Website Update - 22 April 2017

The website was updated today, Saturday 22 April 2017.

51 new narratives have been added, and 182 updated, since the last update on 24 February 2017. There is now a total of 12,101 detailed narratives available on the website and 19,465 people (92 new) people in our database. These changes relate to the following surnames:

PASK, PASKE, PASK-HUGHES and
ANNETT, ANSTEINSON, BEALBY, BOND, BONES, BOTHAM, BOYCE, BRADSHAW, BUTTON, CHAMBERLAIN, COLE, COOK, DAY, DIRSCHELL, DONIHUE, DONLEY, EMPERINGHAM, EMPINGHAM, FORD, FOUNTAIN, GILL, GRASBY, GROSS, HARDY, HARRISON, HEMPRINGHAM, HERRING, HORTON, HUDDLESTONE, JAY, KING, KITCHEN, KNOTT, LARIVIERE, LINGARD, LITTLE, LUDWICK, MADSON, MASON, MEYERS, NOBLE, PALMER, PANTON, PARROTT, POOLE, PRIESTLEY, REED, REINICHE, RENWICK, ROBINSON, RUTLAND, SCOTT, SEIBERT, SELBY, SUTTON, SWEET, TOFSLAND, TOWNELL, VAN DYKE, WALKER, WILDMORE, WRIGHT.

These updates mainly relate to the following charts / family groups:

• Chart 01: Lincolnshire Main Progenitor - John PASK, (c1520 - 1591) he lived in Washingborough, Lincolnshire.
  This now includes Chart 11, which has been merged with Chart 01. See blog The Wonders of DNA dated 11 April 2017. 

• Chart 02-1 John PASK, eldest son of Suffolk Main Progenitor - John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow 
• Chart 02-2: Daniel Pask, second son of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow #5329
• Chart 09: John PASKE, was a Yeoman of Stradishall, Suffolk (d1577)
• Chart 10: Essex Main Progenitor - John PASK, (1771-1847) Thundersley, Essex #2493
• Chart 16: --?-- PASKE, (c1755- ) lived in Hackthorne, Lincolnshire #6511
• Chart 34: Philip PASK, (1771-1843) lived in Bryngwyn, Monmouthshire #4977 
• Chart 40: Hezekiah PASQUE, lived in Cripplegate, London #7469 
• Chart 44: William PASK lived in Timberland, Lincolnshire #1983
• Chart 49 Indented Chart: Unknown PASK (c1695-) who lived in Dingestow, and Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire

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

The Wonders of DNA

As detailed in the previous blog Family Chart 11 - Descendants of John Pask from Gautby Lincolnshire on 10 March, we were fortunate to recruit a male to do a Y-DNA test. 

The results were received this morning, and are worth their weight in gold! It established that John Pask (c1745-1793) is linked to the main PASK Lincolnshire progenitor. 

John is the progenitor of Chart 11: John PASK, (c1745-1793) married Elizabeth FOUNTAIN and they lived in Gautby, Lincolnshire #7697. His 521 descendants will now be assigned to Chart 01.  

Thoroughout March, and early April, we have been reviewing the 523 people assigned to Chart 11, trying to find a possible link. Fortunately the DNA result has now given us which family to focus on, as Chart 01 families originated in Washington in the late 1500s, and then Wellingore in the early 1700s, spreading throughout Lincolnshire in the mid 1700s. 

A superb result - sincere thanks to the Y-DNA Tester. Our findings will be included in the next website update.

If you are interested in doing a DNA test - there are now tests available for males and females. Do get in touch.