah Pask née Partington

I am still catching up on previous blogs, in particular one posted in August - Liverpool Marriage Transcripts. Today I have been researching the family of Thomas & Sarah Pask née Partington.

Thomas Pask was baptized on 4 May 1815 in Sedgebrook, Lincolnshire. He married Sarah Partington on 1 May 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire. They are believed to have had five children:

1. Ann Pask b. 1846, d. 18468
2. Ann Jane Pask b. 18474
3. Ellen Pask b. 1848, d. 1850
4. Thomas Charles Pask b. 1851, d. 1921
5. William Partington Pask b. 1853

Unfortunately Sarah died in 1853 in the West Derby registration district, possibly in child birth. Thomas then married Mary Seed in 1854 in the Fylde registration district. Thomas died in 1858 in the Liverpool registration district at the age of 42 years. However Mary continued to look after his children, as detailed in the 1861 & 1871 census.

Their son Thomas Charles married Isabella Graham in 1885 in the Hoylake registration district. Thomas was a Chemist and lived in Market Street, Little Meols, Cheshire together with Isabella and their daughter Annie.

This information will be included in the next website update.

William & Hannah Pask née Heath

Yesterday Susan Keefe sent me three marriage images she found at the London Metropolitan Archives (LMA). I have included the first of the marriages:

William Pask married Hannah Heath on 17 November 1839 in St. Dunstans, Stepney. William was a Cordwainer, a Widower of full age, residing at 3 Brook Street. His father was listed as John Pask, a Woolcomber?

I have extensively looked for William, John and Hannah in the 1841-1881 censuses, and GRO Indexes. I have not found anything conclusive. However, I did find a child called Mary Heath Pask, who was born in 1840, and unfortunately died in 1840. I think it is a good assumption that this is their child.

This family are now included in the database, and will be available in the next website update.
Many thanks to Susan in providing the marriage image.

Marriage Transcript for Oswald & Frances Poole née Pask

Today I included another marriage transcript, provided by Michael Debenham as part of the Newmarket Registration District Marriage Challenge.

The marriage was of Oswald Poole and Frances Pask on 31 October 1872 in St. Mary, Newmarket, Suffolk. Frances was the daughter of William & Catherine Elizabeth Pask née Smith.

This information, together with 1871-1901 census information relating to the couple, has been included in the database, and will be available in the next website update.

Marriage Transcript for William & Phoebe Cornell née Pask

Today I included the marriage transcript, provided by Michael Debenham as part of the Newmarket Registration District Marriage Challenge. Unfortunately when Michael provided this some time ago, I did not include the details in the database.

The marriage was of William Cornell and Phoebe Pask on 8 April 1871 in St. Andrews, Soham, Cambridgeshire.

Subsequently, I researched Phoebe, and found that she was born in 1850 in Ridgewell Essex, the daughter of William & Mary Pask née Winch. I also found William in the 1841, assumed to be living with his parents Robert & Ruth Pask.

I have researched this family in the 1841-1901 census, although it was not easy as their names were enumerated and indexed incorrectly several times. However I have added in www.ancestry.co.uk the corrections, so it should be easier to find them in future. This information will be included in the next website update.

Website Update 21 November 2006

The website was updated on Tuesday 21 November. This update is another significant update, and includes an additional 55 people in the narratives, as detailed in the previous blogs:

• Descendants of Robert & Gertrude Alice Pask née Barnes
• Worksop Pasks
• Michael Pask Willey
• Thomas Oliver & Mary Jane Pask née Muldoon
• West Derby Registration District Marriages
• Descendants of George & Charlotte Pask née Middleton
• Walter Frederick & Mary Ellen Pask née Stones

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. The narratives section now includes 6006 people. However, in the database there are now (including living people) 7,443 people - 3707 males, 3733 females, and 3 needing investigation!

Walter Frederick & Mary Ellen Pask née Stones

As detailed in the previous blog Worksop Pasks, several photographs were displayed in the Welchman Archive at the Bassetlaw Museum. I wrote to the museum and obtained permission to include the photographs in the website.

This photograph dated 1915, is assumed to be Mary Ellen Pask née Stones, the wife of Walter Frederick Pask, together with their children Ernest Pask, born 1910, and the infant could be either Harold Pask.

We identified that Walter & Mary had seven children:

1. Ernest Pask b. 9 Feb 1910, d. 1979
2. Harold Pask b. 1914, d. 1939
3. George F. Pask
4. Arnold Victor Pask b. 15 Nov 1918, d. Sep 1998
5. Clifford Pask
6. Iris A. Pask
7. Rhoda C. Pask

It would be good to hear from any of their descendants to clarify this.

Descendants of George & Charlotte Pask née Middleton

Whilst researching information on Walter Frederick & Mary Ellen Pask née Stones, it was identified that there were several families living in the Worksop area at that time. They were all descendants of George & Charlotte Pask née Middleton.

George originated from Kexby, Lincolnshire, and Charlotte from Gainsborough. Between 1871-1881 they moved to Styrrup in Nottinghamshire (in the Worksop Registration District). Altogether they had ten children:

1. Mary Ann Pask b. 26 Oct 1865, d. 1956
2. Eliza Pask b. 1867
3. Ann Pask b. 1870, d. 1887
4. George William Pask b. 1873
5. John Henry Pask b. 28 Dec 1873, d. 27 Feb 1972
6. Ellen Ada Pask b. 1876
7. Elizabeth Pask b. 1878
8. Walter Frederick Pask b. 1881, d. 1950
9. Florence Ethel Pask b. 1885
10. Charlotte Pask b. 1888

On Sunday (November 20), we visited Styrrup and the nearby mining village of Harworth. There is no graveyard in Styrrup, with most of the villagers being buried in the churchyard of All Saints, Harworth or the municipal cemetery.

From the National Burial Index, we had identified two burials - Annie (aged 17 buried 14 August 1887), and Gertrude (aged 2 days buried 5 February 1896). Unfortunately we were unable to locate either graves. However, fortunately we found the grave of John Henry & Maria Jane Pask née Read. John died at the age 0f 98, and Maria Jane at the age of 92.

Information on their family, and their descendants will be available in the next website update.

West Derby Registration District Marriages

We have just received a marriage transcript, provided by Susan Atkins as part of the West Derby Registration District Marriage Challenge.

The Marriage Challenge is a Guild of One-Name Studies (GOONS) Project in which volunteers (Challengers) search for marriage entries in the deposited Parish Registers for a particular Registration District for the period 1837 to 1911. Susan has kindly provided the following marriage:

Richard Pask and Frances Amelia Meatyard - 18 August 1851

Susan previously provided three marriages from the Liverpool Registration District, as detailed in the blog Liverpool Marriage Transcripts. Thanks again to Susan for her efforts.

The full details, and copies of the transcript will be included in the website in the next update.

Thomas Oliver & Mary Jane Pask née Muldoon

In September, during our visit to Suffolk and Lincolnshire, we met with Barbara & David Goldsmith. Barbara's grandparents were Thomas Oliver and Mary Jane Pask née Muldoon.

Barbara has kindly provided an additional four generations including specific dates and places. These have been included in the database. As most of this information relates to living people, only their names will appear in the next website update.

As they are descendants of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow, yet again this extends John & Mirabel's family chart.

Michael Pask Willey

Andrew Willey has kindly provided the birth certificate of Michael Pask Willey. He was born on 13 August 1887 in Snitterby in Lincolnshire, the son of Charles & Sarah Ann Willey née Pask.

Many thanks to Andrew for sharing this information.

Worksop Pasks

Paula Payne wrote to us yesterday and provided a link to some Pask photographs. They are in the Welchman Archive at the Bassetlaw Museum. They have purchased and digitisatised 20,000 negatives taken by professional photographers Edgar Welchman and Son of Grove Street, Retford between 1910 and 1960. 8,000 of the photographs are searchable on the Welchman Archive page. Fortunately five photographs feature Pasks, and one Pasque.

The chemist shop at Worksop is probably 25 Bridge Street, Worksop and was the home of Thomas Edward Pask. Today the shop is Boots the Chemist. We hope to visit Worksop in a few weeks, and will photograph it.

The photograph dated 1915, of the mother and two children, is assumed to be Mary Ellen Pask née Stones, the wife of Walter Frederick Pask. They married in 1909. Their eldest son was Ernest Pask, born 1910, and the infant could be either Harold Pask born 1913-4, or George born 1914/Q4. They had four other children Arnold V., Clifford, Iris A., and Rhoda C.

We are still investigating the other photographs. Many thanks to Paula for finding, and letting us know about the photographs.

Descendants of Robert & Gertrude Alice Pask née Barnes

Maureen contacted us yesterday about her grandfather Robert Pask. In the 1901 census he was enumerated under the name of Pass, in Great Ringstead, Norfolk (RG13; Piece: 1881; Folio: 46; Page: 4). In the census, he was listed as aged 26 born in Frieston Lincolnshire, an Agricultural Labourer, living with his wife's family John & Jane M. Nobes. He was with his wife Gertrude A., and children Marie G., and Maud L.

Robert married Gertrude Alice Barnes and he died in Scarborough in 1946 at the age of 73. Gertrude moved back to Wisbech, and remarried in 1951 to Garner Wallis.

Maureen wrote that all his children's birth certificates state Pask. Maureen's mother was one of his 13 children.

So far, we have been able to identify 10 of the 13 children:

1. Marie (Maria) G. 1900-
2. Maud L 1900-1932
3. Mary Alice 1902-
4. Florence Evelyn 1907-
5. Dorothy A. 1913-b1932
6. Eileen I. 1915-
7. Sylvia R. 1917-
8. Gladys V.V. 1920-
9. Leslie R. 1922-1984
10. Renee

Maureen has provided us additional information, and we are in process of verifying and researching this family.

Website Update 2 November 2006

The website was updated today. This includes updates, as detailed in the previous blogs:

• Descendants of Hezekiah & Sarah Pasque née Bentley
• Descendants of Thomas & Ann Scott née Pask
• Descendants of John & Emily Bentley née Pask

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. The narratives database now includes 5,951 people - an additional 59 people. Special thanks to Susan Keefe for providing such a lot of information on the Stepney Pasques.