Joseph & Martha Pask née Edwards

This information relates to a currently unidentified main branch of the family with roots in Lincolnshire.

As a follow-on to yesterday's blog Australian Pasks, I wrote to Fred L. Taylor, who is researching the Descendants of John & Susan Pask née Empingham, and he provided this excellent photograph of Joseph & Martha Pask née Edwards with eleven children.

The photograph hung on Fred's "Nana Pask's" dining room wall. Fred has been in contact with Brian Keith Pask, the son of Colin Keith Pask (born 27 April 1912). Brian has provided the birth dates of Joseph & Martha's children.

Sincere thanks to all concerned, and especially Fred for providing this wonderful photograph. This information will be included in the database in the near future.

Australian Pasks

Yesterday, and today, I received further information from Colleen Willis, our dedicated Australian researcher, who lives in Queensland.

She has been looking at Queensland records and found some really good leads:

Joseph Pask arrived Brisbane on the "Bulimba" March 1887 when he was 21. Joseph originated from Blankney in Lincolnshire, and was a descendant of John & Susannah Pask née Empingham who lived in Timberland, Lincolnshire. Joseph married Martha Edwards on 5 July 1892. They had eight children between 1893 and 1912:

1. Edward Joseph b. 2 May 1893, he married 1924 Hazel Knowles
2. Stanley John b. 24 October 1894
3. Susannah May b. 22 May 1896 m. 1924 Horace Gibbons
4. Allan Roy b. 2 January 1898 m. 1925 Alice Hawley
5. Donald b. 28 January 1906
6. Clarence Wilton b. 14 November 1907 m. 1933 Maud Brumpton
7. Dolena b. 8 November 1909
8. Colin Keith b. 27 April 1912

Additionally Colleen provided information on other Australian immigrants:

• Rosetta Pask who married 26 May 1883 to William Stokes
• William Partington Pask who m. c 1878 to Margaret Stewart, they had eight children.
• Captain Walter Pask born 1906, Durham, his next-of-kin given as Margaret - he served in World War II.
• Ernest George William born 1924 London, next-of-kin Alfred, also served in World War II.
• Lambert Pask, (son of Lambert and Charlotte) he was married to Alice Hinkley. He died 1919, in Chatswood (N.S.W.)

We will do some further research on these Australians in the near future. In the meantime, many thanks to Colleen for this information.

Website Update 24 February 2007

The website was updated on Saturday 24 February. This update included information as detailed in the previous blogs:

• Pask Burials in Nocton, Lincolnshire
• David & Eleanor Dinah Pask née Goding
• John Pask (1825-1913)
• James Horton Pask
• Isaac Pask
• Susannah Pask of Sedgebrook, Lincolnshire
• Clement Richard & Dorothy Pask née Bullock
• Sidney Robert B. Pask (1906-1980)
• James Morton Pask (1848 - 1930) - British Museum
• Descendants of James William & Emma Pask née Avey
• Descendants of James & Rebecca Hodges née Pask
• Descendants of Robert & Gertrude Alice Pask née Barnes
• Descendants of William Marshall & Nellie Price née Pask of Nottingham
• Descendants of Isaac & Rachael Pask of Cwmcarvan, Monmouthsire

Many thanks to everyone who has contributed. A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. The narratives section now includes 6101 people.

Pask Burials in Nocton, Lincolnshire

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

I was searching the internet and found on the Interment website, the cemetery records of All Saints Churchyard in Nocton, Lincolnshire, England. Shelley Clack had transcribed, and contributed these records in January. The records included several Pasks:

• Pask, Edward, d. 21 Jan 1924, age 86 yrs, h/o and s/w Eliza Pask
• Pask, Eliza, [née Semper] d. 11 May 1916, age 74 yrs, w/o and s/w Edward Pask
• Pask, Eustace, d. 29 Jul 1966, age 89 yrs, s/w Florence Pask
• Pask, Florence Agnes, [née Cooling] d. 29 Sep 1960, age 78 yrs, s/w Eustace Pask, d. 29 Sep 1960, age 78 yrs, s/w Eustace Pask
• Pask, M. A., age 90 yrs [Mary Ann Pask]
• Pask, Roland, d. 26 Jun 1955, age 35 yrs
• Pask, Thomas, d. Oct (rest unreadable), S/o William and Elizabeth Pask. s/w William Pask
• Pask, William, (dates unreadable), F/o and s/w Thomas Pask

Sincere thanks to Shelley for her dedication to record, and transcribe 346 records. This has provided valuable information that spans 161 years, and three generatons of this Nocton family.

A full list of Pasks, and related families, listed in Nocton is available in the Place Index.

This information will be included in the next website update.

David & Eleanor Dinah Pask née Goding

This information relates to the Purple-Icon tree - descendants of John & Frances Pask née Haffinden who originated from Thundersley, Essex.

Another snippet of information from Colleen Willis, was information on David & Eleanor Pask. Colleen wrote:

I noticed on your site a David with Eleanor, this would be David born 1865 died 1943 who married Eleanor Goding in Oakleigh 1895. Eleanor born 1872, died 1947.

David was the son of James Horton & Margaret Pask née McLeod.

Many thanks to Colleen for this additional information. It will be included in the next website update.

John Pask (1825-1913)

This information relates to a currently unidentified main branch of the family with roots in Suffolk.

As mentioned in an earlier blog, Colleen Willis wrote to me at the beginning of this month about Isaac Pask. Additionally, Colleen provided me information on John Pask of Ulladula. She wrote:

Regarding the John Pask at UllaDulla, his death is recorded 1913 (ref, 2880/1913 N.S.W. bdm Milton) Milton and Ulladulla are bordering places on the south coast of New South Wales. His parents George and Elizabeth. I think this would be the
John pask born c 1825 to George and Elizabeth (Ong) in Suffolk. I presume he did not marry. He arrived in 1855 age 28 on the Victory (N.S.W. State records film 2137/2472).

John was the son of George & Elizabeth Pask née Ong, and a descendant of Henry & Frances Paske née Wallaker who lived in Kedington, Suffolk.

Many thanks to Colleen for this additional information. It will be included in the next website update.

James Horton Pask

This information relates to the Purple-Icon tree - descendants of John & Frances Pask née Haffinden who originated from Thundersley, Essex.

As previously mentioned, Colleen Willis wrote from Australia, and mentioned the Assisted British Immigration Index to Registers of Assisted British Immigrants 1839-1871, available at the Public Record Office Victoria. There was a reference to a James Pask aged 44 who arrived in February 1855 on the ship IDA, Book 088 Page 005.

This may well be James Horton Pask, the founder father of the large Australian-New Zealand Pask families.

James' wife Julia née Asplin, had died in 1848. In the 1851 census, James' children James, George, and Frances were inmates in The Rochford Union Workhouse. Therefore it is likely that James Horton was provided with assisted passage to Australia. This is purely assumption, and needs to be verified.

James Horton's sons James and George went on to join the Navy. However James also immigrated to Victoria Australia, and then to New Zealand.

Isaac Pask

This information relates to a currently unidentified main branch of the family with roots in Cambridgeshire.

Colleen Willis wrote to me earlier this month about Isaac Pask, who was baptized on 21 May 1816 in Thorney, Cambridgeshire. He was the son of John & Ann Pask née Hilton.

Colleen had found Isaac in the Assisted British Immigration Index to Registers of Assisted British Immigrants 1839-1871, available at the Public Record Office Victoria, Australia. He had arrived on the Lady Macdonald in July 1852. Colleen also found that he died in 1878 aged 61.

I searched the records, and realised that Isaac was listed twice. This has been rectified and the records merged. Many thanks for Colleen in providing this information.

Susannah Pask of Sedgebrook, Lincolnshire

This information relates to a currently unidentified main branch of the family with roots in Lincolnshire.

Yesterday at Bletchley Park I met David Barton, who is researching the Braddon One-Name Study. Today David kindly gave me some information on Susannah Pask from the Grantham Petty Sessions dated 15 January 1847:

Jas FURMIDGE, of Sedgebrook, consented to pay 1s 3d in an affiliation case: the Magistrates allowed the small sum in consequence of the female (Susanna Pask) having previously had a child.

The report referred to Susannah, the daughter of William & Ann Pask née Whitehead.

The information came originally from Anne Cole, who has been collecting reports from the Petty Sessions bastardy cases reported in the Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury. Her transcriptions for 1847 are available in Genuki.

GOONS Presentation - Bletchley Hall February 17

Today, at Bletchley Hall I gave a presentation on Creating a One-Name Study Website (Publishing to the Web).

The presentation included information on:

• Tailor-made Website
• GEDCOM-based Publishing
• PHP-based Website
• Alternatives - Blog, and GOONS Profile / Archive

The PowerPoint presentation can be downloaded from the link on the website.

As a post note, Rita Rainbird wrote to me, and told me that she had set up the Shopland One-Name Study blog. Also Pat Kearns, has created the Swadling One-Name Study. Well done Rita & Pat.

Clement Richard & Dorothy Pask née Bullock

This information relates to the green-icon tree - descendants of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow.

We have received an e-mail from Dena Bullock. She wrote:

On the 28th October 1899 my Great Aunt, Dorothy Bullock married Clement Richard Paske at Fornham All Saints. Suffolk. This is all I know about her married life. Do you know anymore? Were there any photographs of the wedding, or any
other occasions? Did they have any children?

We have advised Dena that a transcript of their marriage can be downloaded from the Sources of Information from the narratives of Clement Richard & Dorothy Pask née Bullock. Hopefully another interested researcher can provide information on their children. There are several possibilities in the GRO Birth Indexes, however it is difficult to establish the family links

Sidney Robert B. Pask (1906-1980)

This information relates to Chart 14, the descendants of William PASK, (1791 - 1874) Caythorpe, Lincolnshire.

Dick Quinell wrote to us yesterday regarding Sidney Robert B. Pask.

He writes:

Sid was the absolutely inspirational biology teacher of genius who taught me and many others biology at St Paul's School between 1928 and 1966 (I was of the 1956-59 vintage) - among his many, many distinguished students, several of whom have written of him in books and periodicals with deep affection and admiration, are Sir Jonathan Miller, Oliver Sacks, Lord Robert Winston, Lord Ian McColl, Sir David Smith, Prof. Harold Preiskel, Dr. Barry Cox - the list goes on and on. We are organising an affinity group - while we're all still alive - to include as many alumni of Sid's as we can find, to exchange reminiscences, and most importantly, to form the nucleus of an endowment for a long-overdue memorial to Sid - possibly a biology laboratory at St Paul's, which is undergoing extensive redevelopment in the near future.

What a tribute to obviously a very gifted and dedicated person. If anyone can help Dick, he is particularly anxious to contact Sid's daughter.