Website Update 11 March 2007

The website was updated on Sunday 11 March. This update included information as detailed in the previous blogs:

• Joseph & Martha Pask née Edwards
• Eunice Grace Pask continued
• Henry & Mary Pask née Shaw
• Henry & Mary Ann Pask née Palmer
• Pask Burials in Sleaford, Lincolnshire
• Golden Wedding Anniversary
• Henry & Mary Ann Pask née Palmer - Death Certificates

Many thanks to everyone who has contributed. A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. The narratives section now includes 6166 people. This was a large update - an increase of 65 persons.

Henry & Mary Ann Pask née Palmer - Death Certificates

This information relates to the khaki-icon tree - descendants of Peter & Catherine Pask née Frost, born 1739 in Kedington, Suffolk.

As mentioned in the previous blog Henry & Mary Ann Pask née Palmer, I wrote to Pat Taylor, and she has kindly provided the death certificates for Henry Pask who died on 8 September 1912, and Mary Ann Pask née Palmer, who died 18 September 1886.

This information will be included in the next website update. Many thanks to Pat for providing the certificates.

Golden Wedding Anniversary

This information relates to the blue-icon tree - descendants of Johannis [John] & Elizabeth Pask née Archer, who lived in Lincolnshire.

Patricia Chown, from Hawaii, wrote to me today and earlier in the week. She has provided numerous snippets of information on her Lincolnshire Pasks, including this account from the Lincolnshire Chronicle:

In a quiet but happy manner, Mr and Mrs Edward Pask, of the "Ten Row", Nocton recently celebrated their golden wedding and they were the recipients of many congratulatory expressions. It was on Thursday, January 19th, l865, that Edward Pask, aged 27, son of Mr Pask of Nocton, was joined in the holy bonds of matrimony to Eliza Semper, aged 23, daughter of Mr Semper of Dunston (late of Holland Fen); the little sacrament being performed in the sacred precincts of Dunston Parish Church. In a close and loving union, Mr and Mrs Pask have, for half a century, threaded life's many and devious pathways; and are now decidedly "not out." They are well-known and highly respected in the district, where they have resided for 49 years; only staying at Dunston about 12 months after they were married.When our photographer-reporter called at the house a few days ago, they, were enjoying a little fireside chat with their daughter, who sees after their welfare; Optimistic; contented, modest, they abhor anything in the nature of what they call "a fuss," and it was only after much persuasion that they consented to sit for their photographs. As will be seen, they are hale and hearty, and but for a twinge of rheumatism now and again, Mr Pask tells us he would be in the pink; while his wife is also well able to get about, but she also suffers somewhat from shortness of breath. They are regular attenders at the Parish Church, which they have belonged during their whole sojourn in the village; and they are also frequently seen at the various gatherings, Mr Pask, as a member of the Dunston Oddfellows, which he has been associated with for a great number of years. At one time he was a bell-ringer at the church, and was also in the choir; and in both connections he made numbers of friends, being always popular wherever he went. Mr and Mrs Pask have six children - four girls and two boys and they are all married except one daughter. There are about 20 grandchildren.
Lincolnshire Chronicle 13th February 1915.

The information relates to Edward & Mary Pask née Semper. Sadly Mary died the following year on May 11, 1916. Many thanks to Pat for providing this wonderful account. This information will be included in the website in the near future.

New Blogs - Hints & Tips

You can receive notifications when there is new blog. I recommend that you use http://www.changedetection.com/monitor.html, to monitor the Pask, Paske Blog. (http://pask-paske.blogspot.com/).

The monitoring is easy to use, and quick to set up. Of course this applies to any website.

Pask Burials in Sleaford, Lincolnshire

This information relates to Lincolnshire families, currently unconnected to a main branch.

Shelley Clack contacted me today. I mentioned Shelly in the previous blog Pask Burials in Nocton, Lincolnshire.

Shelly said that she had been at Sleaford cemetery today and found the following Pasks:

Pask, Ellen; d. 20 Jun 1927, age 59 yrs, W/o and s/w John Frederick Pask
Pask, George; d. 9 Aug 1951, age 70 yrs, H/o and s/w Maud Pask Pask, John Frederick; d. 17 Jul 1927, age 62 yrs, H/o and s/w Ellen Pask
Pask, Maud; d. 5 Jun 1966, age 74 yrs, W/o and s/w Geoge Pask

Inside St Denys Church, Sleaford, are three war memorials with Pask names:

Jan 1915 Roll of honour memorial - J Pask 1914-1919
Sleaford Company church Lads Brigade memorial (in transept) - J M Pask 1914 - 1919 Great War memorial (in nave) - J M Paske

On CWGC is a James Melbourne Pask who was a private in the Lincolnshire regiment. He died 13 Oct 1915. The site says his parents were Mr J F and Mrs E Pask of Holdingham, Sleaford. I believe this is the person named in St Denys church. It is likely
the above are all the same person, other names appear on more than one of the memorials and in some instances spellings have changed.

Thank you so much Shelley, it really helps putting the pieces together.
This information will be included in the near future in the database and subsequently the website.

Henry & Mary Ann Pask née Palmer

This information relates to the khaki-icon tree - descendants of Peter & Catherine Pask née Frost, born 1739 in Kedington, Suffolk.

In response to the previous blog Eunice Grace Pask continued, Pat Taylor from Australia, contacted me. She writes:

Eunice Grace Pask, who is my first cousin, once removed, and it was with her father, George Pask, that my great grandfather, and her grandfather, Henry Pask, spent his last days in Willesden. I have obtained a copy of Henry Pask’s death certificate, which shows him dying of bronchitis in the Workhouse Infirmary, Acton Lane, Willesden age 88.

I have also purchased a copy of the death certificate of his wife, Mary Ann Pask née Palmer, who died of gastro-intestinal catarrh 3 days and collapse. Mary Ann Pask died at home at 30 Tower Road, Newington aged 61, and her death was witnessed by her daughter Emily Canning née Pask, my great aunt.

I have asked Pat whether she can provide an electronic copy of these certificates. This information will be included in the next website update. Many thanks for Pat for providing this information.

Henry & Mary Pask née Shaw

This information relates to the khaki-icon tree - descendants of Peter & Catherine Pask née Frost , born 1739 in Kedington, Suffolk.

Over the weekend I have been working on the information that Julian Bennet provided (as detailed in the previous blog titled Eunice Grace Pask continued). I came across some intriguing information relating to Henry & Mary Pask née Shaw:

In the census of 5 April 1891 they were enumerated at 34 Warrior Road, Lambeth. Henry was listed as aged 36 born in Newington, the Head of Household; a Cabinet Maker living with his wife Mary, daughter Elsie L. M., son Arthur G. J., and an elderly aunt Harriet Mitchell, a widow, a retired Chair Caner aged 69, born in Southwark.

I knew, from our previous research done in 2004-5, together with Pat (Margaret) Taylor, and Peter Talbot-Ashby, Henry and Mary had 14 children, although only 7 survived to maturity. Based on this information I knew they had another three children in the period 1891-1901. I then searched, and searched in the 1901 census. I tried all types of combinations, to no avail. I then focused on the daughter Mercy Mary Pask, who was born in 1900. I found her, and the family:

RG13; Piece: 549; Folio: 115; Page: 54.
12 Ladywell Park, Lewisham, a Cabinet Maker, living with his wife Mary, and children Arthur G. J., Grace M., Ada M., and Mercy M. Enumerated under the name of Leonard H. Shaw.

Obviously, they had taken Mary's maiden name. However why Henry called himself Leonard is not sure. Although Pat had previously said that he was a Shakespearian actor, so perhaps he changed his name for this purpose. All the children were registered under the name of Pask. All other details except the surname were correct.

Sidney George Pask (1920-1990)

This information relates to a currently unidentified main branch of the family with roots in Suffolk. The earliest known progenitor is Henry & Frances Pask née Wallaker, who lived in Kedington, Suffolk in the 1790s.

Whilst searching in www.ancestry.co.uk, I found two Pask photographs, in the Public Member Photos database.

• Thomas Henry Pask (1820 - ) taken c1850, (see blog titled Descendants of Thomas & Hannah Pask née Parish)
• Headstone of Sidney George Pask (1920-1990) in
  Balsham Church, Cambridgeshire.

Sidney George Pask, was previously not listed in the database (only approximately 60% of our records have been currently included). However during the weekend I have researched his family, and ancestors. I have linked him back five generations to Henry & Frances Pask née Wallaker of Kedington, Suffolk.

1. Parents: George & Elizabeth H. Pask née Butler, they had 7 children
2. Grandparents: Elijah & Olga Pask née Basham, they had 10 children
3. Great-grandparents: George & Ann Paske née Boreham, they had 11 children
4. Great-great-grandparents: Henry & Mary Pask née Mison, they had 9 children
5. Great-great-great-grandparents: Henry & Frances Pask née Wallaker, also had 9 children

This information will be included in the database in the near future. However it may be sometime, as not all the children are listed, and fully researched.

Eunice Grace Pask continued

This information relates to the khaki-icon tree - descendants of Peter & Catherine Pask née Frost , born 1739 in Kedington, Suffolk.

In August 2006, Julian Bennet from Devon, contacted me about his grandmother. See the previous blog titled Eunice Grace Pask.

Subsequently, whilst in the process of including this information, I realised that Eunice's marriage in the GRO Index, was not indexed under the name of Pask. I searched for John (who was indexed as John E. P. Bennet), and found Eunice was listed under Park. So two errors relating to this marriage!

Amongst the e-mails exchanged, Julian asked:

Is there a link between the famous jockey Frederick Archer. He [Julian's father] tells me that family talk was always that there was a link between the Pask family and Frederick Archer but we have never been able to substantiate this. I believe that Frederick had a troubled life and killed himself at an early age.

The connection may well be through Eunice's mother Jane Pask née Archer.

I am in the process of adding the information from the gedcom that Julian has provided.

Pask, Paske Family Gathering - July 2008

Today Jo Pask from Suffolk, Stuart, and myself will have our first planning meeting on the Pask, Paske Family Gathering that will be held on July 26, 2008 in Suffolk.

Keep this date free in your diary. All people interested, or related to the Pask, Paske, Pasque families and derivatives of the name are invited, whether they are interested in family history or not.

I will keep you posted on all the preparations and plans for this significant event. There is a new category in the blog - Pask Family Gathering 2008. This will help you to keep up-to-date on everything.

Sampler on ebay

A sampler has appeared on www.ebay.co.uk that was created by Sarah Pask aged 12, and dated 1894.

My passion, after family history, is cross-stitch. I have several family photographs that I have converted to cross-stitch.

Therefore I am bidding for this sampler, to try and keep it in the Pask family. If you think this is one of your family I would be more than happy to let you bid for it. However please do not start bidding against me, or we could see the price rocket!

There are 4-5 possible Sarah Pasks in that period:

1882/Q1 PASK, Elizabeth Sarah Poplar 1c 654
1882/Q4 PASK, Sarah Ann Wortley 9c 247
1882/Q4 PASK, Sarah Risbridge 4a 548
1883/Q1 PASK, Sarah Ann Stamford 7a 369
1883/Q1 PASK, Sarah Jane Warwick 6d 618

My guess it will be Sarah from the Risbridge registration district. However I will try and determine where the seller obtained it. This will hopefully enable us to identify which Sarah lovingly sewn it.

Joseph & Martha Pask née Edwards

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

As a follow-on to yesterday's blog Australian Pasks, I wrote to Fred L. Taylor, who is researching the Descendants of John & Susan Pask née Empingham, and he provided this excellent photograph of Joseph & Martha Pask née Edwards with eleven children.

The photograph hung on Fred's "Nana Pask's" dining room wall. Fred has been in contact with Brian Keith Pask, the son of Colin Keith Pask (born 27 April 1912). Brian has provided the birth dates of Joseph & Martha's children.

Sincere thanks to all concerned, and especially Fred for providing this wonderful photograph. This information will be included in the database in the near future.

Australian Pasks

Yesterday, and today, I received further information from Colleen Willis, our dedicated Australian researcher, who lives in Queensland.

She has been looking at Queensland records and found some really good leads:

Joseph Pask arrived Brisbane on the "Bulimba" March 1887 when he was 21. Joseph originated from Blankney in Lincolnshire, and was a descendant of John & Susannah Pask née Empingham who lived in Timberland, Lincolnshire. Joseph married Martha Edwards on 5 July 1892. They had eight children between 1893 and 1912:

1. Edward Joseph b. 2 May 1893, he married 1924 Hazel Knowles
2. Stanley John b. 24 October 1894
3. Susannah May b. 22 May 1896 m. 1924 Horace Gibbons
4. Allan Roy b. 2 January 1898 m. 1925 Alice Hawley
5. Donald b. 28 January 1906
6. Clarence Wilton b. 14 November 1907 m. 1933 Maud Brumpton
7. Dolena b. 8 November 1909
8. Colin Keith b. 27 April 1912

Additionally Colleen provided information on other Australian immigrants:

• Rosetta Pask who married 26 May 1883 to William Stokes
• William Partington Pask who m. c 1878 to Margaret Stewart, they had eight children.
• Captain Walter Pask born 1906, Durham, his next-of-kin given as Margaret - he served in World War II.
• Ernest George William born 1924 London, next-of-kin Alfred, also served in World War II.
• Lambert Pask, (son of Lambert and Charlotte) he was married to Alice Hinkley. He died 1919, in Chatswood (N.S.W.)

We will do some further research on these Australians in the near future. In the meantime, many thanks to Colleen for this information.

Website Update 24 February 2007

The website was updated on Saturday 24 February. This update included information as detailed in the previous blogs:

• Pask Burials in Nocton, Lincolnshire
• David & Eleanor Dinah Pask née Goding
• John Pask (1825-1913)
• James Horton Pask
• Isaac Pask
• Susannah Pask of Sedgebrook, Lincolnshire
• Clement Richard & Dorothy Pask née Bullock
• Sidney Robert B. Pask (1906-1980)
• James Morton Pask (1848 - 1930) - British Museum
• Descendants of James William & Emma Pask née Avey
• Descendants of James & Rebecca Hodges née Pask
• Descendants of Robert & Gertrude Alice Pask née Barnes
• Descendants of William Marshall & Nellie Price née Pask of Nottingham
• Descendants of Isaac & Rachael Pask of Cwmcarvan, Monmouthsire

Many thanks to everyone who has contributed. A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. The narratives section now includes 6101 people.

Pask Burials in Nocton, Lincolnshire

This information relates to the blue-icon tree - descendants of Johannis [John] & Elizabeth Pask née Archer, who lived in Lincolnshire.

I was searching the internet and found on the Interment website, the cemetery records of All Saints Churchyard in Nocton, Lincolnshire, England. Shelley Clack had transcribed, and contributed these records in January. The records included several Pasks:

• Pask, Edward, d. 21 Jan 1924, age 86 yrs, h/o and s/w Eliza Pask
• Pask, Eliza, [née Semper] d. 11 May 1916, age 74 yrs, w/o and s/w Edward Pask
• Pask, Eustace, d. 29 Jul 1966, age 89 yrs, s/w Florence Pask
• Pask, Florence Agnes, [née Cooling] d. 29 Sep 1960, age 78 yrs, s/w Eustace Pask, d. 29 Sep 1960, age 78 yrs, s/w Eustace Pask
• Pask, M. A., age 90 yrs [Mary Ann Pask]
• Pask, Roland, d. 26 Jun 1955, age 35 yrs
• Pask, Thomas, d. Oct (rest unreadable), S/o William and Elizabeth Pask. s/w William Pask
• Pask, William, (dates unreadable), F/o and s/w Thomas Pask

Sincere thanks to Shelley for her dedication to record, and transcribe 346 records. This has provided valuable information that spans 161 years, and three generatons of this Nocton family.

A full list of Pasks, and related families, listed in Nocton is available in the Place Index.

This information will be included 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.

John Pask (1825-1913)

This information relates to a currently unidentified main branch of the family with roots in Suffolk.

As mentioned in an earlier blog, Colleen Willis wrote to me at the beginning of this month about Isaac Pask. Additionally, Colleen provided me information on John Pask of Ulladula. She wrote:

Regarding the John Pask at UllaDulla, his death is recorded 1913 (ref, 2880/1913 N.S.W. bdm Milton) Milton and Ulladulla are bordering places on the south coast of New South Wales. His parents George and Elizabeth. I think this would be the
John pask born c 1825 to George and Elizabeth (Ong) in Suffolk. I presume he did not marry. He arrived in 1855 age 28 on the Victory (N.S.W. State records film 2137/2472).

John was the son of George & Elizabeth Pask née Ong, and a descendant of Henry & Frances Paske née Wallaker who lived in Kedington, Suffolk.

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.

Isaac Pask

This information relates to a currently unidentified main branch of the family with roots in Cambridgeshire.

Colleen Willis wrote to me earlier this month about Isaac Pask, who was baptized on 21 May 1816 in Thorney, Cambridgeshire. He was the son of John & Ann Pask née Hilton.

Colleen had found Isaac in the Assisted British Immigration Index to Registers of Assisted British Immigrants 1839-1871, available at the Public Record Office Victoria, Australia. He had arrived on the Lady Macdonald in July 1852. Colleen also found that he died in 1878 aged 61.

I searched the records, and realised that Isaac was listed twice. This has been rectified and the records merged. Many thanks for Colleen in providing this information.

Susannah Pask of Sedgebrook, Lincolnshire

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

Yesterday at Bletchley Park I met David Barton, who is researching the Braddon One-Name Study. Today David kindly gave me some information on Susannah Pask from the Grantham Petty Sessions dated 15 January 1847:

Jas FURMIDGE, of Sedgebrook, consented to pay 1s 3d in an affiliation case: the Magistrates allowed the small sum in consequence of the female (Susanna Pask) having previously had a child.

The report referred to Susannah, the daughter of William & Ann Pask née Whitehead.

The information came originally from Anne Cole, who has been collecting reports from the Petty Sessions bastardy cases reported in the Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury. Her transcriptions for 1847 are available in Genuki.

GOONS Presentation - Bletchley Hall February 17

Today, at Bletchley Hall I gave a presentation on Creating a One-Name Study Website (Publishing to the Web).

The presentation included information on:

• Tailor-made Website
• GEDCOM-based Publishing
• PHP-based Website
• Alternatives - Blog, and GOONS Profile / Archive

The PowerPoint presentation can be downloaded from the link on the website.

As a post note, Rita Rainbird wrote to me, and told me that she had set up the Shopland One-Name Study blog. Also Pat Kearns, has created the Swadling One-Name Study. Well done Rita & Pat.

Clement Richard & Dorothy Pask née Bullock

This information relates to the green-icon tree - descendants of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow.

We have received an e-mail from Dena Bullock. She wrote:

On the 28th October 1899 my Great Aunt, Dorothy Bullock married Clement Richard Paske at Fornham All Saints. Suffolk. This is all I know about her married life. Do you know anymore? Were there any photographs of the wedding, or any
other occasions? Did they have any children?

We have advised Dena that a transcript of their marriage can be downloaded from the Sources of Information from the narratives of Clement Richard & Dorothy Pask née Bullock. Hopefully another interested researcher can provide information on their children. There are several possibilities in the GRO Birth Indexes, however it is difficult to establish the family links

Sidney Robert B. Pask (1906-1980)

This information relates to Chart 14, the descendants of William PASK, (1791 - 1874) Caythorpe, Lincolnshire.

Dick Quinell wrote to us yesterday regarding Sidney Robert B. Pask.

He writes:

Sid was the absolutely inspirational biology teacher of genius who taught me and many others biology at St Paul's School between 1928 and 1966 (I was of the 1956-59 vintage) - among his many, many distinguished students, several of whom have written of him in books and periodicals with deep affection and admiration, are Sir Jonathan Miller, Oliver Sacks, Lord Robert Winston, Lord Ian McColl, Sir David Smith, Prof. Harold Preiskel, Dr. Barry Cox - the list goes on and on. We are organising an affinity group - while we're all still alive - to include as many alumni of Sid's as we can find, to exchange reminiscences, and most importantly, to form the nucleus of an endowment for a long-overdue memorial to Sid - possibly a biology laboratory at St Paul's, which is undergoing extensive redevelopment in the near future.

What a tribute to obviously a very gifted and dedicated person. If anyone can help Dick, he is particularly anxious to contact Sid's daughter.

Changes to Blog Settings

I have reorganised the look-and-feel of the blog.

Following on from the suggestion made by Jo Pask, as detailed in the blog References to Coloured Family Trees, I have started to use Labels for each post.

I have moved the labels list to the top of the blog. This will enable you to locate postings about your specific area of interest. Additionally, I have included a hierarchy of postings.

Hope you like the changes. If not, e-mail me. I am open to suggestions.

John & Elizabeth Pask née White - Gloucestershire

This information relates to a currently unidentified main branch of the family with roots in Gloucestershire.

Bob Shewman wrote from Ontario, Canada. He is researching a Pask connection to his Carley family. Bob has provided extensive information on John & Elizabeth Pask née White who lived in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. John was a Shoemaker, and was born in Cheltenham c1834.

Bob writes:

According to the 1868 marriage record of John Pask (GRO Sep 1868 Evesham Vol. 6c Pg 407 No. 115) his father’s name is Philip Pask, a farmer. They married on July 4, 1868.

I have searched the database, and cannot currently locate any additional information on Philip Pask, or John Pask.

Bob details in his extensive information on John & Elizabeth, and their descendants, that they immigrated to Canada in 1882. Shortly afterwards John was killed by a railway train on June 27, 1883. Elizabeth then married James Meacham on October 16, 1883.

Bob's information will be included in the database in the near future.

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Through the Guild of One-Names Studies (GOONS), I heard of an excellent source of information from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). You can search for burial locations of veterans and their family members in VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries, various other military and Department of Interior cemeteries, and for veterans buried in private cemeteries when the grave is marked with a government grave marker. There are listed:

• 11 Pask
• 28 Paske
• 1 Pasque

This information will be included in the database in the near future.

James Morton Pask (1848 - 1930) - British Museum

This information relates to Chart 39, the descendants of Thomas Pask, (1766 - b1851), who lived in St. Pancras.

Last week we were contacted by David Noden from the Department of Africa, Oceania and Americas in the British Museum. He has provided some very interesting information on James Morton Pask.

David is compiling biographies on people who have been responsible for the museum's Ahanta collections. He hopes to turn the biographies into a permanent record of the collectors who have contributed to the museum.

David advised us that the British Museum received two drinking cups from James Morton Pask in 1874 which he had brought back from the Ashantee war of that year, he appears to have been on HMS Druid during the bombardment of Dixcove on The Gold Coast, Ghana.

James wrote in his accompanying letter:

Dear Sir,

I send you two skulls. They were taken by King Hama-dikky (King of Dixcove) after the bombardment of Aquidah by HMS Druid, and the attack on the town by the Dixcove river in the last war.
I received them on the evening after the battle from his majesty through the commandant.
They are cut in the manner you will observe in all probability to serve as drinking cups.
The men of Aquidah are of the Ahanta tribe.

I am your obedient servant

James Morton Pask R.N

More information on James Morton Pask is available in his detailed narrative, which will be updated in the near future. We plan to visit The National Archives at Kew to obtain James' naval record and any other information that will help David in his project.

Descendants of James William & Emma Pask née Avey

This information relates to a currently unidentified main branch of the family with roots in Suffolk.

David Ruddock wrote to us last week, inquiring about a Jane Pask who was born in Bury St. Edmunds in c1858, and who married Frederick Brown in Sudbury registration district in 1875.

As we were away on vacation, David searched the website and determined that in fact Jane was Anna Jane who was born in Bury St. Edmunds in 1858. Furthermore, he determined that she was the daughter of James William & Emma Pask née Avey. He had established that although the ancestry.com marriage index gave an Edmund Avey, the original marriage index read Emma Avey. I confirmed this by also looking at the original GRO image.

David also checked the census records, that confirmed that James William's wife Emma was born in Brockley, Suffolk and checked the 1841 Census record in Brockley and found Emma. She was baptised on 30 June 1833 in Brockley - her parents were Charles & Ann Avey. Charles was a publican of the Fox Tavern in Brockley.

Many thanks to David for this information that has been included in the database, and will be available on the website in the next update.

Descendants of James & Rebecca Hodges née Pask

This information relates to the red-icon tree - descendants of Isaac PASK who lived in Llanvihangel-ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire.

In February 2006, Kay M Hodges contacted us regarding information on James & Rebecca Hodges née Pask. He has extensively researched this family and have amassed a considerable amount of additional information. At that time we in the process of moving from Germany back to the UK, and unfortunately the information was not included in the database.

James and Rebecca had five children, although only one survived. Probably the strain of losing four children in the first few months of their lives was too much for Rebecca. She was hospitialised in June 1864, and died in April 1865. She is buried together with her parents Isaac & Elizabeth Pask née Stephens in Llanvaches, Monmouthshire.

James, and Rebecca, were baptised into the LDS church by Rebecca's father Isaac Pask on 11 August 1850. On 17 March 1851 James was ordained. After Rebecca's death in 1865, James decided to immigrate to Utah. Unfortunately during the journey to Salt Lake Valley James died on 25 September 1866 near Farson, Wyoming, America, at the age of 38.

Their eldest and only surviving son James in 1871 immigrated to Utah, where he later married Emma Steddar. James died on 6 September 1910 in Lewiston, Utah, America, at the age of 59.

Many thanks to Kay (Kermit) for providing us with this very interesting information. I have finally included this in the database, and this will be available on the website in the next update.

Descendants of Robert & Gertrude Alice Pask née Barnes

This information relates to a currently unidentified main branch of the family.

I received a blog comment from Jeff Johnson to the recent blog on Robert & Gertrude Alice Pask née Barnes.

Jeff writes:

I am the son of Sylvia Pask and would confirm that Renee is Eileen. She married George Clark and lived in Upwell.

Many thanks for this Jeff. It is good to know that the blogs are being read, and hopefully found in internet searches. I would be very interested to have any additional information that you may have relating to this family.

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

Descendants of William Marshall & Nellie Price née Pask of Nottingham

This information relates to the red-icon tree - descendants of Isaac PASK who lived in Llanvihangel-ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire.

Last January, Jason Price contacted us relating to his grandfather Garnett Price, the son of William Marshall & Nellie Price née Pask. Nellie was born in 1884 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. She was the daughter of Isaac & Elizabeth Pask née Harrison.

Jason provided photographs of Isaac & Elizabeth, together with their son William. Also there is two young women, probably Isaac & Elizabeth's younger daughters Mabel or Gertrude. Jason believed that Gertrude perished in a factory fire in 1916. She is buried in the Pask family grave at Lenton.

In addition, Jason provided up-to-date information on the descendants of William & Nellie. Interestingly, these included Stanley, the great-grandfather of another researcher Justin Hevness, who contacted us via Genes Reunited.

Thanks to Paula Payne who has helped considerably to piece together the Nottingham Pasks.
This information has been included in the database, and will be available on the website in the next update.

References to Coloured Family Trees

I received a suggestion from Jo Pask to include in the blog, a reference to what coloured tree they belonged to. For example, Jo's branch is the pale green tree. I agree that it would make it so much easier to work out whether the blog refers to a particular branch.

Descendants of Isaac & Rachael Pask of Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire

Greetings from Phuket, Thailand. We are here on holiday celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary. Access to e-mails is very limited and download speed slower than the telephone modem.

However, this has given me an opportunity to catch up on the backlog of e-mails and information relating to the Pask, Paske One-Name Study.

This has included information provided by Paula Payne, relating to the book Joseph Alfred Bradney's of Monmouthshire. This contained interesting information on the Pasks of Cwmcarvan, in the 1740s, particular Isaac Pask who married Rachael c1743 and they had five children, three of these children are named in the book:

• James Pask b. 19 Feb 1743
• Isaac Pask b. 1744, d. Apr 1829
• Elizabeth Paske b. 3 Jan 1757

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

Website Update 30 December 2006

The website was updated on Saturday 30 December. This update included information as detailed in the previous blogs:

• Monmouthshire Pasks - Holcomb Connection
• Emily Pask's Bible
• Albert Ernest & Marjorie Joan Pask née Griggs
• Descendants of George Albert & Kate Pask née Avery
• Descendants of Bertram Lionel Pask

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. The narratives section now includes 6076 people.

Descendants of Bertram Lionel Pask

I was recently in contact with Sarah Newell, via Genes Reunited, regarding her grandmother's sister Jennie Pask née Geggie. Jennie married Frederick Henry Pask, a son of Bertram Lionel & Elizabeth Pask née Johnson.

This has prompted me to start include some of the significant information provided by Andy Pask. All the certificates have been transcribed, but I am awaiting some clarification as some of the images due to size were difficult to transcribe.

In the meantime, in the next website update there will be some additional information on Bertram Lionel's family.

Descendants of George Albert & Kate Pask née Avery

In June last year, Alison Pask formerly Bynorth contacted us, and it was established that she was Stuart's first cousin, twice removed. Her great-grandfather was Stuart's uncle George Albert Pask.

Alison contacted us again last Wednesday and since then we have been updating the information on this family. As the majority of information is relating to living people, only the names are shown.

This branch of the family can however been seen in the descendancy chart for John & Alice Pask née Woodcock who lived in Great Gonerby, Lincolnshire in the 18th century.

This information will be included in the next website update.

Albert Ernest & Marjorie Joan Pask née Griggs

Last week in Genes Reunited we linked to Bill Griggs from Adelaide Australia. He advised that his 4th cousin, once removed was Marjorie Joan Griggs who was married to Albert Ernest Pask. We have been able to confirm that they married in 1949 in the Bromley registration district. Albert was the son of Arthur Claude & Susan Pask née Murfitt.

Arthur Claude Pask was a Private in the 2nd Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment. He died in World War 1 of wounds, and was buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium.

This information, together with an update on this family, will be available in the next website update.

Emily Pask's Bible

In September Lucy Meyer-Hubner wrote and advised that a Pask family bible was listed on Kevin Roy Shucksmith's website. I contacted Kevin and he advised that it had been used as a leaf press by someone and has a few leaves still left in it. The cover is worn but still holding and the first and last few pages are foxed.

The bible belonged to Emily Pask, who was born in 1863 in Fulbeck, Lincolnshire. She was the daughter of George & Betsy Pask née Woolhouse. John Pask of Aldershot (Emily's great-great nephew) has been researching the Pask-Woolhouse family for over 25 years.

John advised us a few weeks ago that he has now received the bible (new testament).

Maternal Narratives Update

After a lot of nagging, I resorted to bribery and corruption, and finally got Stuart to update his maternal narratives. He last updated the website with these narratives on 16 December 2005. They then included 693 people.

The maternal narratives are kept in a separate database that Stuart solely maintains. For additional information see the introductory notes on My Ancestors and Direct Relations.

A full list of these recent changes to the maternal narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section, and now includes 835 people.

Monmouthshire Pasks - Holcomb Connection

Yesterday, through Genes Reunited, I connected with Ronald Elsey who was researching Charlotte Pask born c1829 in Monmouthshire. I advised him that although there was very little information on Charlotte, that she may be the person he was looking for.

All I knew was that in the 1841 census she was listed as aged 10, in the household of Margaret Powell [possibly her grandmother], at Kilgwrrwg, Monmouthshire.

Ron responded and provided some information on Charlotte. Ron wrote:

Charlotte Pask c.1829-1902 Newchurch, Monmouthshire married John Holcomb 1822-1887 Charlwood, Surrey (son of Francis Holcomb 1778-1850 and Ann Mitchell b.1778). Their children were:

• Louisa 1850 Newchurch, Monmouthshire
• Mary 1852 Itton, Monmouthshire
• John 1859
• Henry 1863
• Agnes 1867
• Alice 1871
• all of Llangybi (Llangibbi), Monmouthshire.

Based on this information, I searched in the GRO marriage Indexes for Charlotte's marriage. I found:

1848/Q2 Pask, Charlotte Chepstow 26 65
1848/Q2 Holecombe, John Chepstow 26 65

Interestingly, listed on the same page was Timothy Pask who married Mary Ann Rees. Pat Maybrey, who is also researching this family, advised that Timothy & Mary Ann married on 23 March 1848 in Kilgwrrwg, Monmouthshire. As their marriage is on the same page, Charlotte and John were probably married on the same day. It is fair to assume that Timothy and Charlotte are probably siblings. Based on this assumption, Charlotte is the daughter of James & Ann Pask née Morgan. Unfortunately without purchasing Charlotte's marriage certificate I cannot prove this.

I have found Charlotte and John listed in the 1851-1881 census. In the 1891 & 1901 census Charlotte is listed as a widow, living with her daughter Agnes. All the census detail verify the information kindly provided by Ron.

Website Update 10 December 2006

The website was updated on Sunday 10 December. This update included information as detailed in the previous blogs:

• Descendants of John & Susan Pask née Empingham
• Marion Houghton Pask
• Pasks of Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. The narratives section now includes 6064 people.

Pasks of Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire

A recent connection in GenesReunited, made me revisit a family that lived in Boothby Graffoe Lincolnshire for over 100 years. Although it has been only 1-2 years since we last researched this family, the wealth of information that is now available has provided much more detailed information on this family.

Richard Pask, who originated from Caythorpe, moved to Boothby Graffoe probably after his marriage to Mary Wright, who was born there. They had eight children:

1. Millicent Pask b. 5 Aug 18211
2. Stephen Pask b. 21 Apr 1823, d. 3 Nov 1861
3. Joseph Pask b. 8 Jul 1826, d. 21 Nov 1833
4. Samuel Pask b. 5 Dec 1830, d. 1908
5. Richard Pask b. 15 Jun 1834
6. Ann Pask b. 17 Apr 1836
7. Thomas Wright Pask b. 1 Dec 1839
8. William Pask b. 1842 d. 1925

The updated information will be available in the next website update.

Descendants of John & Susan Pask née Empingham

Fred L. Taylor wrote to us last week, as he very surprised to see his Aunt & Godmother Gladys May Pask listed incorrectly. Since then, together with Fred, we have corrected the information, and found that she was the great grand-daughter of John & Susan Pask née Empingham who lived in Timberland, Lincolnshire.

John was born in 1776 in Gautby, Lincolnshire. In the 1851 census, he was listed as a Chelsea Pensioner. He married Susan Empingham on 21 February 1822, at the comparatively late age of 46, and they had seven children:

1. Richard Pask b. 17 Nov 1822, d. Apr 1900
2. Joseph Pask b. 1824, d. 1901
3. Hannah Pask b. 14 Dec 1826
4. Margaretta Pask b. 18 Oct 1829
5. Ann Pask b. 1831, d. Feb 1833
6. Ruth Pask b. 1831
7. Edward Pask b. 1834 d. 1919

Their youngest son Edward married Elizabeth Bradshaw, and they had seven children. Their youngest son was also Edward (1872-1923), who married Fanny Maria Ardron in Lincoln. Edward and Fanny were Gladys' parents.

Fred has provided valuable information on this family, as the children were mostly born between 1902 and 1911 - a difficult period to research. With his detailed information we have been able to group together Edward & Fanny's family:

1. Doris Eliza Pask b. 2 Nov 1902, d. 19 May 1972
   Doris emigrated to Australia
2. Gladys May Pask b. 12 May 1904, d. 7 Mar 1994
3. Mable Pask b. 10 Mar 1906, d. 15 Nov 1988
4. Edward Leslie Pask b. 11 May 1908, d. 24 May 1936
5. Joseph Pask b. 1 Feb 1913, d. 28 Oct 1931
6. Kathleen Pask b. 8 Dec 1914, d. 19 Nov 2004

Their youngest daughter Kathleen was Fred's mother.

This information has been included in the database, and will be updated in the next website update. Sincere thanks to Fred for sharing his research.

Marion Houghton Pask

Several months ago Sharen Gill wrote and sent me the very unusual birth certificate of her grandmother Marion Houghton Pask.

Marion was born on 13 September 1894 in Northorpe, Lincolnshire. Her birth was registered on 13 October 1894 and lists that she was the daughter of William Haigh & Mary Hannah Houghton née Pask.

However, all this information was corrected by a Statutory Declaration that was made on 19 November 1894 by Mary Hannah Pask and her father James Pask to Joseph Jackson Oates, the Register.

The events, as related by Sharen Gill née Whardle, were:

Mary Hannah Pask my great grandmother went to work as a maid in West Yorkshire and at that point we all thought it was Dewsbury she was working at, ie as that was where Marion was born, but as it transpires it was a villiage called Almondbury Huddersfield ... Mary Hannah Pask had not been in touch with her family in Prestwich for some time, a number of months, and the family became worried and sent her brother Noah to check on her, Noah found his sister Mary Hannah Pask living in a cottage in the grounds of the Houghton family home with a baby girl who was a few weeks old, this ofcourse being my grandmother. We know that Mary Hannah Pask returned home to Prestwich with Marion with the help of her brother Noah, hence now the story as we knew it unfolded, we were always lead to believe that William Haigh Houghton ( Marion's father) had intended to marry Mary Hannah Pask but his family had said if he did they would cut him off from the family and all inheritance, and at this point Mary Hannah Pask always said she would never allow that to happen, we were told that William Haigh Houghton was well to do maybe a Lord or son of a Lord. My grandmother was told she was paid for until she was 16 years old.I grew up knowing the story and listening to my Mother talk about how Polly ( Mary Hannah Pask's nickname) liked a drink in her later years and would talk about the Houghtons and who did his Lordship think he was sort of thing!

The certificate, together with the information that Sharen has extensively researched is included in the database, and will be updated in the next website update.

In my 20+ years of family history research I have never seen such a certificate. Sincere thanks to Sharen for sharing this fascinating information.

Website Update 27 November 2006

The website was updated on Monday 27 November. This update included information as detailed in the previous blogs:

• Marriage Transcript for William & Phoebe Cornell née Pask
• Marriage Transcript for Oswald & Frances Poole née Pask
• William & Hannah Pask née Heath
• Descendants of Thomas & Sarah Pask née Partington
• Richard & Frances Amelia Pask née Meatyard
• William & Sarah Willis née Pask
• John and Isabella Pask née Gollan

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. The narratives section now includes 6035 people.

John and Isabella Pask née Gollan

The third marriage register image that Susan Keefe kindly provided was for:

John Pask and Isabell[a] Gollan, who married on 30 April 1840 in St. Pancras Parish Church.

I subsequently found them in the 1841 census living with the infant daughter Isabella, in Prospect Terrace, St. Pancras. They were enumerated under the name of Parsk, and incorrectly transcribed as Pank. This has now been corrected in Ancestry. Also listed in the 1841 census was probably Isabella's mother Sarah Gollan.

John at the time of his marriage to Isabella, was listed as a Widower. However I am unable to establish who he was married to previously. This family is well researched, with information previously provided by Greg Theophandies, and Colleen Morrison.

The database has been updated, and this information will be included in the next website update. Thanks to Susan for providing the marriage record.

William & Sarah Willis née Pask

The second marriage register image that Susan Keefe kindly provided was for:

William Willis and Sarah Pask, who married on 3 February 1845 in St. Pancras Church, St. Pancras.

Sarah gave her father as James Pask, a retired Publican. This contradicts the previous information found. In the census of 30 March 1851 in 20 Stanmore Street, St. Pancras (the same address given as her residence at the time of her marriage). William Willis was listed as the Head of Household; a Painter, living with his wife Sarah. Also listed was a visitor Martha Pask. This coincides with the 1841 census, when Sarah Pask was living at Queen Street, St. Pancras. She was listed as aged 25, in the household of Thomas PASK. Also listed was Martha Pask. Of course this is not conclusive, however hopefully additional information will be found to clarify this.

In this meantime, the database has been updated, and this information will be included in the next website update. Thanks to Susan for providing the marriage record.

Richard & Frances Amelia Pask née Meatyard

Last week I wrote to Caroline Meatyard, who is conducting a One-Name Study in the surname Meatyard. As detailed in the blog West Derby Registration District Marriages, Richard Pask and Frances Amelia Meatyard married on 18 August 1851.

Caroline provided comprehensive information on Frances Amelia Meatyard. Unfortunately Richard died at the young age of 22 years in 1855 in the West Derby registration district. Initially I could not find a remarriage, or death of Frances.

Over the weekend, when I attended the GOONS Computer Seminar, John Hanson in his presentation on The Family Historian mentioned the UKBMD Project, particularly for Lancashire BMDs. This project has transcribed the local register copies. I checked it out and found the marriage of Frances A. Pask to Samuel Abbott in 1859. Surprisingly enough the marriage in the GRO Index is indexed under the name Frances Amelia PARK.

I was then able to find them in the 1861 census living in Knight Street, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool.

Caroline advised that by the late 1860s Frances & Samuel Abbott had immigrated and were living in Victoria, Australia and had a daughter, Ellen Gertie Abbott born around 1874 in South Melbourne.

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

GOONS - Computer Seminar

The Guild of One-Name Studies (GOONS) had a computer seminar in Hounslow yesterday on Organising Records on a Computer. I was invited to present on how I organise my records using The Master Genealogist (TMG).

I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge, and learnt a lot. Jeanne Bunting was the organiser and she provided guidelines and recommended using a PowerPoint presentation instead of a demonstration. This worked exceptionally well. Although the initial presentation took longer and involved creating screenshots, it was definitely worth the effort. Thanks Jeanne for the tip. Also thanks to my dear friend Jan Cooper for helping me with the determining of the content.

The day was very interesting and included demonstrations on Custodian 3, and Family Historian. A memorable day.

Descendants of Thomas & Sarah Pask née Partington

I am still catching up on previous blogs, in particular one posted in August - Liverpool Marriage Transcripts. Today I have been researching the family of Thomas & Sarah Pask née Partington.

Thomas Pask was baptized on 4 May 1815 in Sedgebrook, Lincolnshire. He married Sarah Partington on 1 May 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire. They are believed to have had five children:

1. Ann Pask b. 1846, d. 18468
2. Ann Jane Pask b. 18474
3. Ellen Pask b. 1848, d. 1850
4. Thomas Charles Pask b. 1851, d. 1921
5. William Partington Pask b. 1853

Unfortunately Sarah died in 1853 in the West Derby registration district, possibly in child birth. Thomas then married Mary Seed in 1854 in the Fylde registration district. Thomas died in 1858 in the Liverpool registration district at the age of 42 years. However Mary continued to look after his children, as detailed in the 1861 & 1871 census.

Their son Thomas Charles married Isabella Graham in 1885 in the Hoylake registration district. Thomas was a Chemist and lived in Market Street, Little Meols, Cheshire together with Isabella and their daughter Annie.

This information will be included in the next website update.

William & Hannah Pask née Heath

Yesterday Susan Keefe sent me three marriage images she found at the London Metropolitan Archives (LMA). I have included the first of the marriages:

William Pask married Hannah Heath on 17 November 1839 in St. Dunstans, Stepney. William was a Cordwainer, a Widower of full age, residing at 3 Brook Street. His father was listed as John Pask, a Woolcomber?

I have extensively looked for William, John and Hannah in the 1841-1881 censuses, and GRO Indexes. I have not found anything conclusive. However, I did find a child called Mary Heath Pask, who was born in 1840, and unfortunately died in 1840. I think it is a good assumption that this is their child.

This family are now included in the database, and will be available in the next website update.
Many thanks to Susan in providing the marriage image.

Marriage Transcript for Oswald & Frances Poole née Pask

Today I included another marriage transcript, provided by Michael Debenham as part of the Newmarket Registration District Marriage Challenge.

The marriage was of Oswald Poole and Frances Pask on 31 October 1872 in St. Mary, Newmarket, Suffolk. Frances was the daughter of William & Catherine Elizabeth Pask née Smith.

This information, together with 1871-1901 census information relating to the couple, has been included in the database, and will be available in the next website update.

Marriage Transcript for William & Phoebe Cornell née Pask

Today I included the marriage transcript, provided by Michael Debenham as part of the Newmarket Registration District Marriage Challenge. Unfortunately when Michael provided this some time ago, I did not include the details in the database.

The marriage was of William Cornell and Phoebe Pask on 8 April 1871 in St. Andrews, Soham, Cambridgeshire.

Subsequently, I researched Phoebe, and found that she was born in 1850 in Ridgewell Essex, the daughter of William & Mary Pask née Winch. I also found William in the 1841, assumed to be living with his parents Robert & Ruth Pask.

I have researched this family in the 1841-1901 census, although it was not easy as their names were enumerated and indexed incorrectly several times. However I have added in www.ancestry.co.uk the corrections, so it should be easier to find them in future. This information will be included in the next website update.

Website Update 21 November 2006

The website was updated on Tuesday 21 November. This update is another significant update, and includes an additional 55 people in the narratives, as detailed in the previous blogs:

• Descendants of Robert & Gertrude Alice Pask née Barnes
• Worksop Pasks
• Michael Pask Willey
• Thomas Oliver & Mary Jane Pask née Muldoon
• West Derby Registration District Marriages
• Descendants of George & Charlotte Pask née Middleton
• Walter Frederick & Mary Ellen Pask née Stones

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. The narratives section now includes 6006 people. However, in the database there are now (including living people) 7,443 people - 3707 males, 3733 females, and 3 needing investigation!

Walter Frederick & Mary Ellen Pask née Stones

As detailed in the previous blog Worksop Pasks, several photographs were displayed in the Welchman Archive at the Bassetlaw Museum. I wrote to the museum and obtained permission to include the photographs in the website.

This photograph dated 1915, is assumed to be Mary Ellen Pask née Stones, the wife of Walter Frederick Pask, together with their children Ernest Pask, born 1910, and the infant could be either Harold Pask.

We identified that Walter & Mary had seven children:

1. Ernest Pask b. 9 Feb 1910, d. 1979
2. Harold Pask b. 1914, d. 1939
3. George F. Pask
4. Arnold Victor Pask b. 15 Nov 1918, d. Sep 1998
5. Clifford Pask
6. Iris A. Pask
7. Rhoda C. Pask

It would be good to hear from any of their descendants to clarify this.

Descendants of George & Charlotte Pask née Middleton

Whilst researching information on Walter Frederick & Mary Ellen Pask née Stones, it was identified that there were several families living in the Worksop area at that time. They were all descendants of George & Charlotte Pask née Middleton.

George originated from Kexby, Lincolnshire, and Charlotte from Gainsborough. Between 1871-1881 they moved to Styrrup in Nottinghamshire (in the Worksop Registration District). Altogether they had ten children:

1. Mary Ann Pask b. 26 Oct 1865, d. 1956
2. Eliza Pask b. 1867
3. Ann Pask b. 1870, d. 1887
4. George William Pask b. 1873
5. John Henry Pask b. 28 Dec 1873, d. 27 Feb 1972
6. Ellen Ada Pask b. 1876
7. Elizabeth Pask b. 1878
8. Walter Frederick Pask b. 1881, d. 1950
9. Florence Ethel Pask b. 1885
10. Charlotte Pask b. 1888

On Sunday (November 20), we visited Styrrup and the nearby mining village of Harworth. There is no graveyard in Styrrup, with most of the villagers being buried in the churchyard of All Saints, Harworth or the municipal cemetery.

From the National Burial Index, we had identified two burials - Annie (aged 17 buried 14 August 1887), and Gertrude (aged 2 days buried 5 February 1896). Unfortunately we were unable to locate either graves. However, fortunately we found the grave of John Henry & Maria Jane Pask née Read. John died at the age 0f 98, and Maria Jane at the age of 92.

Information on their family, and their descendants will be available in the next website update.

West Derby Registration District Marriages

We have just received a marriage transcript, provided by Susan Atkins as part of the West Derby 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. Susan has kindly provided the following marriage:

Richard Pask and Frances Amelia Meatyard - 18 August 1851

Susan previously provided three marriages from the Liverpool Registration District, as detailed in the blog Liverpool Marriage Transcripts. Thanks again to Susan for her efforts.

The full details, and copies of the transcript will be included in the website in the next update.

Thomas Oliver & Mary Jane Pask née Muldoon

In September, during our visit to Suffolk and Lincolnshire, we met with Barbara & David Goldsmith. Barbara's grandparents were Thomas Oliver and Mary Jane Pask née Muldoon.

Barbara has kindly provided an additional four generations including specific dates and places. These have been included in the database. As most of this information relates to living people, only their names will appear in the next website update.

As they are descendants of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow, yet again this extends John & Mirabel's family chart.

Michael Pask Willey

Andrew Willey has kindly provided the birth certificate of Michael Pask Willey. He was born on 13 August 1887 in Snitterby in Lincolnshire, the son of Charles & Sarah Ann Willey née Pask.

Many thanks to Andrew for sharing this information.

Worksop Pasks

Paula Payne wrote to us yesterday and provided a link to some Pask photographs. They are in the Welchman Archive at the Bassetlaw Museum. They have purchased and digitisatised 20,000 negatives taken by professional photographers Edgar Welchman and Son of Grove Street, Retford between 1910 and 1960. 8,000 of the photographs are searchable on the Welchman Archive page. Fortunately five photographs feature Pasks, and one Pasque.

The chemist shop at Worksop is probably 25 Bridge Street, Worksop and was the home of Thomas Edward Pask. Today the shop is Boots the Chemist. We hope to visit Worksop in a few weeks, and will photograph it.

The photograph dated 1915, of the mother and two children, is assumed to be Mary Ellen Pask née Stones, the wife of Walter Frederick Pask. They married in 1909. Their eldest son was Ernest Pask, born 1910, and the infant could be either Harold Pask born 1913-4, or George born 1914/Q4. They had four other children Arnold V., Clifford, Iris A., and Rhoda C.

We are still investigating the other photographs. Many thanks to Paula for finding, and letting us know about the photographs.

Descendants of Robert & Gertrude Alice Pask née Barnes

Maureen contacted us yesterday about her grandfather Robert Pask. In the 1901 census he was enumerated under the name of Pass, in Great Ringstead, Norfolk (RG13; Piece: 1881; Folio: 46; Page: 4). In the census, he was listed as aged 26 born in Frieston Lincolnshire, an Agricultural Labourer, living with his wife's family John & Jane M. Nobes. He was with his wife Gertrude A., and children Marie G., and Maud L.

Robert married Gertrude Alice Barnes and he died in Scarborough in 1946 at the age of 73. Gertrude moved back to Wisbech, and remarried in 1951 to Garner Wallis.

Maureen wrote that all his children's birth certificates state Pask. Maureen's mother was one of his 13 children.

So far, we have been able to identify 10 of the 13 children:

1. Marie (Maria) G. 1900-
2. Maud L 1900-1932
3. Mary Alice 1902-
4. Florence Evelyn 1907-
5. Dorothy A. 1913-b1932
6. Eileen I. 1915-
7. Sylvia R. 1917-
8. Gladys V.V. 1920-
9. Leslie R. 1922-1984
10. Renee

Maureen has provided us additional information, and we are in process of verifying and researching this family.

Website Update 2 November 2006

The website was updated today. This includes updates, as detailed in the previous blogs:

• Descendants of Hezekiah & Sarah Pasque née Bentley
• Descendants of Thomas & Ann Scott née Pask
• Descendants of John & Emily Bentley née Pask

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. The narratives database now includes 5,951 people - an additional 59 people. Special thanks to Susan Keefe for providing such a lot of information on the Stepney Pasques.

Descendants of Hezekiah & Sarah Pasque née Bentley

In September, Susan Keefe provided a lot of information on a Pasque family who lived in the London area. The earliest records are for Hezekiah & Sarah Pasque née Bentley. They had eight known children:

1. Thomas Bentley Pasque b. 20 Sep 1794, d. 30 Jan 1795
2. John Daniel Pasque b. 15 Jul 1798, d. 1850
3. Amelia Ann Pasque b. 8 Jun 1800
4. Mary Ann Pasque b. 2 Oct 1802
5. Titus Pasque b. 3 Jul 1805, d. 1846
6. Nathaniel Pasque b. 9 Nov 1809
7. Joseph Everet Pasque b. 18 Aug 1813, d. 1873
8. William Pasque b. 13 Jul 1815, d. 17 Apr 1816

Susan found this information in www.familysearch.org, and substantiated it with census records. I am currently including this information in the database and supplementing where possible with the GRO indexes and other information found. This will be available in the next website update. Many thanks to Susan for sharing her research.

Descendants of Thomas & Ann Scott née Pask

Another very long overdue update has been made relating to the descendants of Thomas & Ann Scott née Pask. Malcolm Scott wrote to us in August, and provided extensive information on Thomas & Ann's children:

• Henry Scott Pask, who married Elizabeth Reek on 13th December 1852 at East Allington
• William Scott, baptised 26th June 1834 at East Allington. He married Elizabeth Burton from Great Ponton
• John Scott, baptised 18th March 1836 at East Allington who was buried 6 December 1837
• John Scott, baptised 10th February 1838 at East Allington
• Harriet Scott, baptised 28th March 1840 at East Allington who married William Stancer
• Charlotte Scott, baptised 6th February 1842 at East Allington who married Charles Langley on 6th June 1870 at East Allington
• Thomas Scott, baptised 17th August 1845 at East Allington who married Mary Cragg ln 14th May 1868 at East Allington
• Richard Scott, baptised 18th April 1848 at East Allington who married Harriet Knight on 16th May 1867 at East Allington
• George Scott, baptised 10th April 1850 at East Allington who married Harriet Kirkham from Radcliffe, Notts

Malcolm also provided burials for many of them. I have supplemented some of this information, and together with Malcolm 's information this will be available in the next website update. Many thanks to Malcolm and apologies for the delay in including this information.

Descendants of John & Emily Bentley née Pask

Whilst in Galway, I have been trying to catch up with some correspondence received in July & August! Tracy Bentley wrote to me in July and updated me on information she had on her great-great grandparents John & Emily Bentley née Pask.

Tracy has provided some additional information on Emily's son Frederick George who married Ada Maria Planner. Frederick & Ada immigrated to Canada. Tracy originally believed that Emily's son John Bentley married Eleanor Sibley, and also went to Canada. This has proved to be incorrect. The corrections have been made to the database.

In addition, Tracy provided information on Walter Bentley, Emily's youngest son, who married Jane Blake and they had four children - Rose, Florence Emily, Sydney George and Frederick William (Tracy's grandfather).

This information has been included into the database, and will be available in the next website update. Many thanks to Tracy and apologies for the delay in including this information.

One Day in History

This morning, I took part in the biggest blog in history.

The History Matters website reads:

'One Day in History' is a one off opportunity for you to join in a mass blog for the national record. We want as many people as possible to record a 'blog' diary which will be stored by the British Library as a historical record of our national life.

Write your diary here reflecting on how history itself impacted on your day - whether it just commuting through an historic environment, discussing family history or watching repeats on TV.

Website Update 16 October 2006

The website was updated today. This includes updates, as detailed in the previous blogs:

• Pasque, Parsk & Parsque Births
• Parsk and Parsque Marriages & Deaths
• Update on William John & Harriet Pask née Rolfe
• Bury St. Edmunds Marriages
• Charles Henry & Emily Sarah Elizabeth Archer née Pask
• William Pask born c1860
  

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. The narratives database now includes 5,892 people. Many thanks to all those who have contributed.

William Pask born c1860

Chris Bell, is trying to find the birth of her great-grandfather William Pask, who married Grace Isabella Solomon. William died on 31 May 1914 in The Johnson Hospital, Spalding, Lincolnshire at the age of 54.

Chris purchased the birth certificate of William Pask who was born in the Southwell Registration District, Nottingham. His parents were Henry & Matilda Pask née Edlin. Matilda is believed to have died in 1864 in the Southwell registration district. This needs further research as neither William, or his father Henry can be currently found in the subsequent censuses.

Many thanks to Chris for providing the birth certificate. It has provided several missing links that connect the family of Henry and Matilda.

Charles Henry & Emily Sarah Elizabeth Archer née Pask

In August, through Genes Reunited, I contacted Raymond Archer.

He provided the marriage certificate for Emily Sarah Elizabeth Pask and Charles Henry Archer who married in 1904 in Hackney. The marriage unfortunately did not work, and Raymond wrote that family legend says that Emily and a child emigrated to Australia.

Raymond continued to research for the unknown child. In September, he kindly provided a copy of the birth certificate of John Frederick Archer, who was born on 18 December 1905, and died in 1958 in Adelaide, Australia.

Bury St. Edmunds Marriages

A couple of weeks ago I received two marriage certificates, provided by Sandra Stevens as part of the Bury St. Edmunds 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. Sandra kindly provided two additional marriages from outside of this period:

• William John Pask and Ada Mary Boggis - 8 April 1912
• William Ernest Pask and Alice Legg - 24 November 1917

Sandra has previously provided a considerable number of Pask marriage transcripts. Last December we received 48 from the Risbridge Registration District as an early Christmas present. This information will be included in the next website update.

Limited Access to E-Mails

I am going away on business to Galway Ireland for the next few weeks. Stuart is holding the fort back at home. From previous experience, I will have limited access to e-mails. So apologies in advance if it takes a little longer to reply. Nevertheless keep sending me updates, as I will have my laptop with me, and able to work on the information.

Update on William John & Harriet Pask née Rolfe

As detailed in the previous blog William John & Harriet Pask née Rolfe, Annette, the wife of George Charles Pask has provided a lot of information, particularly specific dates. This information covers families in Brentford, Windsor, Bracknell, and Toronto and Vancouver in Canada.

Hopefully later today, or latest tomorrow, the website will be updated. Thanks to Annette for sharing her valuable information.

Parsk and Parsque Marriages & Deaths

As a follow on from the previous post Pasque, Parsk & Parsque Births, I have now extracted all the births, marriages, and deaths from www.freebmd.org.uk. I have verified all the information against the original images. In the marriages, I have also researched, wherever possible, to establish the spouse.

The database now contains the following Parsk & Parsque entries:

Births (1837-1983)
Parsk 23
Parsque 6

Marriages (1837-1983)
Parsk 25
Parsque 2

Deaths (1837-1909)
Parsk 13
Parsque 4

Several of the marriages were Pask(e) marriages previously not found in the GRO indexes.

My next task is to update the Guild of One-Name Studies archive. Also to incorporate all the information that Valerie Francis has provided, including some additional information she provided in an e-mail today.

Pasque, Parsk & Parsque Births

In August, Valerie Francis wrote to us and provided quite a lot of information on the families with the names Pasque, Parsk, and Parsque. Valerie wrote again yesterday and provided more names. This prompted me to do some investigations of my own.

These variants seem to be focused in the Rochford and Wangford registration district in Essex, and Blything in Suffolk, obviously where probably the dialect accounts for the difference in spelling.

This morning I searched www.freebmd.org.uk and found 22 of 29 births that we have not yet listed in our GRO Births Index (these are searchable from the website in the data sources section). I am in the process of looking at the GRO images and verifying the information listed in FreeBMD. I will then update the GRO Births archive.

Valerie's information will be included in the next website update. Many thanks for her patience and perservance in finding these BMDs that are listed under these derivatives.

Thomas & Martha Pask of St. Pancras

As mentioned in the previous blog Ellen Pask née Levy or Villiers, during the past few days, together with John Morton Cross, we have been researching James Pask.

We knew, from the Family Register, that he was born on 22 November 1813. In the censuses he stated he was born in Bloomsbury, London. We searched the 1841 census, and found him living in Queen Street, St. Pancras, assumed to be living with his parents Thomas & Martha Pask. Also listed was Sarah Pask, assumed to be their daughter.

On searching the GRO marriage index and www.familysearch.org, I found that Sarah married a William Willis on 3 February 1845 in Old Church, St. Pancras, London. This was the same church as James and Ellen married at on 22 September 1841. I then searched for Sarah Willis in the 1851 census, and found them living in 20 Stanmore Street, St. Pancras. William was listed as a Painter, living with his wife Sarah. Also listed was a visitor [Mother-in-law] Martha Pask.

Martha was a widow, so therefore it is assumed that Thomas died between 1841 and 1851. Martha died in 1855 in the St. Pancras registration district. I did not locate Sarah & William Willis in the 1861 census, however in the 1871 census they were living in Moss Side, Lancashire. In the same town as James' daughter and son-in-law Adolphus Tesdorpf & Amy Lee Forrest née Pask.

Interestingly enough when I was including the 1851 census information in the database I noted that another family was listed literally only 20 pages before at 13 Aldenham Terrace, St. Pancras (HO107 Piece 1496 Folio 891 Page 48). Henry Pask was listed as aged 41 born in St. Pancras, the Head of Household a Master Painter employing 2 men, living with his wife Elizabeth and children Marie, Caroline, Louisa, and Henry.

I then searched for the Henry in the 1841 census, and found him living in Stanmore Street, St. Pancras (the street where Sarah & William Willis lived, together with Martha in 1851). Henry was listed as aged 30, the Head of Household; a Painter, assumed to be living with his wife Eliza [Elizabeth]. In the 1871 & 1881 censuses, Henry gives his place of birth as Bloomsbury in 1810 (the same place as James who was born in 1813). It is fair to assume that Henry and James are probably the sons of Thomas & Martha Pask. Although obviously further verification is required.

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

Ellen Pask née Levy or Villiers

During the past few days, together with John Morton Cross, I have been researching the ancestors of Amy Lee Forrest née Pask.

As detailed in the previous blog, Adolphus Tesdorpf & Amy Lee Forrest née Pask a Family Register details the descendants of James Pask and his wife Ellen Villiers, also known as Levy. For some time John has been trying to establish why Ellen changed her name from Levy.

When James and Ellen married on 22 September 1841 in Old Church, St. Pancras, her name was Levy. On their son Isaac's birth certificate it gives her name as Levy. However on the Family Register, and the remainder of their children's birth certificates it gives her name as Villiers.

We have gathered quite a bit more information about the family, but remain still mystified on why Ellen changed her name.

Website Update 3 October 2006

The website was updated today. This includes updates, as detailed in the previous blog:

Adolphus Tesdorpf & Amy Lee Forrest née Pask

In addition, there is a new family chart for James Pask, Amy Lee's father.

Many thanks to John Morton Cross for sharing the "Family Register", and the additional information he has researched.

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. The narratives database now includes 5,854 people. Many thanks to all those who have contributed.

William John & Harriet Pask née Rolfe

Annette, the wife of George Charles Pask contacted us yesterday. George is the grandson of William John & Harriet Pask née Rolfe.

Annette has provided several missing links that relates to:

• Matilda Gertrude Rose Pask
• Dorothy Maud Pask b1905 who married Stanley Pearson
• William Ernest Pask 1907-1967 who married Lilian Beatrice Delahay, and their children Joyce, Maureen, Oliver, and George Charles
• Walter Pask b1910

They are all descendants of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow, and yet again this extends John & Mirabel's family chart.

This information will be included in the database in the near future. Many thanks to Annette and George for providing these missing links.