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.  

Family Chart 11 - Descendants of John Pask from Gautby Lincolnshire

A couple of weeks ago, we were fortunate to recruit a male to do a Y-DNA test. The results will hopefully help considerably in establishing whether John Pask (c1745-1793) is linked to other PASKs from Lincolnshire. 

John is the progenitor of Chart 11: John PASK, (c1745-1793) married Elizabeth FOUNTAIN and they lived in Gautby, Lincolnshire #7697.

At the last website update, there were 523 people assigned to Chart 11. The majority of the narratives were last updated in 2006. So we decided to review this family, and include the latest information, now readily available on the internet. This includes, baptism, marriage, and burial transcripts and images from the parish registers. Also the new GRO online index, which now has the mother's maiden name for indexes between 1837 and 1911 - a significant 'new' resource. Also The 1939 Register, a superb resource that was like a ‘census’ and taken on 29 September 1939 just after the outbreak of war. It was then used to issue identify cards, and subsequently ration cards.

So far, we have found an additional 41 descendants, and have only touched the surface of Chart 11. We will continue to work on this family whilst we wait for the DNA results - this normally takes 4-6 weeks from receipt at the laboratory in Texas, USA. So watch this space.

In the meantime, if you have any additional information on Chart 11, don't hesitate to contact us at pask@one-name.org.

Website Update Monday 12 October

The website was updated today, Monday 12 October 2015.
This information relates to the main Lincolnshire tree - descendants of Johannis [John] and Elizabeth Pask née Archer, who lived in Lincolnshire.

Chart 11: John Pask, (c1745-1793) who married Elizabeth Fountain and they lived in Gautby, Lincolnshire. 

This update focuses on two Lincolnshire families:

• Doris Eliza Pask, who immigrated to Australia in 1926, and married Frank Smalley.

• Ann Pask, who was baptised in 1766 in Wellingore. She married George Rawdin(g) in Brant Broughton, and they had nine children.

23 new narratives have been added since the last update on 1 October 2015. There is now a total of 11,099 detailed narratives available on the website and 18,058 (28 new) people in our database.

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

Website Update Sunday 30 August 2015

The website was updated yesterday, Sunday 30 August 2015.

108 new narratives have been added since the last update on 1 June 2015. There is now a total of 11,004 detailed narratives available on the website and 17,957 (214 new) people in our database.

This update includes additional information on families in Suffolk (Chart 6), Lincolnshire (Chart 11), and Monmouthshire (Chart 42).

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

In addition, there have been some structural changes to the menus.

Indices menu is now a combination of sub-menus of:

• Master Index
• Master Place Index
• Surname Index
• Unknown Families - this is new and highlights families not yet assigned to a major family groups

Family Charts now contains all Family charts with sub-menus for counties / non-UK.

Photograph Gallery

This is a new menu, with several sub-menus, focusing on photographs kindly provided by other researchers:

• People - these are the standard photographs provided previously
• Miscellaneous Photographs
• Baptisms
• Marriages
• Deaths
• Burials
• Cremations
• Newspaper Articles
• Places
• Anecdotes

We trust these changes are beneficial to you.

Your feedback to pask@one-name.org is welcome.

William Henry Rossington

Chart 11: John Pask, (c1745-1793) who married Elizabeth Fountain and they lived in Gautby, Lincolnshire.  

Yesterday, we received an usual request from Christopher Woodcock. He is the Tower Captain, and Bell Ringer, from St. Oswald's church in Blankney, Lincolnshire.

He is searching for information on William Henry Rossington, the younger son of Henry & Hannah Rossington née Pask.  

Christopher writes:

I am in the process of researching William Henry Rossington who was a bell ringer at St Oswald’s Blankney and who was killed on 15^th April 1918 aged 21 in the Great War.

It is our intention to hold a service of remembrance at St Oswald’s Blankney (organised by the local Bell Ringers) to commemorate the centenary of the death of William Henry Rossington. We also intend to ring a half muffled peal lasting 3 hours on the bells at Blankney in memory of him and all being well to visit the Ploegstreet Memorial which he is commemorated on to lay a wreath on behalf of the Bell Ringers and to ring hand bells their. The date for all this is still to be decided and set but it will be around 15^th April 2018.

We hope to get as much background information and history on William Rossington so that we can tell his story. We would also like to try and find a photograph of him which could then be framed and put up in the bell tower at Blankney as a permanent memorial to him there.

We would also like to try and invite family relatives of William Henry Rossington to attend the Memorial service in 2018.

If anyone can help with more information on William, please do contact Christopher, or ourselves. It would be great to honour William in such a way.

Website Update - 1 January, 2015

The website was updated today, Thursday 1 January, 2015.

The focus of this update was Australian PASK(E)s, pending our visit to Australia in March (more details to follow on this shortly).

250 narratives have changed since the last update on 16 December 2014. This includes 74 new narratives. These changes are mainly based on information available from the Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Australia, from www.ancestry.com. 

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

• Chart 01: The Lincolnshire main progenitor, John Pask, (c1520 - 1591) who lived in Washingborough, Lincolnshire. (Stuart's own ancestors).
• Chart 02-2: Daniel Pask, second son of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow  
• Chart 04: The Monmouthshire Main Progenitor: Isaac Pask, (c1705 - ) lived in Llanvihangel-ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire
• Chart 06: Indented Chart - Unknown Pask lived in Kedington, Suffolk
• Chart 09: John Pask who was a Yeoman of Stradishall
• Chart 10: John Pask, (1771-1847) lived in Thundersley, Essex 
• Chart 11: John Pask, (c1745-1793) married Elizabeth Fountain and they lived in Gautby, Lincolnshire
• Chart 23:  Edward Pask married Sarah Pask née ? circa 1800, and they lived in Barnholm, Lincolnshire

There is a total of 17,168 people now in our database.

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

Wishing you all a very happy New Year.

Website Update - 16 December, 2014

The website was updated yesterday, Tuesday 16 December. This will be the last post before Christmas. 

This contains a variety of information based on recent enquiries. The updates relate to the following charts / family groups:

• Chart 01: The Lincolnshire main progenitor, John Pask, (c1520 - 1591) who lived in Washingborough, Lincolnshire. (Stuart's own ancestors).
• Chart 02-2: Daniel Pask, second son of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow 
• Chart 04: The Monmouthshire Main Progenitor: Isaac Pask, (c1705 - ) lived in Llanvihangel-ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire
• Chart 06: Indented Chart - Unknown PASK lived in Kedington, Suffolk
• Chart 09: John Pask who was a Yeoman of Stradishall
• Chart 11: John Pask, (c1745-1793) married Elizabeth FOUNTAIN and they lived in Gautby, Lincolnshire
• Chart 16:  --?- Paske (c1755-) lived in Hackthorne, Lincolnshire
• Chart 30:  James Pask was born in Southrow, or Southrey, near Bardney.
• Chart 48: George Pask (1818-1904), lived in Northamptonshire #2912

14 new narratives have been added since the last update on 11 November 2014. This makes a total of 10,441 detailed narratives now available on the website - although there was an increase of 39 people, including living people, making a total of 17,081 people in our database.

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

Many thanks to all who contributed. Wishing you all a very merry Christmas, and happy New Year.

Website Update 21 October 2014

The website was updated today, Tuesday 21 October. There are an additional 40 new narratives included in this update. This makes a total of 10,395 detailed narratives are now available on the website - although there was an increase of 51 people, including living people. Over 17,000 people are now in our database, and increasing daily.

The main focus was Australian, and Tasmanian PASKs, and their descendants: 

Chart 06: Pasks who lived in Kedington, Suffolk. In particular, the descendants of James & Charlotte Mary Pask née Chaffin, who immigrated on the ship "Oroya" departing from London on 14 April 1899, for Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Chart 10: Essex Main Progenitor - John Pask, (1771-1847) Thundersley, Essex. In particular James Horton Pask, who immigrated to Victoria, Australia, on the ship "Ida", arriving in February 1855. His descendants today, live in Victoria Australia, and New Zealand. 

Chart 11: John Pask, (c1745-1793) who married Elizabeth Fountain and they lived in Gautby, Lincolnshire. In particular, the family of Joseph & Martha Pask née Edwards - previously detailed in the blog dated March 7, 2007. Joseph immigrated to Queensland, Australia on the ship "Bulimba", arriving on 24 March 1887. 
 
A full list of the recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section.

Many thanks to all who contributed. The research was particularly interesting, and a lot of new information gleaned.

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.

Website Update Wednesday 1 January 2014

Happy New Year to all our followers.

The website was updated today, Wednesday 1 January. The focus of this update was information, and photographs, on the descendants of George William & Elizabeth Martha Pask née Butler kindly provided by their grandson, Bernard C. Pask of Belgium, and their grand-daughter Jan Ellam née Pask.

There are now over 10,000+ narratives on the website!
There were 23 new, and 36 changed narratives, since the last update on 20 December. 

The updates relate to the following charts / family groups:

2 changed narratives in Chart 01: The Lincolnshire main progenitor, John Pask, (c1520 - 1591) who lived in Washingborough, Lincolnshire. (Stuart's own ancestors)
28 new, or changed narratives, in Chart 02: The Suffolk main progenitor, John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow
22 new, or changed narratives, in Chart 06: Indented Chart - Unknown PASK lived in Kedington, Suffolk
2 changed narratives in Chart 09: John PASKE, was a Yeoman of Stradishall, Suffolk (d1577 )
3 changed narratives in Chart 11: John PASK, (c1745-1793) married Elizabeth FOUNTAIN and they lived in Gautby, Lincolnshire
1 changed narrative in Chart 42: William PASK (c1720-) lived in Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire
I changed narrative in an unspecified family

This makes a total of 10,003 detailed narratives are now available on the website - although there was an increase of 30 people, including living people, making a total of 16,353 people in our database.

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

Many thanks to all who contributed.

Another Website Update - Friday 20 December

The website was updated today, Friday 20 December - twice in one month! However, this is a comparatively small update. The focus was on the following charts / family groups:

The updates included mainly relate to the following charts / family groups:

• Chart 02: The Suffolk Main Progenitor - John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow
• Chart 04: The Monmouthshire Main Progenitor: Isaac Pask, (c1705 - ) lived in Llanvihangel-ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire
• Chart 06: Indented Chart - Unknown PASK lived in Kedington, Suffolk
• Chart 11: John PASK, (c1745-1793) married Elizabeth FOUNTAIN and they lived in Gautby, Lincolnshire

13 new narratives have been added since the last update on 14 December. This makes a total of 9,980 detailed narratives are now available on the website - although there was an increase of 19 people, including living people, making a total of 16,323 people in our database.

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

Many thanks to all who contributed.

Website Update Sunday 7 October

The website was updated on Sunday 7 October. The updates included mainly relate to the following charts / family groups:

• Chart 01: The Lincolnshire main progenitor, John Pask, (c1520 - 1591) who lived in Washingborough, Lincolnshire. (Stuart's own ancestors).
• Chart 02: The Suffolk Main Progenitor - John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow
• Chart 04: The Monmouthshire Main Progenitor: Isaac Pask, (c1705 - ) lived in Llanvihangel-ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire
• Chart 06: Indented Chart - Unknown PASK lived in Kedington, Suffolk #13655. 
• Chart 09: John PASKE, was a Yeoman of Stradishall, Suffolk (d1577 ) #1600
• Chart 10: Essex Main Progenitor - John PASK, (1771-1847) Thundersley, Essex #2493
• Chart 11: John PASK, (c1745-1793) married Elizabeth FOUNTAIN and they lived in Gautby, Lincolnshire #7697
• Chart 34: The descendants of Philip Pask, (1768-1843), who lived in Bryngwyn, Monmouthshire. 
• Chart 47: Robert PASK, formerly PASS born in 1884 in Freiston, Lincolnshire #7521 
• Chart 48: George PASK (1818-1904), lived in Northamptonshire #2912
• Chart 49: Charles PASK lived in Dingestow, and Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire #8663. 
• Chart 51: Joseph PASK lived in Wisbech Cambridgeshire in 1840-1860 #8861. This contains information, as detailed in the blog Elgin Cemetery Walk, dated 4 October.

65 new narratives have been added since the last update on 10 September. This makes a total of 9725 detailed narratives now available on the website - although there was an increase of 164 people, including living people, making a total of 15857 people in our database.

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

Many thanks to all who contributed.

Edward & Eliza Pask née Bradshaw - Photographs

This information relates to Chart 11, a currently unidentified main branch of the family with roots in Lincolnshire.
Over the past two days I have been including photographs kindly provided some time ago by Fred L. Taylor. These mainly relate to the family of Edward & Eliza Pask née Bradshaw, who originated from Timberland, and lived in Bardney. The photographs included in the blog are Fred's grandparents Edward Pask, and Fanny Maria Pask née Ardron.
It was the intention to include all the photographs in an online album when time permits. Unfortunately I am technically challenged and need more time to set this up. In the meantime, the photographs are now included in the sources, and as primary images against the individual narratives. These will be available in the next website update.

It is always so good to have a photograph with the narratives, so I am indebted to Fred for sharing his enviable collection.

Joseph & Martha Pask née Edwards update

This information relates to Chart 11, a currently unidentified main branch of the family with roots in Lincolnshire.

As an update to the blog Joseph & Martha Pask née Edwards where Fred L. Taylor, provided this excellent photograph of Joseph & Martha Pask née Edwards with eleven children.

The children have now all been identified, and are left to right:

Back row:
Edward Joseph Pask b. 2 May 1893
Allan Roy Pask b. 2 Jan 1898
Stanley John Pask b. 24 Oct 1894
Middle row:
Leslie Mark Pask b. 28 Nov 1901
Donald Pask b. 28 Jan 1906
Father - Joseph
Susannah May Pask b. 22 May 1896
Mother - Martha
Agnes Beryl Pask b. 4 May 1900
Front row:
Dolena Ada Pask b. 8 Nov 1909
Evelyn Pask b. 11 Sep 1904
Colin Keith Pask b. 27 Apr 1912
Clarence Wilton Pask b. 14 Nov 1907

Sincere thanks to Fred, and Colleen for providing this information.