New DNA Test Results

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.

A new DNA test result (kit number 192294) has arrived for a descendant of Daniel & Elizabeth Pask née Manning. This matches with the results (kit number 125478) received two years ago from another descendant. The two testers are 5th cousins once removed. So this is very positive news.

We really need another test completed on one of the descendants of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow's other son John, who married Catherine Kippen, to establish and confirm that this is the DNA string for the main Suffolk tree.

The results can be seen on the Family Tree DNA website in the Pask DNA Project.

Thank you all concerned for taking part in the project.

Website Update 11 December 2010

The website was updated today, Saturday 11 December. It mainly includes information relating to the update of the book PASKs of Suffolk Volume II, as detailed in the recent blog PASKs of Suffolk Volume II - Updated.

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

PASKs of Suffolk Volume II - Updated

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.

The latest version of Suffolk Volume II is now available from http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/pasks-of-suffolk-volume-ii---wickhambrook/14255167. There is an additional 51 pages and 41 photographs. The book is now 223 pages, with 101 photographs. This has increased the cost to 9.50, plus postage.

Currently Lulu are offering a 15% off all orders - Enter code: UKWEEK2 at checkout. This offer expires 12 December 2010. If you order now this should be delivered by Christmas.
 

Many thanks to those who have contributed to the update: 

• Karen Hemmingham née Dorling - Information on Mary PASK, who married Jarvis Holmes DORLING, and their descendants.
• Myra Askew / Brian Huggett  - Descendants of William Henry & Esther Elizabeth PASKE née HUGGETT.
• Jeff Flack - Information on the descendants of Albert & Ann PASK née REEVES.
• John & David Pask - Information on the descendants of Harold William & Doris Joan PASK née PASK
• Jane Hutchinson - Information on the descendants of Alec Frederick & Ethel Jane PASK née BEVIS
• Emily Pask - Information on the descendants of Frederick & Jane PASK née BOREHAM

Details of all Pask Publications are available on the Pask website, or on the Lulu website. The books can be ordered for delivery in any country, in the currency of your choice. Alternatively they are available as a download.

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

Website Update 8 November 2010

The website was updated today, Monday 8 November, it includes information as detailed in the recent blogs:

Descendants of John Frederick & Fanny Pask née Melbourn

Descendants of John James & Elsie Pask née Pask

There are 62 new narratives added since 12 September, making a total of 8,555 people detailed narratives now available on the website.

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

Descendants of John James & Elsie Pask née Pask

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

A couple of weeks ago you may recall we were in contact with twins John David Pask, and David John Pask, whose parents were both Pasks, second cousins Harold "Charlie" William Pask, and Doris Joan Pask. See blog titled Descendants of Albert & Ann Pask née Reeves.

Suprisingly, a few days later we heard from Debbie Pask, whose grandparents were also both Pasks, cousins John James Pask & Elsie Pask.

It is very difficult to determine whether the children with the mother's name of Pask belongs to a family, or that they were born illegitimately to a Pask female. Based on information from Debbie, we have been able to identify eight children:

1. Violet May Pask
2. Phyllis Pask
3. Rose Ellen Pask
4. Kay Lorraine Pask
5. Olive Pask
6. John R. Pask
7. Gordon Pask
8. Maurice Pask (Debbie's father)

This gave us some great leads, and this family has now expanded considerably. Many thanks to Debbie for these missing links.

Descendants of John Frederick & Fanny Pask née Melbourn

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

Last week we received information from George Buckberry, who has traced his family back to Robert Buckberry, who was born in c1490. Ellen Buckberry married John Frederick Pask, also known as Frederick Andrews, and John Frederick Andrews.

John's first wife was Fanny Melbourn, they married in Sleaford in 1888. They had three children:

1. John William Pask (1889-1968)
2. Charles Henry Pask (25 Nov 1891-1969)
3. James Melbourn Pask (1894-13 Oct 1915)

Fanny died in 1894 and was buried on 10 November 1894 in St. Andrew's, Cranwell, Lincolnshire. John later married Ellen Buckberry on 17 June 1902 in St. Andrews, Leasingham, Lincolnshire.

As we had not researched this family for some time, together with George's assistance we found a lot more information.

John's mother Harriet Pask married James Andrews in 1869, and they had 10 children. Interestingly, one of John's half-sisters was Mary Andrews who married John Melbourn in 1897 in the Sleaford registration district. It is very likely that John Melbourn and Fanny Melbourn were siblings, who married siblings John Pask and Mary Andrews.

This information will be included in the web update today. Many thanks to George for helping us reconstruct this family.

Pask Family History Group now on Facebook

We have created a Pask Family History Group on Facebook.

This group is for anyone with an interest in the surname PASK and variants including PASKE, PASQUE, and PARSK. Share your family stories and pictures and see if we can all help each other out.

Look forward to you joining us.

Descendants of Albert & Ann Pask née Reeves

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.

Doris Joan Pask (1914-2010) 1931 aged 17

Earlier this week we had the pleasure, and privilege to meet twin brothers David & John Pask, whose mother was Doris Joan Pask, who sadly died earlier this year. Doris married her second cousin Harold (Charlie) William Pask.

John had contacted us in September, and unraveled quite a lot of information. Previously it was not known whether Harold & Doris had any children as it was very difficult to say, as there are numerous births with the mother’s maiden name of Pask. Subsequently, we now have a further two generations on the Suffolk chart 02-2.

Fortunately John had found 32 photographs in his mother's possessions, including several of his grandparents Albert & Ann Pask née Reeves, and their children.

We have scanned the documents and included them in the photograph album John David Pask.

Many thanks to John & David for taking the time to visit us, and share their memories, information, and photographs.

Website Update 12 September 2010

The website was updated today, Sunday 12 September, it includes information as detailed in the recent blogs:

• Descendants of Simeon Henry Philip & Lily Ethel Pask née Smith
• Descendants of Thomas Pask - Chart 39

In addition there are several updates relating to the Lincolnshire Chart 18.

There are 30 new narratives added, making a total of 8,493 detailed narratives now available on the website.

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

Descendants of Thomas Pask - Chart 39

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

Yesterday we received an e-mail from Clare J. Pask, who is the 4 x great-granddaughter of Thomas Pask. and granddaughter of Lawrence Bernard & Victoria Lille Pask née Kirkland.

She has provided information that will be included in chart 39 in the next website update. In addition, we will add some more information on this family, based on the 1911 census.

Many thanks to Clare for the information.

Descendants of Simeon Henry Philip & Lily Ethel Pask née Smith

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

Yesterday we heard from Claire Burnip née Pask, she is the grand-daughter of Simeon Henry Philip Pask. Claire writes about fond memories of her grandfather:

I always remember my dear grandfather Simeon Henry Philip had a love of horses and discovered during my research that his father Simeon David & his uncle Oliver Pask once owned a taxi firm in Windsor, Eton with horse & carriages.

My Grandfather following the family tradition worked as head gardener to a Mr Clark who was then the Managing Director of His Master's Voice (HMV Records). Mr & Mrs Clark did not have any children but always had Jack Russell dogs as pets. Rather ironic as the famous HMV logo consisted of a Jack Russell sitting beside and peering into a gramophone. My grandfathers brother William also worked alongside him as a gardener at the Clarks country home Black Firs, Fulmer Bucks. Every year the gardens surrounded by woodland famous for its beautiful display of rhododendrons would be opened to the general public. A marquee would be set up on the main lawn and my siblings and I would help the kitchen staff serve teas and homemade cakes. Happy days!!!

Thanks for the memories Claire.

Website Update 6 September 2010

The website was updated yesterday evening, Monday 6 September. This is a minor update, and includes some additional information on the following charts:

• Lincolnshire: Chart 18; Chart 28
• London & Miscellaneous: Chart 39
• Monmouthshire: Chart 4; Chart 52 [New]
• Suffolk: Chart 02-1; Chart 02-2; Chart 06; Chart 07

Chart 52 is a new chart, and includes the descendants of William Pask who was born in Llanover, and lived in Llangattock, Monmouthshire. He married Jane Hopkin in 1877, and their descendants span five generations.This family is undoubtedly related to the main Monmouthshire family, however no documental evidence is currently available.

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

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941

This week Ancestry announced the availability of an index of wills and adminstrations.

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941

Whilst the collection covers 80 years from 1861 to 1941, there are some gaps for the years 1863, 1868, 1873, 1876, 1877, 1883, 1888, 1899-1903 and 1910-1911.The records were created by the Probate Registry, that was established in London in January 1858, and several district probate registries were created around the country.

We searched these indexes for Pask, Paske, and Pasque, and found the following information:

• 170 PASKs
• 53 PASKEs
• No PASQUEs, or PARSKs.

The Calendar is separated into a different volume for each year. The entries in each volume are in alphabetical order by surname. Information varies across different entries, but typically includes:

• Probate date
• Full name of the deceased
• Death date
• Death place
• Registry where issued

Previously we have transcribed the probate indexes up to 1900.However only a small number of entries have been included into the database.In the future we will include the remaining entries.

In the meantime, if you would like a specific entry, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Website Update 28 July 2010

The website was updated today, Wednesday 28 July. This is a minor update, only to adjust some settings, and add some additional information.

There are a few changes on the following charts:

• Lincolnshire: Chart 03
• Suffolk: Chart 02-1, & Chart 02-2
• Monmouthshire: Chart 4
• Essex: Chart 38

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

Australian Births, Marriages, and Deaths

This week Ancestry announced that the availability of the Australia Birth, Marriage, and Death Index:

Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 Australia Death Index, 1787-1985

These indexes include the Australian registrar's offices after civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths became law in the mid 19th century. Also church records that predate civil registration.
 
We searched these indexes for Pask, Paske, and Pasque, and found the following information:

Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
62 Pask births
22 Paske births
66 Pask-related births, with the mother's name of Pask(e), these include:
Bonfield, Butters, Horton, Kruger, Lee, McClelland, Moll, Moss, Peggie, Pentland,
Schmid, Stokes, Trewhella, and Wiber

Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949
73 Pask marriages
31 Paske marriages

Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
99 Pask deaths
20 Paske deaths
12 Pasque deaths
66 Pask-related births, with a parent's name of Pask(e), these include:
Amos, Anderson, Bonfield, Buckland, Carter, Curtis, Davie, De Lacy, Dean, Dunbar, Edwards, Horton, Hughes, Hunt, Kinsey, Kruger, McClelland, Morris, Moss, Too, Peers, Peggie, Pentland, Probert, Roberts, Scott, Smalley, Smith, Steen, Stokes, Trewhella, Webb, Weber, Wiber, Williams, Woodward, Yook

Some of this BMDs are already included into our database, mainly thanks to contributions from Colleen Willis, who meticulously searched all the available individual indexes in 2007/8. In the future we will include the remaining entries.

In the meantime, if you would like a specific entry, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Website Update 13 July 2010

The website was updated today, Tuesday 13 July. We have been away for an extended vacation in Northern California, so this is a comparatively minor update. Nevertheless there are 43 new narratives added, making a total of 8,463 detailed narratives now available on the website.

These mainly focus on the following charts:

• Lincolnshire: Chart 01, Chart 03, & Chart 16
• Suffolk: Chart 02, Chart 06 & Chart 26
• Monmouthshire: Chart 4 & Chart 49

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

Harry Percy Pask (1904-1954)

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

Recently Jo Pask from Suffolk forwarded a photograph, kindly provided by Edna Yvonne Copus. Edna's parents were friends of Harry & Alba Pask née Voss. The photograph was taken at a Masonic Ladies' Night c1950s.

Left to right - Mrs Briggs, Mr Briggs, Bert (Harry Pask's brother-in-law), Gladys (Harry Pask's sister-in-law), Alba (Harry's wife), Harry Pask, family friend, and Harry Pask's father-in-law.

Harry Percy Pask was the son of George Stephen & Lavinia Pask née Dawson, and great-grandson of Oliver & Sophia Pask née Suttle. He was born in Acton in 1904, and sadly died at the age of 50. In 1929 he married Mabel Voss. I assume that she did not like the name Mabel, and called herself Alba. They had two sons:

1. Michael J. Pask who died in infancy in 1932.
2. Brian G. Pask who was born in 1934, and also died at the young age of 45.

This information will be included in the next website update.

Website Updated 8 May 2010

The website was updated today, Saturday 8 May, it includes information as detailed in the recent blogs:

• Descendants of William Henry & Mary Isabella Maguire née Pask
• Australia's Largest Online Memorial
• Lasting Tribute
• Descendants of Augustine Thomas& Jane Pask née Parry
• Descendants of Joshua & Jane Rebecca Pask née Harley 
• Charles & Esther Paske née Edwards of Monmouthshire
• Chart 19 merged with Chart 01 - DNA Evidence

In addition there are several updates relating to the descendants of Henry & Mary Ann Pask née Ruddock, including certificates, kindly provided by Yvonne Sumner from Australia.
 
There are 36 new narratives added, making a total of 8,420 detailed narratives now available on the website.
 
A full list of the recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section.

Family Finder DNA Results

This information relates to Chart 01, the descendants of William Paske, (c1695- ) who lived in Wellingore, Lincolnshire.

Yesterday Stuart received the results of his Family Finder DNA Test. This autosomal test matches with any cousin within five generations.

The FamilyTree DNA website explains:

The Family Finder test is designed to trace all of your ancestral lines (all 16 of your great-great grandparents) using your autosomal DNA in order to confidently identify relationships for five generations. This is different from our mtDNA and Y–chromosome DNA tests, which are intended to clearly trace exclusively the direct maternal or paternal lines.

While a Surname Project seeks to document the Y–chromosome DNA of males with a common surname, a Family Finder Project is focused on tracing the DNA of all descendants of a single ancestor or a single ancestral couple.

Stuart matched 11 people - all unknown. Unsure quite what this meant, I wrote to our friend Debbie Kennett, who is very experienced and knowledgeable on the subject of DNA. She replied:

I think with the Family Finder we are all going to end up with an awful lot of matches. We're matching on all lines, and we're nearly all descended from the same few million people who lived in the British Isles in the 1600s. Don't forget too that with the Y-DNA Stuart is quite a rare R1a haplogroup. With R1b12 and I1 people can sometimes have hundreds of matches, at least at 12-markers.

The Family Finder is going to be something of a long-term investment but it's quite exciting to see it from the beginning ..

If you are interested in doing an autosomal (applicable to be both males and females), or a Y-DNA test (males only), do contact us and we will help you through the process. Alternatively for more information see Family Tree DNA Family Finder FAQs.

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.