Chart 19 merged with Chart 01 - DNA Evidence

This information relates to Chart 19, the descendants of William Paske, (c1695- ) who lived in Wellingore, Lincolnshire.
This information relates to one of the Lincolnshire main families - John Pask (1760-1826), and Alice Woodcock (Stuart's own ancestors) who lived in Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire.

Yesterday we received the 67-marker DNA test results for John Henry Pask and Stuart. The e-mail read:

You matched 63 out of 67 loci. This means that there is a 99% likelihood you share a common ancestor in a genealogical time frame.

On this basis, we looked again at John & Stuart's trees. John (Chart 19) has traced his family back to William & Susanna PASKE, who lived in Wellingore Lincolnshire in the 1720s. Stuart (Chart 01) has traced his family back to John Pask (1760-1826) of Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire.

In 2005, one of our longstanding researchers Eileen Flynn wrote: "As I looked through the Great Gonerby transcript and saw again the burial of Thomas Pask who was crushed by a wheel, 8 May 1829, aged 65 years, I felt strongly again that he could well be the Thomas Pask who was baptised in 1764 at Wellingore and that his brother John, baptised in 1755 at Wellingore, is our John. I know John's age at death was given as 66 in 1826, but we know how unreliable given death ages can be. It is interesting that at the time Pasks are moving away from Wellingore and disappearing from the records, our John and Alice are getting married at Wilsford just 8-9 miles south of Wellingore, and after having William at Ancaster, move south about 8 miles into Great Gonerby, presumably for better job prospects. We'll probably never be able to find out for sure, but it's interesting to imagine."

We think that Eileen's assumptions linked now with the DNA evidence confirms that John (1755- ) of Wellingore, and John (1760-1826) of Great Gonerby are the same person, and that his brother Thomas (1764- ) of Wellingore and Thomas (1767-1829) of Great Gonerby are the same person.

On this basis, John is Stuart's 6th cousin, once removed.

Subsequently Chart 19 has been merged with Chart 01. There are now 1010 people in Chart 01 spanning 11 generations. This will be reflected in the next website update.

Charles & Filomela Pask née Gabrielli

This information relates to Chart 19, the descendants of William Paske, (c1695- ) who lived in Wellingore, Lincolnshire.

Back in June 2006, we established together with our long standing friend and fellow researcher, John Pask, that his great-grandfather Charles Pask (1856-1939) immigrated to New York, America. See blog titled Charles Pask.

Last week whilst searching our GRO death index transcripts for an infant's death in Chelsea, I came across the death of a Mina Gabrielli in 1887/Q3, age 0. The name Gabrielli jumped out. I recalled that Charles had married a Filomela Garbielli. I searched for corresponding birth, and found it. I hastily e-mailed John.

Subsequently John purchased the birth, and death certificate for Mina. It confirmed that her parents were Charles & Filomela Pask née Gabrielli.

Mina was born on 1 July 1887 at 27 South Parade, Chelsea. Sadly she died at the age of 6 weeks, on 15 August 1887 also at 27 South Parade, Chelsea.

John followed up and telephoned the surrounding cemeteries, and located Mina's burial at Brompton Cemetery on 19 August 1887 in Plot 137807. Unfortunately the cemetery was damaged during the World War II, and although the graves are still in tack any headstones did not survive.

Yet another piece of the jigsaw put in place. This now establishes that Charles & Filomela met at 1885-1886, and did not immigrate to America until at least late 1887.

This information has been included in the database, and will be included in the next website update.

Family of Lewis Robert & Annie Humphreys née Pask

This information relates to Chart 19: William Paske, (c1695- ) who lived in Wellingore, Lincolnshire #3106.












Yesterday we attended the Berkshire Family History Show at Bracknell. Fortunately we met up with John Pask who lives in Aldershot. He gave us some excellent photographs of his great-aunt Annie Humphreys née Pask, and her family. Including this one of them at the beach.

From Left to Right:
Back row: Doris Humphreys
Middle row: "unknown male", "unknown female", Annie Humphreys née Pask, Lewis Robert Humphreys
Front row: Dora Humphreys, Ida Humphreys, and Lewis Charles Humphreys

John also provided more details on their descendants. This information will be included in the next website update.

Further photographs of the Humphreys are available in the slideshow.