Suffolk Marriages Update

Following on from the blogs Happy Valentine's Day and Suffolk Baptisms and Marriages, we confirm that the Suffolk marriages have now all been included into the  
PA(R)S(K)(E)(QUE) database.

Suffolk Marriage Index

As mentioned in the previous blog, the transcription consists of tens of thousands of entries, between 1536 and 1902, and covering over 433 out of approximately 500 parishes of the County of Suffolk. We found 100 marriages, that were distributed amongst the family groups:

02-1 Suffolk    11
02-2 Suffolk    24
06 Suffolk         5
06a Suffolk       1
08 Suffolk         1
09 Suffolk         6
26 Suffolk         7
35 Suffolk         1
55 Suffolk         1
56 Suffolk         1
Not Known      42

Boyd's Marriage Index (Suffolk)

Of the 396 marriages found in the Boyd's Marriage Index, 230 were in Suffolk. These included 31, kindly provided by Sam Hammond. Also several of them were duplicates of the Suffolk Marriage Index. These were distributed amongst the family groups: 

02-Suffolk        2
02-1 Suffolk     3
02-2 Suffolk    22
06 Suffolk         8
06a Suffolk       1
08 Suffolk         1
26 Suffolk         5
29 Suffolk         1
35 Suffolk         1
55 Suffolk         1
56 Suffolk         1
Not Known    184

The 'Not Known' in the Suffolk Marriage Index, and the Boyd's Marriage Index have been included into the database, and now have an icon indicating that the record was in Suffolk, but not yet assigned to a family chart. Similarily, there are now 'Not Known' icons for other counties.

All these new records have been included in a website update today, making it the largest update we have done. 295 new narratives have been added. There are now a total of 11,573 detailed narratives available on the website and 18,633 (297 new) people in our database.

Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated on February 14, all over the world. The day is an occasion in which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, and sending greeting cards. 

Yesterday, we received a list of people who undoubtedly expressed their love for each other. Sam Hammond provided us with a list of 31 Suffolk marriages from Boyd's Marriage Index, ranging from 1653 to 1750. 

Today, we will be including these in our database, together with the 100 Suffolk marriages mentioned in the previous blog Suffolk Baptisms and Marriages.

Many thanks Sam for your efforts - it is very much appreciated.

Website Update 2 October 2011

The website was updated yesterday Sunday 2 October 2011.

As a result of DNA tests (see blog New DNA Test Results), two charts have been combined.
Chart 01: William Paske, (c1695- ) lived in Wellingore, Lincolnshire, and Chart 18. Three descendants of these two charts proved to have the same DNA.  

Other updates included relate to the following charts / family groups:

Chart 01: William Paske, (c1695- ) lived in Wellingore, Lincolnshire
Chart 02-1 John Pask, eldest son of Suffolk Main Progenitor - John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow
Chart 06: Unknown Pask lived in Kedington, Suffolk
Chart 06a: John Pask, (1798-1861) wife Sarah Meers, lived in Stoke by Clare, Suffolk
Chart 10: Essex Main Progenitor - John Pask, (1771-1847) Thundersley, Essex
Chart 48: George Pask (1818-1904), lived in Northamptonshire

In addition, there is a new chart now available -
Chart 55: William Paske, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk #3606
William Paske was married Ann Elmer on 27 December 1814 in St. Mary's, Bury St. Edmunds. He was a Boot Maker. The family moved to London. This is only a very small chart, and hopefully in the future, we can link him to John & Mirabel Sparrow. Many thanks to Rod Kerr for his information on this family.

There are 78 new narratives added since the last update, making a total of 8,934 detailed narratives now available on the website - although there are now 13,398 people in our database, that includes living people.

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