Thursday, August 27, 2009

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.

Monday, August 10, 2009

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:

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.