Website Update 19 September 2014

The website was updated today, Friday 19 September. There are an additional 52 narratives included in this update.

The main focus was the Monmouthshire Pask(e)s: 
Chart 49: Charles Pask (1760-1833) who lived in Dingestow, and Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire, and
Chart 42: William Pask (c1720- ) who lived in Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire, and 
Chart 58: Charles PASK (c1650-1726) who lived and died in Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire.  

Using Monmouthshire Wills, as detailed in the previous blog, additional people were identified, and links between families established.

There is still some outstanding information from the wills. Hopefully, this will be included in the foreseeable future.

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

New Monmouthshire Family Chart 58

This information relates to the Pask(e)s of Monmouthshire:
  Chart 49: Charles Pask (1760-1833) who lived in Dingestow, and Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire, and

Chart 42: William Pask (c1720- ) who lived in Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire, and 

Chart 58: Charles PASK (c1650-1726) who lived and died in Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire.

Since the last website update we have worked extensively on finding documental evidence of the connection between the Pask(e) families who lived in Monmouthshire. This has involved looking at the Llandaff Probate Records 1568-1857, as detailed in the previous blog Monmouthshire Pask(e) Wills. In addition, the Monmouthshire collection Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, now available at FindMyPast, have helped considerably.

As a result we have identified an additional family that has been linked together into Chart 58. This is anticipated to be a temporary chart. Hopefully we will find links to the other Monmouthshire charts in the foreseeable future.

A website update is imminient, which will include all our recent findings. However, this is far from the 'complete' picture.

New Family Charts 80 & 81

In June, we received a Google Alert about the death of Edward Paske who was born in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Edward was the son of Frank and Jeanette Paske née Rozwalka, and the husband of Laurie LaMond Paske.

We did some research, and found not one family, but two separate PASKE families who immigrated to Chicago. Interestingly, this took us to completely different locations researched previously. As a result there are now two new family charts:
  Chart 80: Unknown Paske, was born in Germany, and married c1880. He immigrated to Chicago, America. He had three sons, and a daughter.
Chart 81: Frank Paskewicz was born in Lithuania, and married Anna Cibulskis c1867. Their son John Kajetan Paske immigrated to Chicago, Illinois, America. For more information on this progenitor, see http://www.pask.org.uk/Pask-p/p688.htm#i17194.
Whilst neither had the name of PASKE originally, the name has evolved, and resulted in several generations of PASKEs in modern America.

Hopefully, through the powers of the internet, we will be in contact with the current generations of these families.

Monmouthshire PASK(E) Wills

This information relates to
  Chart 49: Charles Pask (1760-1833) who lived in Dingestow, and Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire, and
Chart 42: William Pask (c1720- ) who lived in Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire

In an endeavour to find documental evidence of the connection between the Pask(e) families who lived in Monmouthshire, we have been looking at the Llandaff Probate Records 1568-1857, available at the National Library of Wales.

This was a very positive search, and the images of the wills of 13 Pask(e)s are available on the National Library of Wales website, in the wills section. In date order they are:

1. Phillip Pask 1713 from Cwmcarfan  http://hdl.handle.net/10107/471814
2. Maud Paske 1719 widow from Cwmcarfan http://hdl.handle.net/10107/1030577 
3. Charles Pask 1726 from Cwmcarfan http://hdl.handle.net/10107/748015
4. William Paske 1744 from Cwmcarfan http://hdl.handle.net/10107/266837 
5. Charles Pask 1806 from Cwmcarfan http://hdl.handle.net/10107/919210
6. Mary Pask 1809 from Tryleg http://hdl.handle.net/10107/347595
7. Charles Paske 1820 from Cwmcarvan http://hdl.handle.net/10107/414795 - Transcript available
8. Charles Paske 1825 from Cwmcarvan http://hdl.handle.net/10107/633129
9. William Paske 1829 from Cwmcarfan http://hdl.handle.net/10107/15579
   - Transcript available
10. Charles Paske 1833 from Dingestow http://hdl.handle.net/10107/360986.
    Could be Charles Paske. 
11. Mary Paske 1833 spinster from Cwmcarfan http://hdl.handle.net/10107/18981 
12. Martha Paske née Vaughan 1837 widow from Cwmcarfan 
    http://hdl.handle.net/10107/480490
13. William Paske 1855 from Llangyfiw http://hdl.handle.net/10107/701122

Where the person's name is underlined, this is a link to the Pask(e) website. The year refers to the probate date. A direct link to the record at the National Library of Wales website is provided after each name.

As time allows, we will include the information from the wills into our database. If anyone purchases a will (at the cost of £3.50 from the National Library of Wales website), we would appreciate a copy of the document. Also if you have transcribed the will, we would appreciate a copy of the transcript.

Pask Grave in Newport Cemetery in Lincoln

This information relates to Chart 11 - John PASK, (c1745-1793) who married Elizabeth FOUNTAIN and they lived in Gautby, Lincolnshire #7697

Recently Paul Stainthorp was in Newport Cemetery, Lincoln and spotted the grave of Edward Pask, and his wife Fanny Maria, and their sons Joseph, and Edward Leslie. He took this excellent photograph.

In a previous blog in April 2007, photographs of Edward, and his wife Fanny were kindly provided by Fred L. Taylor.


Many thanks to Paul for providing the photograph of their gravestone. This information will be included in the next website update.