Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Chart 13 Combined with Chart 02-2

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

We have now established that James Pask married Caroline Panting in 1840. However in 1842 he was living with Mary Ann Reynolds,  and they had six children. They married in 1852 (perhaps after Caroline's death).

In the census of 30 March 1851, the family were living at 6 Trafalgar Street, Bethnal Green, London. James was a Coffee Roaster. For some time, together with Gary Pask, we have been trying to identify where James originated from. Last week there was a major breakthrough. 

We have over the years compiled a list of all PASK(E)s in the probate indexes, and purchased several wills. I was working on another family and searched to see whether a will was probated in 1863. I did not find anything for that family, but I did find:

1863
Letters of Administration (with the Will annexed) of the Personal estate and effects of James Pask otherwise Paske late of Bury St. Edmunds in the County of Suffolk Leather Cutter deceased who died 3 October 1831 at Bury St. Edmunds aforesaid left unadministered by Samuel Adams and Joseph Paske the Son two of the Executors named in the said Will were granted at the Principal Registry to James Pask of 6 Trafalger-street Church-street Bethnal Green in the County of Middlesex Coffee Roaster the Grandson a Legatee substituted in the said Will he having been first sworn. Former Grant Prerogative Court of Canterbury February 1832. Effects under £200. (See attached)

The will of James Pask is very difficult to read. In the will it mentions his wife Deborah, sons Joseph and James, and his daughter Mary Dorling, wife of John Dorling. Also mentioned was Richard Batchelor, son of my wife Sarah Batchelor, daughter of my wife (children of my wife by her former husband). He appointed as executors Samuel Adams, Joseph Pask (son), and Nathaniel Kevan.
In a marginal note (on the fourth page) it reads:

On 11th June 1863 Admon with the Will amended of the personal estate and effects of James Pask otherwise Paske late of Bury St. Edmunds in the County of Suffolk Leather Cutter who died 13 October 1831 at Bury St. Edmunds aforesaid left unadministered by Samuel Adams deceased whilst .... one of the Executors and Joseph PASKE ... whilst living the Son of the other of the Executors ... the Residuary Legatee named in the said Will was granted to James Pask one of the natural and lawful children of James Pask deceased whilst living the Son also of the said deceased and as such having attained the age of 21 years a Legatic substituted in the said Will be having been first sworn. Nathaniel Kevan the other Executor named in the said Will having died 4 January 1862 without having proved the same the said Joseph Paske having survived the said Samuel Adams and died intestate Deborah Paske widow the relict the ... in life named in the said Will being dead and Emily Catherine Cutting (wife of John Cutting) the ... and the sole person entitled to the ... .. estate and affects of the said John Paske deceased (who died a Widower being ... the Letters of Administration (with the said Will amended) of the unadministered personal estate and effects of the said deceased.

Originally we did not James having a second son called James  – clearly when his father James made the will in 1832, James the son was under the age of 21. He was probably the son of James & Deborah Paske née ?, who married in 1814.  

James, and his descendants are now assigned to Chart 02-2. In the next website update further adjustments will be made, and Chart 13 will be deleted.