New DNA Test Results

Great news relating to the DNA Project:

This information relates to the Lincolnshire tree Chart 18: Joseph (1761-1831) and Ann Pask née Hand, who lived in Caythorpe, Lincolnshire.

As reported in the previous blog DNA Project in July. We hoped this test would establish whether the Lincolnshire Pasks from Charts 01, 03, and 18 are all related.We are delighted to say that they are. The 278 people from Chart 18 will now be merged with Chart 1, making a total of 1365 in this family tree.

Once we established that there was a connection, it confirmed that Joseph Pask, who lived in Caythorpe was the same Joseph Paske who was baptised on 4 April 1762 in Wellingore, Lincolnshire. He was the son of William and Mary PASKE. These records will be merged in the next website update. 

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. We welcome any male Pa(r)s(k)(e)(que) to participate in the Pask DNA Project - do contact us for further details. This is a major contribution to the Pask One-Name Study.

DNA Project

Great news relating to the DNA Project:

This information relates to the Essex tree - descendants of Harry and Norah Pask née Cannon - Chart 53: Harry PASK, (1867- ) wife Norah CANNON, who lived in Buckhurst Hill, Essex.

DNA Test results have just arrived from a descendant of Harry and Norah Pask née Cannon. They match with the DNA from descendants of Peter Pask of Kedington, Suffolk - See Chart 06. We will now focus on trying to find documentary evidence to support this link so that we can merge these two charts.

This information relates to the Lincolnshire tree - descendants of Joseph and Ann Pask née Hand - Chart 18: Joseph (1761-1831) and Ann Pask née Hand, who lived in Caythorpe, Lincolnshire.

Fortunately we have recently been in touch with the family of a Nonagenarian who will very shortly be 100 years old. He agreed to do a DNA test. It is now being tested at Family Tree DNA in Houston, Texas. Results are expected in approximately four weeks' time, starting 19 August. We hope this will establish whether the Lincolnshire Pasks from Charts 01, 03, and 18 are all related.


This information relates to the main Suffolk tree - descendants of John and Mirabel Pask née Sparrow, in particular the descendants of their son John, and his wife Katherine Kippin.

In December 2010, we appealed for someone to do a DNA test, from one of the descendants of Chart 02 - John and Mirabel Pask née Sparrow's son John, who married Catherine Kippen, to establish and confirm that this is the DNA string for the main Suffolk tree. We are delighted to say that someone has completed the test and it is now been sent to Family Tree DNA in Houston, Texas. Results are expected in approximately six weeks' time.

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. We welcome any male Pa(r)s(k)(e)(que) to participate in the Pask DNA Project - do contact us for further details. This is a major contribution to the Pask One-Name Study.  

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.

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.

Descendants of John Thomas Pask of Newark

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

Linda Perrett has been in contact with us relating to her grandparents John Thomas & Annie Pask née Perkins. See the earlier blog Descendants of John Thomas Pask of Newark. She has provided photographs of her grandparents, including these two:

Together with Linda, we have compiled information on this family. Although the majority relates to "living" information, chart 18 now includes the known descendants of John Thomas & Annie Pask née Perkins.

Unidentified Wedding Photograph

This information relates to Chart 18, Joseph PASK, (1761 - 1831) Caythorpe, Lincolnshire.
We received a delightful photograph from Linda, who is researching John Thomas Pask of Newark, who was the 2 x grandson of the progenitor Joseph Pask who originated from Caythorpe.
Linda writes:

I have come across a number of old photographs recently - one of which I attach for your kind information to share with people, and so to put a face to a name etc.

John Thomas Pask married Annie Perkins in Kettering in 1925. They lived in Northamptonshire, and had 3 sons and 1 daughter - Dorothy (Linda's mother). She previously wrote to us in December - see the blog Descendants of John Thomas Pask of Newark.

Can you recognise the photograph, it looks like it was taken in the 1920s?

Descendants of John Thomas Pask of Newark

This information relates to Chart 18, Joseph PASK, (1761 - 1831) Caythorpe, Lincolnshire.

Last night we received an e-mail from Linda, who is researching John Thomas Pask of Newark, who was the 2 x grandson of the progenitor Joseph Pask who originated from Caythorpe.

Linda's mother (who was a Pask), is willing to arrange for one of her brothers to take part in the DNA project. This is excellent news, as it will be very interesting to see if this Lincolnshire branch has connections to the other branches currently being tested.

Linda's mother and her uncle are also keen to attend the Pask Family Gathering on 26 July 2008.

In the meantime, we look forward to hearing from Linda again, and updating this tree with the missing descendants.