This shows the line of decsent from John Paske of Stragwell in Suffolk through Col Gresham Paske. It was taken from a pedigree owned by Col Gresham Paske and copied by Soanes Freeman Gardner in 1921.
This was sent to me by Susie Villiers-Smith and I have copied it to
this page
John Paske of Stragwell, Suffolk.
1. John Paske of Cambridge m Mary dau John Goldsborow of the County of Cambridge (and sister of Godfry, Fellow of Trinity Coll, Cambridge and Bishop of Gloucester, who died 1604): and had issue
1. John m Margaret Overton
2. William In Holy Orders, D.D. A grant
of Arms was made to him in 1630 and after him to his brother Thomas.
3. Samuel m Martha Burnham of London
4. Frances m Robert Bowles of Cambridge
5. Alice m Richard Hearne, Alderman of London,
died 1629 and buried with her husband in St. Vedas, Foster Lane.
6. Margaret m Thos Monke of Cambridge
7. Thomas m Anne dau of Isaac Mountain of
Wastow, Yorks and his wife Elizabeth, dau of Thos Bell of Rochester;
Isaac Mountain was brother of Geo Abp of York who died 1628, and son of
Thomas Mountain of Weston, Yorks, and...........
daughter of..................... Hungate of Saxton, Yorks.
Thomas Paske D.D. was Master of Clare Hall, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, rector of Gt Hadham Herts and other benefices.
THOMAS and ANNE PASKE had issue
1. Thomas m Ellen............, he lived at
Gt Hadham and was Master of Clare Hall, aforesaid, he was living in 1669
and died Jan 17th 1725/6, his wife died Jan 20th 1725/6, both buried at
Hadham (see Note below).
2. George
3. Elizabeth m Theophilus Dillingham D,D. Master
of Clare Hall.
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NOTE:
The following particulars of the life of THOMAS PASKE the elder, are taken from the Dictionary of National Biography.
“He was son of William Paske, vicar of Hendon, Middlesex. William Paske left Hendon 1611 for Ashdon, Essex, he was prebend of Oxgate in St. Paul’s Cathedral and died Feb 15th 1639/40.”
“Thomas Paske was scholar of Clare Hall, Cambridge and fellow between Xmas 1603 and 1612; B.A. 1608; B.D. 1613. He succeeded Wm Paske as vicar of Hendon 1611, chaplin to James, Marquis of Hamilton, 1621; elected Master of Clare Hall and incorporated D.D. 1621: Archdeacon of London 1625 and Vicar of Gt and Little Hadham, Herts and also of St. Mary’s, Bermondsey. Prebendary of Ulles-kelf in York Minster, 1628; and a prebendal stall in Canterbury, 1636.”
“He took up residence in Canterbury and the Fellow of Clare Hall petitioned the King for leave to elect a new Master but the election was delayed some years. He became sub-dean of Canterbury; he drew attention to the ravages of Cromwell’s soldiers in the cathedral and it was he who was called on to deliver the keys to the Parliamentary Army.”
“Under the Protectorate he was deprived of all his benefices and bore his losses cheerfully for 18 years. At the Restoration he was re-instated to Mastership of Clare Hall, Hadham and two prebends, but he surrendered the Mastership to his son-in-law Dr. Theophilus Dillingham who had been already elected to the post in 1654 (Dr Dillingham 1613-1678 was buried in St. Edwards Cambridge).”
“Thomas Paske had great ability as a teacher, his wife, Anne had property at Hadham where she lived with four children after her husband’s ejection. His name is variously spelt Passke, Paske and Pasque.”
He died at Hadham 1662 and my daughter, Celia has copied the following entry from the parish register of Great Hadham -
“The Reverend, learned and religious Thomas Paske D.D. departed this life, having been minister of Much Hadham by the space of 37 years and upwards, and was interred in the Chancel Sept 20th, 1662”.
There is no monument to him, or any of his family, in the church.
Walters Hist of Suffolk, pt II, pg 141, says he was Vice Chancellor of Camb 1632 and that he refused the offer of a bishopbric.
Clutterbuck’s Hist of Herts says “he was learned, prudent, pious and cheerful and that once, at Cambridge, 2 Bishops, 4 Privy Councillors, 2 Judges and 3 Physicians, all old pupils, visited him in one day”.
The Pedigree Roll states that his son Thomas Paske, the younger, was also Master of Clare Hall. I find no confirmation of this, thought in 1667 he, with two others, presented to the College a silver ewer and bason, weighing 156 oz, he giving 88 oz, this plate the College still has. In Finchingfield Ch, Essex, a monument states that Thos Paske was rector there in 1702 and I think this is the same man, as his son George was rector of Finchingfield. The monument states that his daughter married a curate but was widowed in one year and her son became a well-known etcher, his name was Brown.*
Other entries under Paske in the Dict. of Nat. Biography are Thomas Paske, of Hadham, admitted Clare Coll 1692, Fellow of Clare LL.D. and M.P. for University of Cambridge from 1713 till his death 1720.
Also Wm Paske or Pasche, a musician, flourished about 1500, a book of his Masses in library of Caius Coll, Cambridge. Wm Paske, died 1525, and left instructions for his burial in St. Margaret’s, Friday St, London.
Wm Paske 1561 incumbent of All Saints, Kingdon, Somerset.
S.F.G.
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* Aunt Helen Paske has some of his etchings (1921). I understood there was such a monument from F. Hammond Clark whose cousin Percy Moyes was rector of Finchingield, but when I went to the church in 1922 I could find no monument in the church or gravestone outside. I think the statement about Brown must be in the Parish Register.
S.F.G.
THOMAS and ELLEN Paske had issue
1. Ellen born 1670 died 1691 unmarried
2. Anne born 1671 died 1707 unmarried
3. Thomas born 1673 died 1675
4. William born 1674 died 1675
5. Thomas born 1676 died 1720 no children. M.P. for the University of Cambridge.
6. Elizabeth born 1677 died 1745/6
7. Judith born 1678 died 1716
8. Mary born 1680 died 1697
9. Alice born 1681 died 1684
10. George born 1682 died 1753 Born at Hadham, vicar of
Finchingfield, Essex, buried at Finchingfield. Married Ellen dau
of Isaac Watlington, M.P. for Cambridge, born 1696 died 1773, buried at
Barking, Suffolk.
11. Martha born 1684 died 1684
12. James born 1685 died 1734
13. William born 1687 died 1722
14. Margaret born 1688 died 1690
15. Edward born 1690 died 1691
GEORGE and ELLEN (WATLINGTON) PASKE had issue
1. Thomas born 1718 died 1790 of Finchingfield, unmarried, buried at Liddon, Norfolk.
2. Mary born ? died 1776 m Ed Theed of Hunts. One son.
3. Ellen born 1722 died ? Unmarried.
4. William (Rev) born 1725 died 1758 m Elizabeth Hazelfoot, dau of Wm H. of Finchingfield, died 1770, both buried at Finchingfield.
5. George born 1727 died 1792 Unmarried, buried at Saxthorpe, Norfolk.
6. Isaac born 1729 died 1784 of Needham Market, married but no children, died from result of a carriage accident, buried at Barking, Suffolk.
7. Theophilus born 1730 died 1762 (Oct 20th) At Quebec with General Wolfe.
8. John born 1732 died 1770 Unmarried.
9. Catherine Whilhelmina Eleanora
born 1736 died 1795 Married Thomas Bentley of Norwich.
Rev. William and Elizabeth (Hazelfoot) Paske had issue
George, only child, born at Finchingfield 1755, died 1833, of Needham Market, buried at Creeting, Suffolk. A magistrate of Suffolk. He married on August 3rd 1777, Anne, daughter of John Mudd of Needham Market, gentleman.
( Note. It is clear the Needham Market property came into the family through this man’s mother and no doubt also the advowson of Creeting. S.F.G.)
(No. I think it came through his grandmother Ellen Wathonston who was buried at Barking next to Creeting. Eliz Hazelfoot had no connection that I know of with Creeting. S.F.G)
GEORGE and ANNE (MUDD) PASKE, had issue
1. Ellen born 7/2/1778 died in infancy
2. William born 1779
3. George born 1780 In H.E.I.C. Civil Service at Madras.
A Judge of Court of Appeal. Died 1822 on voyage home buried at St.
Helena.
M 1. Helena Millar, son Geo Paske-Jones
M 2. Jane Millar, her sister,
a daughter Harriet.Died at Leamington. *
4. Isaac born 1783 In H.E.I.C. Military Service at Madras.
5. Catherine born 1784 M Chs Beales, a dau Kate m. ..Isaacson, a dau Beatrice, living 1921.
6. Thomas Theophilus
born 1789 Col Madras Horse Artillery.
m. ............Goldingham, had
issue -
1. Anne b.1822 d. unmarried
1904
2. Ellen b.1824
3. Theophilus b.1826
4. John b.1827
5. William b.1828 Gen in Indian
Army, last of the Military Judges, d.1908.
M 1. had issue George m.
one son Arthur
M 2. two sons both died
WW1
6. Edward m. Amelia Jarvis
had issue
Edward
Emily Jarvis
Jordan Henry m Helen Morrow,
son Edward Lake D.C.L. mar M. Campbell
Ellen
Evelyn Francis. **
7. John Bensley Gresham Page born 1791
8. Edward born 1792 Rector of Creeting, Suffolk,
m. Helen Amelia dau of Peter Gourlay
of St Vincent and Mary Selby dau of Sir William Johnston of Hilton.
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* Besides marrying his deceased wife’s sister, he had a half-caste family in India. The children were known as the Alexander Paskes.
** The names after 6. Edward (a Col in the Army) are written on the Pedigree in pencil and difficult to follow out. Edward had a brother Col Charles Paske who is not entered on the Roll.
EDWARD AND HELEN AMELIA (GOURLAY) PASKE had issue
1. Edward Hazelfoot born 1827 Capt. died in India
2. Theophilus John born 1828 Rector of Creeting
3. Frances Curteis born 1834 m Coln Wm Julius Marshall d 1900 had issue
4. Henry Gresham born 1835 Col. m Amy dau of ...............Montanaro
had issue
1. Henry died at Delhi 1911
2. Charles, Maj, Indian Army m
Miss Shaw 1920, one son born 1921, 1 daughter.
3. Amy m. Rev Reginald Scott
4. Helen unm 1921
5. Bijou m Rev Jas Walkey.
5. John Curteis born 1837 died at Rangoon
6. Helen born 1840 unm. living 1921 (lived to 104, died 1944 SOV-S)
7. Catherine Harriet born 1842 died 1846
8. George Octavius born 1846 died 1846
Paskes at Cambridge and Oxford Universities (From the Alumni publications)
Paske entries from the card index at the Society of Genealogists copied
in 1991
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