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     Maria MITCHELL was born on 1 October 1847 in Devon. She was the daughter of Thomas MITCHELL and Charity EVANS.^2,3,4
Maria married James PASK, son of James Horton PASK and Julia ASPLIN, in 1861 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^1,5,3,6
Maria died in 1869 in Wellington, New Zealand.^2,4

     Annie Maria PASK was born on 17 November 1861 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^1,2 She was the daughter of James PASK and Maria MITCHELL.^1,3
Annie married James Frederick LEPINE on 9 April 1893 in St. Mary's Church, New Plymouth, Taranaki District, New Zealand. He was the fifth son of the late William Lepine, of Auckland.^2,4,5

Annie was in a family photograph taken 21 July 1905, two days before the death of her father James;
L-R back row Elizabeth, Mary, Walter, Jane, David, Sarah.
L-R middle row Annie, James, his wife Mary (nee Allen), Ernest
L-R front row Edward, Frances, James and Margaret.^6,7,8
Annie died in 1937 in New Zealand.⁹

     Walter PASK was born on 9 February 1864 in Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand.^1,4,5,6,7 He was the son of James PASK and Maria MITCHELL.^1,2,3
Walter married Alice JENNENS on 6 April 1892 in Featherston, Wellington District, New Zealand.^4,8,9,7

Walter was in a family photograph taken 21 July 1905, two days before the death of his father James;
L-R back row Elizabeth, Mary, Walter, Jane, David, Sarah.
L-R middle row Annie, James, his wife Mary (nee Allen), Ernest
L-R front row Edward, Frances, James and Margaret.^10,11,12
Walter died on 14 May 1947 in Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand, at the age of 83.^4,13,7 He was buried on 16 May 1947 in Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand.⁷
His wife, Alice, died on 28 August 1949 in Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand, at the age of 81.^{14,15,16,17,7}

     Ernest PASK was born on 4 August 1866 in Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand.^1,5,6,7,8 He was the son of James PASK and Maria MITCHELL.^1,2
Ernest married Ellen ELLERY in 1900 in Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.^5,6,9

Ernest was in a family photograph taken 21 July 1905, two days before the death of his father James;
L-R back row Elizabeth, Mary, Walter, Jane, David, Sarah.
L-R middle row Annie, James, his wife Mary (nee Allen), Ernest
L-R front row Edward, Frances, James and Margaret.^10,11,12

Ernest and Ellen ELLERY lived at Rata Street, Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.¹³
His wife, Ellen, died on 22 March 1946 in Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.^13,14
Ernest died on 29 July 1947 in Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand, at the age of 80.^13,6,15 He was buried on 31 July 1947 in Plot 970a Row 66, Feilding Cemetery, Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.¹³

     Albert PASK was born on 4 March 1869 in Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand.^1,2 He was the son of James PASK and Maria MITCHELL.^1,3
Albert died in 1942.²

     Mary ALLEN was born on 1 October 1846. Her parents were Eli and Elizabeth Allen who had six daughters and two sons.^2,3
Mary married James PASK, son of James Horton PASK and Julia ASPLIN, on 21 April 1870.^1,4,5,6

Mary was in a family photograph taken 21 July 1905, two days before the death of her husband James;
L-R back row Elizabeth, Mary, Walter, Jane, David, Sarah.
L-R middle row Annie, James, his wife Mary (nee Allen), Ernest
L-R front row Edward, Frances, James and Margaret.^7,8,9
Mary died on 9 August 1931 in Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand, at the age of 84.^10,3 She was buried on 11 August 1931 in Plot 294 Row 103, Feilding Cemetery, Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.¹⁰

     Eli PASK was born on 1 February 1871 in Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand.^4,5,6,7 He was the son of James PASK and Mary ALLEN.^1,2
Eli died in May 1877 in Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand, at the age of 6.^1,6

     Elizabeth PASK was born on 22 October 1872 in Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand.^1,3,4 She was the daughter of James PASK and Mary ALLEN.¹

Elizabeth was in a family photograph taken 21 July 1905, two days before the death of her father James;
L-R back row Elizabeth, Mary, Walter, Jane, David, Sarah.
L-R middle row Annie, James, his wife Mary (nee Allen), Ernest
L-R front row Edward, Frances, James and Margaret.^5,6,7
Elizabeth married James EVES on 26 June 1907 in Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.^1,8,3,9,10

     Mary's nickname was Aunt Sis.³
Mary PASK was born on 9 July 1874 in Tawa Flat, Wellington, New Zealand.^1,4,5,6,7,8 She was the daughter of James PASK and Mary ALLEN.^1,9
Mary married Albert Tintern AYERS on 25 April 1900 in New Zealand.^1,10,6,11

Mary was in a family photograph taken 21 July 1905, two days before the death of her father James;
L-R back row Elizabeth, Mary, Walter, Jane, David, Sarah.
L-R middle row Annie, James, his wife Mary (nee Allen), Ernest
L-R front row Edward, Frances, James and Margaret.^12,9,13

Her husband, Albert, died on 29 May 1916 at age 41.¹⁰

After Albert died Mary fostered children for many years, including Ian McRAE, Doreen BLACK nee REARDON, and Dennis HARDING (1928-1970.)^3,6
Mary died on 30 April 1965 at the age of 90.^14,6 Mary was buried on 3 May 1965 in Plot 766 Row 83, Feilding Cemetery, Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.¹⁴

Research Note: Don writes: "We have a framed copy of that Pask family photo hanging on our living room wall. Jane and Mary are standing in the back row. Mary is second from the left and Jane is further along, in front of the window and between two brothers."⁶

     Albert Tintern AYERS was born on 9 January 1875, the son of William AYERS & Ann Maria GOUGH. He was born on the ship "Tintern Abbey", Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean, whilst his parents and four siblings were emigrating to Lyttleton, New Zealand.^2,3,4


Albert married Mary PASK, daughter of James PASK and Mary ALLEN, on 25 April 1900 in New Zealand.^1,2,3,5
Albert Tintern AYERS and Albert Tintern AYERS were brothers, who married PASK sisters.³
Albert died on 29 May 1916 at the age of 41.² Albert was buried on 1 June 1916 in Plot 765 Row 83, Feilding Cemetery, Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.⁶

Research Note: A superb account of the voyage and passenger list of the Tintern Abbey is available on the website: Tintern Abbey 1875 (http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/r-c/abbey.html).⁴

     Jane PASK was born on 17 April 1877 in Stanway, Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.^1,2,3,4,5 She was the daughter of James PASK and Mary ALLEN.¹

Jane was in a family photograph taken 21 July 1905, two days before the death of her father James;
L-R back row Elizabeth, Mary, Walter, Jane, David, Sarah.
L-R middle row Annie, James, his wife Mary (nee Allen), Ernest
L-R front row Edward, Frances, James and Margaret.^6,7,8
Jane married Ernest Robert AYERS on 4 July 1906 in Church Street, Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.^1,9,4,10,11
Their marriage was reported in The Feilding Star, Feilding, Manawatu District, on 6 July 1906.¹¹ It read:
Jane died on 19 December 1942 in the Public Hospital, Palmerston North, Wellington District, New Zealand, at age 65.^2,5
Jane was buried on 22 December 1942 in Plot 942a Row 83, Feilding Cemetery, Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand, at the age of 65.²

Research Note: Rae Adelaide Ayers is the granddaughter of Ernest Robert Ayers and Jane Pask.⁹
Research Note: Don writes: "We have a framed copy of that Pask family photo hanging on our living room wall. Jane and Mary are standing in the back row. Mary is second from the left and Jane is further along, in front of the window and between two brothers."⁴

     Ernest Robert AYERS was born on 24 September 1878. He was the son of William AYERS & Ann Maria GOUGH.^2,3
Ernest Robert AYERS and Albert Tintern AYERS were brothers, who married PASK sisters.⁴
Ernest married Jane PASK, daughter of James PASK and Mary ALLEN, on 4 July 1906 in Church Street, Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.^5,6,4,7,8
Their marriage was reported in The Feilding Star, Feilding, Manawatu District, on 6 July 1906.⁸ It read:

Ernest died on 5 August 1952 in Public Hospital, Palmerston North, Wellington District, New Zealand, at age 73.^2,4 Ernest was buried on 5 August 1952 in Plot 942b Row 83, Feilding Cemetery, Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.²

     Frances PASK was born on 15 September 1879 in Tawa Flat, Wellington, New Zealand.^1,3,4,5 She was the daughter of James PASK and Mary ALLEN.^1,2

Frances married David LAING on 19 April 1904 in New Zealand.^1,4,6

Frances was in a family photograph taken 21 July 1905, two days before the death of her father James;
L-R back row Elizabeth, Mary, Walter, Jane, David, Sarah.
L-R middle row Annie, James, his wife Mary (nee Allen), Ernest
L-R front row Edward, Frances, James and Margaret.^7,8,9

Her husband, David, died in June 1954 in New Zealand.^10,11
At the time of her death Frances lived at Harford Street, Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.¹⁰
Frances died on 28 August 1956 in Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand, at the age of 76.¹⁰ She was buried on 30 August 1956 in Plot 308 Row 102, Feilding Cemetery, Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.¹⁰

     David LAING was born in 1880.³

David married Frances PASK, daughter of James PASK and Mary ALLEN, on 19 April 1904 in New Zealand.^1,4,5
David died in June 1954 in New Zealand.^6,7 He was buried on 21 June 1954 in Plot 307 Row 102, Feilding Cemetery, Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.^6,7

     Sarah PASK was born on 2 August 1881 in Tawa Flat, Wellington, New Zealand.^1,3,4,5 She was the daughter of James PASK and Mary ALLEN.^1,2

Sarah was in a family photograph taken 21 July 1905, two days before the death of her father James;
L-R back row Elizabeth, Mary, Walter, Jane, David, Sarah.
L-R middle row Annie, James, his wife Mary (nee Allen), Ernest
L-R front row Edward, Frances, James and Margaret.^6,7,8
Sarah died on 29 April 1954 in Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand, at the age of 72.^4,9,10 She was buried on 1 May 1954 in Plot 900, Row 103, Feilding Cemetery, Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.⁹

     David PASK was born on 19 May 1865 in Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia.^{2,3,4,5,6,7,8} He was the son of James Horton PASK and Margaret McLEOD.^2,9,10,5,11
David married Eleanor Dinah GODING on 3 July 1895 in Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia.^4,5,12,13,14
In the 1943 Electoral Roll, David was listed as living with his wife Eleanor at Box Hill Road, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia. David was a Gardener, living with his wife Eleanor, and their children Frederick James, Mabel Eloise, and Stanley William. Also listed was their daughter-in-law Ivy Olive A.¹⁵
David died on 15 December 1943 in Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 78.^{4,16,17,6,12,18,19}
The Argus, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, announced his death on 16 December 1943. It read:Also included in the same newspaper the funeral arrangements were detailed: David was buried on 17 December 1943 in Plot 120, Oakleigh Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia.^{21,16,5,18,20}
His wife, Eleanor, died on 2 March 1947 in Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 75.^{4,5,12,22,23,14}

     Margaret PASK was born on 15 February 1886 in New Zealand.^1,3,4 She was the daughter of James PASK and Mary ALLEN.^1,2

Margaret was in a family photograph taken 21 July 1905, two days before the death of her father James;
L-R back row Elizabeth, Mary, Walter, Jane, David, Sarah.
L-R middle row Annie, James, his wife Mary (nee Allen), Ernest
L-R front row Edward, Frances, James and Margaret.^5,6,7

Margaret married Arthur Thomas KEMP in 1918 in New Zealand.^1,6,8

     Arthur married Margaret PASK, daughter of James PASK and Mary ALLEN, in 1918 in New Zealand.^1,3,4

     James PASK was born on 8 August 1888 in Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand.^1,4,5,6,7 He was the son of James PASK and Mary ALLEN.^8,3,1,2

James was in a family photograph taken 21 July 1905, two days before the death of his father James;
L-R back row Elizabeth, Mary, Walter, Jane, David, Sarah.
L-R middle row Annie, James, his wife Mary (nee Allen), Ernest
L-R front row Edward, Frances, James and Margaret.^9,8,10
James married Margaret Ellen BRACEWELL on 20 November 1911 in Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.
Their marriage was reported in the Feilding Star on 30 November 1911, it read:
He was in a family group photograph taken in 1935 in New Zealand.¹⁴
He was in a family group photograph taken in circa 1938 in New Zealand.¹⁵
James died on 10 December 1971 in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand, at the age of 83.^6,16

James was a Farm Worker around the Feilding area of New Zealand and came to Edendale Southland about 1935 to be a farmer on land he purchased. My father worked on the farm and took it over with his brother Roy when James retired.⁶

Research Note: James was the grandfather of researcher Laurence Pask.⁶

     Leonard James PASK was born on 6 April 1929 in Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.^3,2,4 He was the son of James Raymond PASK and Winifred Grace WARD.^1,5
Leonard married Elwynne Ruth SUMMERS on 22 April 1950 in Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.^6,7
His wife, Elwynne, died on 22 July 2000 in Opotiki, New Zealand, at the age of 71.^1,8,9
Leonard died on 27 December 2002 in New Zealand at the age of 73.^7,4

     Elwynne Ruth SUMMERS was born on 22 December 1928 in Ohakune, Wellington District, New Zealand. She was the daughter of Leonard SUMMERS and Eleanor READ.^1,2,3,4
Elwynne married Leonard James PASK, son of James Raymond PASK and Winifred Grace WARD, on 22 April 1950 in Feilding, Manawatu District, New Zealand.^5,6
Elwynne died on 22 July 2000 in Opotiki, New Zealand, at the age of 71.^1,7,4
Her husband, Leonard, died on 27 December 2002 in New Zealand at the age of 73.^6,8