Website Update 25 October 2020

 

69 new narratives have been added, and 111 changed, since the last website update on 31 August. There are now a total of 13,321 detailed narratives available on the website and 21,119 people (86 new) in our database. 

 

This update partially focused on the descendants of William MOULDS, (c1710-1774), Stuart's 5th great-grandfather, who lived in Little Ponton, Lincolnshire. This time, his UK based descendants. See http://pask-paske.blogspot.com/2020/10/moulds-family-of-old-somerby.html.

 

In addition, we have included some information on the descendants of William PASK Chart 54: William PASK, (1662- ) lived in Stambourne, Essex #8545. In particular, his descendant Allen ARGENT http://pask.org.uk/Pask-p/p163.htm#i4055, who immigrated to Australia, with his wife Emma, and two children Rebecca & Matilda; and his sister Hepzibah, arriving in Sydney on 1 August 1855. 

 

They lived in an district near Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia, later to be called Argents Hill. They had a further ten children. Marilyn Dear, his 2 x Great Granddaughter has kindly provided information, together with the Ancestry Chart of Brian Pearson.

 

The website changes relate to the following surnames:

 

PASK, PASKE,

ALLSOP, APPLEWHITE, ARGENT, ATKINSON, BERRIDGE, BROWN,

BURLEY, CHASE, CROCOCK, CURTIS, DEAN, DUNHAM,

DURANCE, EDLIN, EDWARDS, FARDELL, FARR, FLETCHER,

HACKNEY, HANCER, HARRISON, HEARD, HERBERT, HODGE,

HOLLAND, HORSFALL, HOWES, HUDSON, HUNTER, JOHNSON,

JOHNSON, LAKE, LAKING, LANSDALL, MARKHAM, MARSH,

MAYS, MOULDS, MURDEN, OLDROYD, PARNHAM, POPPLE,

PROCTOR, REDFERN, RENSHAW, ROBINSON, SLATER, STEEL,

STURGEON, TINSLEY, TOWLSON, VAUGHAN, VENZ, WADE, WEAVER       

John Pask (1874-1954) Fulham Football Club

This information relates to Chart 10, the descendants of John & Frances Pask née Haffinden who originated from Thundersley, Essex.

Morgan Phillips contacted us at the end of October. Whilst he is not a PASK relative, he has been researching the PASKs.

Morgan writes a blog for Hammersmith & Fulham Council about the history of Fulham FC. John Pask, and his younger brother Albert, both played for Fulham. 

More detailed information is available in Morgan's blog, including a photograph of John Pask. See:

London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Blog (http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Directory/News/Blogs/)

The John Pask Story (Part 1) dated May 14, 2014.
The John Pask Story (Part 2) dated October 14, 2014.

We are indebted to Morgan for contacting us with such interesting information on these two PASKs.

Website Update 2 November 2014

The website was updated yesterday, Sunday 2 November. An additional 26 new narratives have been added since the last update on 21 October 2014. This makes a total of 10,421 detailed narratives are now available on the website - although there was an increase of 36 people, including living people - there are now 17,037 people in our database.

The focus was New Zealand, in particular:

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 49: Charles Pask (1760-1833) who lived in Dingestow, and Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire

All the New Zealand births, deaths, and marriages from https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/ have been included, where available:

 Births: 33 PASKs no PASKEs (all relating to Chart 10)
 Marriages: 31 PASKs no PASKEs
 Deaths: 62 PASKs and 12 PASKEs 

In addition, there is updated information on John Pask's family that remained in Essex.

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

Tendring Registration District Marriages

This information relates to:
Chart 02: The Suffolk Main Progenitor - John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow
Chart 06: Unknown Pask lived in Kedington, Suffolk

We have just received three marriage transcripts, provided by Marion Hopkins, as part of the Tendring Registration District Marriage Challenge.

The Marriage Challenge is a Guild of One-Name Studies (GOONS) Project in which volunteers (Challengers) search for marriage entries in the deposited Parish Registers for a particular Registration District normally for the period 1837 to 1911. However in this case, Tendring RD was abolished after quarter 2 in 1939. So Marion took her searches up to 1939.
Marion has kindly provided the following marriages:

• Alfred Elisha Parsk and Emma Cocks.  Their marriage transcript shows they married on 7 October 1905 at St Nicholas, Harwich. He was a Bachelor aged 32, a Painter residing at 18 Fernlea Road Harwich. His father was listed as James Parsk, a Retired Gamekeeper. Emma was a Spinster aged 33, a Dressmaker residing at 43 Haydon Park Road Wimbledon. Her father was listed as Walter James Cocks, a Traveller. Alfred, also known as Alfred Elisha Pasque, was a descendant of Chart 06: Unknown Pask lived in Kedington, Suffolk.
• Emma Pask and Willie Ware.  Their marriage transcript shows they married on 30 April 1921 at Frating. She was a Spinster, aged 40 residing in Frating. Her father was listed as George Pask, a Farm Labourer. He was a Widower aged 50, a Farm Labourer residing in Frating. His father was listed as John Ware, a Farm Labourer. The marriage was witnessed by Martha Almond, and Percy R. Almond. Emma was also a descendant of Chart 06: Unknown Pask lived in Kedington, Suffolk.
• Ernest Arthur Paske and Hilda Maria Winney. Their marriage transcript shows they married on 30 April 1930 at St. Lawrence Church, Bradfield. He was a Bachelor aged 27, a Footman residing in St Mary's Bury St Edmunds. His father was listed as Ernest George Paske (Deceased), a Stableman. She was a Spinster aged 32, residing in Bradfield. Her father was listed as William Winney, a Roadman. The marriage was witnssed by John Frederick Burrell (his brother-in-law) and W. WINNEY (probably the bride's father). Ernest is a descendant of Chart 02-1 John PASK, eldest son of Suffolk Main Progenitor - John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow #3372.

Many thanks to Marion and her helpers for providing these marriage transcripts. This information will be available in the next website update.

John Joseph Stephen & Julia Wiber née Pask

This information relates to the descendants of the Essex Main Progenitor - John Pask, (1771-1847) who originated from Thundersley, Essex.

Today we received an e-mail from Mandy Bourdon. She writes:

I live in Australia ... my ggg grandmother was a Elizabeth Louisa Wiber daughter of John Joseph Stephen Wiber and Julia Pask but on your website it only states an Emma Wiber.

The reason for only having Emma was because the information came from the passenger list of the "Parsee". If there were other children they must have been born in Australia.

Mandy is going to provide more information. In the meantime, we will include Elizabeth in the next website update.

Descendants of James & Mary Pask née Allen

This information relates to the Purple-Icon tree - descendants of John & Frances Pask née Haffinden who originated from Thundersley, Essex.

Last July, in the blog titled Descendants of James & Mary Pask née Allen, I wrote that I had been in contact with Margaret Robinson who has a very slight connection to the Pask family in New Zealand. Earlier this week, Dianne Baird e-mailed us. We have not be in touch with Dianne for some time. In the past she has provided us with a lot on information on the descendants of John & Frances Pask née Haffinden.

Dianne writes:

Allen is my fathers youngest brother and therefore he is the son of Raymond James Pask and Winifred Ward. That’s makes him the grandson of Ernest Pask and Ellen Ellergy and the great grandson of James Pask and Maria Mitchell.

Dianne mentions that their children are Sharlene, Shaine or Shayne, and Tracey. Kevin is Sharlene’s husband. The confusion is probably that when Sharlene and Kevin got married, Kevin originally took the Pask name but they now have changed to his name of Mulgrew.

Many thanks Dianne for the clarification. This information has been included, and available in the next website update.

Thomas William & Clara Martha Pask née Linsell

As mentioned in a previous blog West Ham Marriage Challenges, we recently received a transcript of the marriage of Thomas William & Clara Martha Pask née Linsell.

There is a bit of mystery here.

Thomas is detailed as a Warehouseman, a Bachelor aged 22, residing at 38 Kingsley Road. His father was listed as Joseph Pask deceased. Clara is a Spinster aged 22, residing at 38 Kingsley Road. Her father was listed as John Linsell, a Mechanic.

I searched for Thomas' birth registration, and found him born 1885/Q1 PASK, Thomas William Braintree 4a 575. I also found his death registration in 1973, that shows his date of birth as 15 January 1885.

I then searched the 1891 census for his birth, and found a Thomas Pask aged 5 born in Finchingfield (in the Braintree registration district). He was listed with his father Joseph, a widower aged 52 born in Kedington. Also listed was his sisters Emily aged 26, and Alice aged 12 both born in Kedington.

I then searched back to the 1881 census, to find Alice is listed as the granddaughter of Joseph.

My theory is that Alice & Thomas are the children of Emily, and not as given in the 1891 census. I have sent for Thomas' birth certificate.

Clara died in 1968 at the age of 83, indicating that they were married for 61 years.

Descendants of James & Mary Pask née Allen

This information relates to the Purple-Icon tree - descendants of John & Frances Pask née Haffinden who originated from Thundersley, Essex.

Through genes reunited, I have been in contact with Margaret Robinson who has a very slight connection to the Pask family in New Zealand. She writes that Allen Neil Pask married Madeline Margaret Davis, who was born in Feilding, New Zealand. They have three children:

1. Sharlene Tonia Pask
2. Kevin Barry Pask
3. Tracey Marie Pask

It would be good to include this family on Chart 10, and connect them back to James & Margaret Pask née Allen. It is likely that they are descendants of James & Mary Pask née Allen son's David Allen Pask, or James Pask.

Whitechapel Registration District Marriages continued

This information relates to Chart 10, the descendants of John Pask (1771 - 1847) of Thundersley, Essex.

I have been working together with Susan Keefe to investigate the three marriage transcripts, provided by Howard Benbrook, as part of the Whitechapel Registration District Marriage Challenge.

We have established that Mary Ann Pask, Elizabeth Pask, and James Pask were the children of John & Mary Ann Pask née Bowness. We have now researched these families, where possible, through to the 1901 census. This involved the Bragg, Berry, and Cheeseman families.

Many thanks to Susan for her assistance and superb census investigation skills.

Whitechapel Registration District Marriages

This information relates to Chart 10, the descendants of John Pask (1771 - 1847) of Thundersley, Essex.

We have just received three marriage transcripts, provided by Howard Benbrook, as part of the Whitechapel Registration District Marriage Challenge.

The Marriage Challenge is a Guild of One-Name Studies (GOONS) Project in which volunteers (Challengers) search for marriage entries in the deposited Parish Registers for a particular Registration District for the period 1837 to 1911.

Howard has kindly provided the following marriages from Christ Church Parish Church, Spitalfields:

• James Bragg and Mary Ann Pask, who married 16 July 1860.
• James Berry and Elizabeth Pask, who married 4 September 1865.
• James Pask and Phoebe Bragg, who married 2 June 1873.

We believe the marriages are all related, as in all instances, the father's name was John Pask a Shoe Maker, and two marriages were connected by the witnesses. However, until now we were not aware of the connections.

Many thanks to Howard for providing these marriage transcripts. They have enabled us to piece together more information on this London-based family, who originated from Thundersley.

The detailed information from these marriage transcripts will be available in the next website update.

John Joseph Stephen & Julie Wiber née Pask

This information relates to the Purple-Icon tree - descendants of John & Frances Pask née Haffinden who originated from Thundersley, Essex.

Colleen Willis our most prolific researcher of Pasks in Australia, has provided some information on Julia Pask, who we knew married a Wiber, but had no additional information. Colleen writes:

Julia arrived on the 'Parsee' as discovered before. Her first child was born at sea in 1858, named Emma Julia, but they travelled under the name Pask. Then I found that Julia had married John Joseph Wiber June Qtr. 1857 Maidstone Kent. He does not appear to be on the Parsee, but I can't be sure about that. Julia Wiber died in Collingwood Victoria Australia in 1904, They had nine children before 1879. I have looked for his birth, the name could be Webber. I looked at the 1841 and 1851 census, but cant pick him. Victorian records don't have a death for him either.

I have searched for some additional information, and have found an entry on Ancestry World Tree indicating that John was born in c1830. Also that they were married on 3 June 1857 in Maidstone. I will contact Wayne Robinson, the researcher, and see if I can find more information.

John Pask born 16 October 1844

This information relates to the Purple-Icon tree, the descendants of John & Frances Pask née Haffinden who originated from Thundersley, Essex.

For a significant time now, there has been a lot of confusion over two John Pask who were born in 1844/Q4. One was born in Shoreditch, and the other in Whitechapel.

I decided to purchase the birth certificates for these two entries (click the link to display the certificate):

1844/Q4 PASK, John Shoreditch 2 389
1844/Q4 PASK, John Whitechapel 2 588

They arrived last Friday, and to our utmost surprise they are for the same person.

John, of Shoreditch was registered by his father on 27 November, and John of Whitechapel was registered by his mother on 10 November. There are other descrepancies - the Shoreditch certificate gives his place of birth as 11 Long Alley, and the Whitechapel certificates gives Boarshead Yard. Fortunately the parents (well almost) are the same John Pask, a Shoemaker and Mary Ann Pask née Bowness. In the Shoreditch certificate it gives Mary, and in the Whitechapel Mary Ann.

This certificate now confirms the link between John Pask and the Essex family of John & Frances Pask née Haffinden of Thundersley - the red-icon tree.

This is the first time in 25 years' research that we have every come across such a duplication of records. There is a now quite a bit of sorting out to do, and merging of records. Many thanks to all concerned, who have been actively involved in unravelling this mystery.

Please note: The incorrect icon colour is currently assigned to this tree. I will update this in the next website update.

David & Eleanor Dinah Pask née Goding

This information relates to the Purple-Icon tree - descendants of John & Frances Pask née Haffinden who originated from Thundersley, Essex.

Another snippet of information from Colleen Willis, was information on David & Eleanor Pask. Colleen wrote:

I noticed on your site a David with Eleanor, this would be David born 1865 died 1943 who married Eleanor Goding in Oakleigh 1895. Eleanor born 1872, died 1947.

David was the son of James Horton & Margaret Pask née McLeod.

Many thanks to Colleen for this additional information. It will be included in the next website update.

James Horton Pask

This information relates to the Purple-Icon tree - descendants of John & Frances Pask née Haffinden who originated from Thundersley, Essex.

As previously mentioned, Colleen Willis wrote from Australia, and mentioned the Assisted British Immigration Index to Registers of Assisted British Immigrants 1839-1871, available at the Public Record Office Victoria. There was a reference to a James Pask aged 44 who arrived in February 1855 on the ship IDA, Book 088 Page 005.

This may well be James Horton Pask, the founder father of the large Australian-New Zealand Pask families.

James' wife Julia née Asplin, had died in 1848. In the 1851 census, James' children James, George, and Frances were inmates in The Rochford Union Workhouse. Therefore it is likely that James Horton was provided with assisted passage to Australia. This is purely assumption, and needs to be verified.

James Horton's sons James and George went on to join the Navy. However James also immigrated to Victoria Australia, and then to New Zealand.

James Pask (1888 - )

This information relates to the Purple-Icon tree - descendants of John & Frances Pask née Haffinden who originated from Thundersley, Essex.

Laurence Pask e-mailed us from New Zealand. He is the grandson of James PASK who was married to Margaret Ellen BRACEWELL on 20 November 1911 in Fielding New Zealand.

On the website, we have Margaret also being married to James Raymond PASK. This will be corrected in the next website update.

In the meantime Laurence has offered to provide his lineage from James PASK.