Pask Family Gathering 2008 - Update

Registrations for the Pask Family Gathering have increased significantly over the past month.

The current statistics are:
Booked: 117 adults / 9 children
We are confident this number will rise to over 150+

More information is available on the website, including a full list of attendees. Do check this list. If we have incorrectly listed your name, or you are not on the list do contact us, as the name badges will be based on the list.

To assist in the administration of such a large gathering, attendance is only through booking. Complete the registration form, or contact 01284 830268, or contact us by e-mail.

Advance orders for books are being taken for collection at the Pask Family Gathering. The deadline for ordering is Saturday July 5.
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A newsletter will be sent out later this week.

PASKs of Monmouthshire Volume I

This information relates to the Monmouthshire progenitor Isaac Paske, (c1705 - ) who lived in Llanvihangel-ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire.
I am very pleased to announce that a new book is now available on http://www.lulu.com/.

PASKs of Monmouthshire Volume I is the fourth book in a series of books that is being published for the Pask Family Gathering to be held in Whepstead, Suffolk on Saturday July 26, 2008.

This 268-page book covers the descendants of Isaac Pask, the main Monmouthshire progenitor. There are over 40 detailed charts for the main families, minibiographies of approximately 1,040 people, together with 100 photographs. Also information on the Pask, Paske One-Name Study and a full index by surname and christian names of the people mentioned in the book.

We would like to acknowledge and thank all the people who helped make this book a published reality. Particularly to Paula Payne, Pat Maybrey, and Sylvia Rycroft, who have provided a wealth of information including photographs, certificates, and anecdotes on these Monmouthshire families, and the descendants of Isaac Pask.

Website Now Available

I am delighted, and very relieved to say that the website is now available again. Although the web hosting provider is different, this will not make any difference as the url is still http://www.pask.org.uk/.

At the same time I have updated the narratives section. The main changes since the last website update are as a result of changes identified during the formatting of the book Monmouthshire Volume I.


This unexpected delay and additional work, will regretably mean that there will be insufficient time to work on the book Monmouthshire Volume II. This will now be scheduled to be compiled after the Pask Family Gathering.


Once I finish the publishing process for the Monmouthshire Volume I, I will have to focus on the final preparations for the Pask Family Gathering which is now only 7 weeks away.

Pask Website

Unfortunately my web host provider www.uk2.net instead of providing me with an automatic renewal (as they have done for 8 years), have changed their renewal process. Subsequently on Friday the website was no longer available. I tried to rectify this immediately, only to be advised that they had doubled their prices.

Needless to say, I am moving to another hosting provider! The money really wasn't the issue - the customer care and support was totally lacking.

However, the move takes a few days to set up and process. If you use the standard link www.pask.org.uk you will be redirected to the new hosting server. It will show "Under Construction", until everything goes through.

Thank you for your patience! Hopefully by Monday this will be resolved.

Latest Information on Pask Family Gathering

Registrations for the Pask Family Gathering are gaining momentum. Today alone, we received registrations for 18 people!

The current statistics are:

• Booked: 40 adults / 1 children
• Planned, but not booked: 49 adults / 2 children
• Helpers: 8 adults

This gives us a potential total of 100+.

Many of those that have booked were delightful surprises. The current breakdown of people are descendants from the following Pask locations:

1. Suffolk - 46
2. Lincolnshire - 40/3
3. Monmouthshire - 6
4. To be determined - 4
5. Essex - 1

Don't forget when completely your registration forms to include the names of all those attending. This is so that we can provide a name badge so that we can identify each other.

Pask Family Gathering 2008 - Registration Form

The Pask Family Gathering is now only 10 weeks away. You are encouraged to complete the registration form and send it to Jo Pask, who has taken on the challenge of coordinating the logistics in Suffolk.

The Family Gathering will start on Saturday at 11:00 am, and continue throughout the day, until 10:00 pm. The BBQ will be available from 5 pm
onwards. On Sunday, those still in the area, will meet for coffee from 10:00-12:00 noon.

We have extended the hire of the hall and grounds until Sunday, so caravan and camping facilities are available, for a charge of £5 per site. This will include access to the catering and toilet facilities in the hall, including a disabled toilet and baby changing facilities. However there are no showers.

Throughout the event there will be displays of family trees, photographs, certificates, and memorabilia. You will have the opportunity to see the Pask website, and blog, and a slideshow of photographs. Tables will be available for each family branch, and we encourage you to bring along your own information to display.

The latest newsletter details all the relevant information. Alternatively contact me at pask@one-name.org , and I can send the details to an e-mail address.

Unidentified Photograph

Chris Bell sent me a photograph of her grandmother Louisa Westmoreland née Pask, together with possibly a niece.

Chris writes:

My gran Louisa is the older person. The younger person looks like it could be a niece. It was taken when Louisa's sisters Lucy and Ethel came over from Canada.

We reckon that the photograph was taken in the 1950s in the Arboretum in Nottingham.

Louisa Westmoreland née Pask died on 18 April 1961 in the Nottingham registration district, at the age of 73.

Website Update 12 May 2008

The website was updated today, Monday 12 May. This update is again focused on the Pasks of Monmouthshire, and their descendants.

This now finalises the main updates required for the PASKs of Monmouthshire Volume I & II. The next step is to download the information from our database, and reformat it for the publishing process. A little behind schedule, but hopefully not too late for the Pask Family Gathering on July 26.

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

Website Update 10 May 2008

The website was updated today, Saturday 10 May. This update is again focused on the Pasks of Monmouthshire, and their descendants.

Additionally the update includes information, as detailed in the previous blog Descendants of John Thomas Pask of Newark.

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

There are now 7,566 narratives available. An increase of 63 narratives since the beginning of May. Although there have been many more "living", that are not included in the website. A total of 10,368 are now included in the Pask One-Name Study database.

Descendants of John Thomas Pask of Newark

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

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

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

Website Update 5 May 2008

Another website update took place today Monday 5 May. This update is again focused on the Pasks of Monmouthshire, and their descendants.

This includes information, as detailed in the previous blog Descendants of Amos & Ann Pask née Evans.

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

Descendants of Amos & Ann Pask née Evans

This information relates to the Monmouthshire progenitor Isaac Paske, (c1705 - ) who lived in Llanvihangel-ystern-Llewern, Monmouthshire.

In January, Pat Blake née Morgan contacted us, and provided two three-generation charts, and photographs relating to 30+descendants of Amos & Ann Pask née Evans. This has taken quite a while to include into the database. However I am delighted to say that this has now been completed.

Pat's mother was Beryl Morgan née Pask, the daughter of Amos & Ann Pask née Evans. Beryl married Thomas George Morgan M.B.E., and they lived in Risca, Monmouthshire where their six children were born.

Website Update 4 May 2008

The website was updated today, Sunday 4 May. This update is again focused on the Pasks of Monmouthshire, and their descendants. This is in preparation for two more books - PASKs of Monmouthshire Volume I & II.

This includes information, as detailed in the previous blog Descendants of John & Mary Elizabeth Gulliver née Pask

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

Descendants of John & Mary Elizabeth Gulliver née Pask

This information relates to Chart 34, the descendants of Philip Pask, (1768-1843), who lived in Bryngwyn, Monmouthshire.

I was recently in touch with Leslie Warren, who is the great-grandson of John & Mary Elizabeth Gulliver née Pask.

Leslie has shared a lot of information, photographs and certificates of the ancestors and descendants of Mary Elizabeth. Leslie has well documented his family tree on Ancestry.

This information will be included in the next website update.

Descendants of James & Mary Ann Partridge née Pask

This information relates to the main Suffolk tree - descendants of John & Mirabel Pask née Sparrow, born c1680 who lived in Wickhambrook, Suffolk.

Yesterday we received a letter from Janet Lawrence, whose great-great grandmother was Mary Ann Partridge née Pask.

Janet advised us of two corrections to Pasks of Suffolk Volume II:

1. James & Mary Ann Partridge née Pask - their daughter Harriet married George Warden (not Jane). They had a daughter called Lily born in 1877 in Ipswich, Suffolk.
2. James & Emma Winwood née Pask - their son William Robert Windwood was born on 1877. He married Lily Warden, his first cousin, once removed.

Janet has provided additional information, and this will be included in the database, and updated on the website, and in the next version of the book.

Descendants of George & Mary Ann Pask née Bettoney

This information relates to Chart 7, the descendants of Henry Paske, (1765 - 1845), who lived in Kedington, Suffolk.

This week we received two letters from Joyce Pinder, whose mother was Florence Stevens née Pask. Florence was the daughter of Walter & Laura Pask née Allum.

Joyce has provided her extensive tree. This shows that Walter & Laura had six children - Florence, Walter, May, Kitty, Lily, and Elsie. In addition, we have located in the GRO indexes, Albert (twin of May), and Sarah E., who both died in infancy.

Additionally Joyce has provided a lead on Henry's parents. This will be followed through.

During the next few weeks Joyce's information will be included in the database, and updated on the website.

Descendants of William Alfred Pask II

This information relates to the chart 6 - descendants of Peter & Catherine Pask née Frost, born 1739 in Kedington, Suffolk.

This week we received an e-mail from Geoffrey Alan Pask, from Canada.

Geoff is a direct descendant of Peter & Catherine Pask née Frost, a grandson of William Alfred Pask II and Anne Sarah Rowe. He is the younger of 2 sons of Gordon Reginald & Eileen Norah Pask née Morgan. He was born and married in Beaconsfield, but now lives in Cornwall, Ontario, after emigrating to Canada in 1957.

Geoff is planning to visit the UK in the near future, and has kindly offered to provide an update on his family.

Website Update 2 May 2007

The website was updated today, Friday 2 May. This update is mainly focused on the Pasks of Monmouthshire, and their descendants. This is in preparation for two more books - PASKs of Monmouthshire Volume I & II.

Several people have been helping with these updates, including Paula Payne, Ian Bunning, and Linda Brookes. Many thanks for their willingness to share their research.

A full list of these recent changes to the narratives is available in the New or Changed Narratives section. There are now 7,503 narratives available. An increase of 111 narratives since the last update.

The Master Genealogist

Yesterday, at the Society of Genealogists I gave a half-day tutorial. See the previous blog Using Master Genealogist - Advanced Tutorial for the information and links.

Several participants requested information from my previous tutorial on The Master Genealogist. Information and links can be found in the previous blog Hampshire FH Presentation.

Using Master Genealogist - Advanced Tutorial

Tomorrow, at the Society of Genealogists I will give a half-day tutorial on "Using Master Genealogist - Advanced". This is relating to the software The Master Genealogist (TMG) by Wholly Genes - the software I use to record all the information on the Pask One-Name Study, and the Uridge One-Name Study.

Surprisingly enough there is anticipated over 15 participants, an almost unheard of number for an advanced tutorial. The numbers were undoubtedly boosted by the recent announcement in the TMG monthly newsletter.

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