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     Joyce Margaret PASK was born on 15 August 1914 in New Zealand.^2,3 She was the daughter of James PASK and Margaret BRACEWELL.¹ Her married name was Joyce Margaret LEONARD.³
She was in a a family group photograph taken in circa 1938 in New Zealand.⁴
Joyce died in 2006 in New Zealand.³

     Reginald Thomas PASK was born on 30 December 1915 in New Zealand.³ He was the son of James PASK and Margaret BRACEWELL.¹
He was in a family group photograph taken in 1935 in New Zealand.⁴
He attended the marriage of Laura Elizabeth Richens HAYDEN-FERGUSON and his brother Laurence James PASK in 1939 in New Zealand.^1,5
Reginald married Evelyn Margaret SUNDREN.²
Reginald died on 17 June 1986 in Tauranga, New Zealand, at the age of 70.³

     Roy Bernard PASK was born on 23 June 1928 in New Zealand.² He was the son of James PASK and Margaret BRACEWELL.¹
He was in a family group photograph taken in 1935 in New Zealand.³
He was in a family group photograph taken in circa 1938 in New Zealand.⁴
Roy married Isabel Onawe TUBMAN in 1953 in New Zealand.⁵
Roy died on 22 November 1999 in Edendale, Southland District, New Zealand, at the age of 71.^2,6
His wife, Isabel, died on 6 October 2001 in Edendale, Southland District, New Zealand, at the age of 77.⁵ He was buried in Edendale Cemetery, Edendale, Southland District. His wife was later buried together with him.^5,7

     Winifred Cecilia MORTLOCK was born in 1903 in Barrow, Suffolk.^3,4
Winifred married Jack PASK, son of Sydney William PASK and Rose Lily GREEN, in 1924 in the Bury St. Edmunds registration district.^1,5,3
Winifred died in 1947 in the Colchester registration district.⁴

     Douglas Edward MILSOM was born in 1931 in Kings College Hospital, Lambeth, London.^2,3,4

Shortly after WWII was declared on 3 September 1939, with luggage label firmly attached, Doug was evacuated to Salcombe in Devon together with his younger brother Derek to a reception centre. After three weeks Doug and Derek were to be separated and sent to different homes. Doug immediately wrote home "Please come and get us; they're going to split us up." His parents straight away made the long train journey to Salcombe and returned with the boys to Dagenham. And so, as he used to say, most of his school days between the ages of nine and fourteen were spent in the air raid shelter at the bottom of the garden.

Having survived the bombing, he left school at 14 and straight away started work. Short trousers one day, long the next. He began working in a sports shop, followed by a spell at May & Baker as an office boy. He then worked as a messenger boy for the News Chronicle. He was in the ATC where he played the drums in the band. At the age of eighteen he was called for National Service and joined the RAF in 1949.

At an Easter Fair in 1950, at the age of 18, Doug met Thelma, aged 16. Ahead of him on the chair-o-planes were a couple of girls. All of a sudden all of their cash flew out of one of the girls' pockets! Doug and his friend were not slow to help pick it up and so their romance began. They wrote to each other everyday whilst Doug was away in the RAF. Many holidays were spent with Thelma's grandparents in Suffolk and this is where they decided to make their home.⁴

Douglas married Thelma Rose PASK, daughter of Jack PASK and Winifred Cecilia MORTLOCK, on 27 February 1954 at St. Mary's Church, Denham, Suffolk.^5,6,1,2
By an odd quirk of fate, they rented Lilac Cottage in Ousden, the very same cottage in which Thelma's parents had begun their married life.

They moved to Hargrave and the daughter Carole was born there in 1957. In 1961, they moved to Newmarket and Doug got a job as a sales rep for a plumbing supplies business - a job which saw him travelling over 12 counties. He always preferred to return home if possible but found himself racing back rather quicker than expected when their son Nigel was born in 1964.⁴

In 1985, Douglas and Thelma moved from Newmarket to Lark Hill, Moulton, Suffolk. They lived there for the last 29 years of his life.^7,4

Doug was first and foremost a family man, and it was appropriate that at the end of his life he should have all his family gathered around to say good-bye. They'd just celebrated Doug's 83rd birthday and his grandson Nathan's 30th birthday and Doug could look back on a life enriched by so much activity and love.⁴

Douglas died on 14 August 2014.^2,8
His death was recorded on 21 August 2014 in the His death announcment in The Newmarket Journal on 21 August 2014 read:


His body was cremated. The funeral service was conducted by The Reverend Stephen Mitchell on 27 August 2014 at the West Suffolk Crematorium, Risby, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.^7,4

     Susan MITCHELL was born in 1865 in Bethnal Green, London.^2,3
Susan married Henry John PLATTS in 1887 in the Bethnal Green registration district.^3,4,1
In the census of 5 April 1891 in 98 Cyprus Street, Bethnal Green, London, she was listed as aged 36 born in Bethnal Green, the wife of Henry PLATTS (a Boot Laster, living with his wife Susan, and daughters Susan, and Ada.)³
In the census of 31 March 1901 in 98 Cyprus Street, Bethnal Green, London, she was listed as a Spinning Hand (Fancy Tex), aged 36 born in Bethnal Green, the wife of Henry PLATTS (a Boot Laster, living with his wife Susan, and children Ada, Henry, Edith, Susan, and Elizth.)⁵ As of July 1929, Susan MITCHELL was living with Alfred PASK and Edith M. PASK at 101 Lauriston Road, Hackney, London.² She immigrated togther with her daughter Doris, and Edith and her family, departing from the Port of London on 5 July 1929, for Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.^2,6

     Doris L. PLATTS was born in 1908.¹ She was the daughter of Henry John PLATTS and Susan MITCHELL.^1,2 As of July 1929, Doris L. PLATTS was living with Alfred PASK and Edith M. PASK at 101 Lauriston Road, Hackney, London.¹ She immigrated togther with her mother Susan, and sister Edith and her family, departing from Liverpool on 5 July 1929, for Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.^1,3

     Henry John PLATTS was born in 1859 in Bethnal Green, London.²
Henry married Susan MITCHELL in 1887 in the Bethnal Green registration district.^2,1,3
In the census of 5 April 1891 in 98 Cyprus Street, Bethnal Green, London, Henry was listed as aged 32 born in Bethnal Green, the Head of Household; a Boot Laster, living with his wife Susan, and daughters Susan, and Ada.²
In the census of 31 March 1901 in 98 Cyprus Street, Bethnal Green, London, Henry was listed as aged 42 born in Bethnal Green, the Head of Household; a Boot Laster, living with his wife Susan, and children Ada, Henry, Edith, Susan, and Elizth.⁴

     Thomas William PASK was born on 15 January 1885 in Finchingfield, Essex.^2,1,3 He was the son of Emily PASK.² In the census of 5 April 1891 in Lombard Street, Finchingfield, Essex, he was listed as aged 5 born in Finchingfield, the son of Joseph PASK. He in fact was the grandson of Thomas, the son of Emily - Joseph's daughter.⁴ In the census of 31 March 1901 in Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, he was listed as a Shop Lad (Ironmongers) aged 15 born in North Wheatley Essex, the Boarder of Frances T. RADLEY, a Blacksmith.⁵
Thomas married Clara Martha LINSELL on 29 June 1907 in St. John the Evangelist's Church, Walthamstow, Essex. He was a Warehouseman, a Bachelor aged 22, residing at 38 Kingsley Road. His father was listed as Joseph Pask deceased. The marriage was witnessed by Elisabeth Perry and Elizabeth Cousins.⁶
In the census of 2 April 1911 in 13 Woodlands Road, Walthamstow, Essex, Thomas was listed as aged 28 born in Finchingfield, the Head of Household; an Assistant in Wholesale Cloth Warehouse, living with his wife Clara and their son Rupert.⁷
Thomas and Clara lived at 23 Rosslyn Road, London.^8,9
His wife, Clara, died on 7 May 1968 in the Waltham Forest registration district.^10,11
Thomas died on 26 July 1973, at the age of 88, and his death was registered in the Waltham Forest registration district.^3,9
His estate was probated on 24 October 1973 in London.⁹

     Clara Martha LINSELL was born in 1885 in Highams Park, London.^2,3
Clara married Thomas William PASK, son of Emily PASK, on 29 June 1907 in St. John the Evangelist's Church, Walthamstow, Essex. She was a Spinster aged 22, residing at 38 Kingsley Road. Her father was listed as John Linsell, a Mechanic. The marriage was witnessed by Elisabeth Perry and Elizabeth Cousins.¹
In the census of 2 April 1911 in 13 Woodlands Road, Walthamstow, Essex, she was listed as aged 28 born in Highams Park, married four years with one child living, the wife of Thomas PASK (an Assistant in Wholesale Cloth Warehouse, living with his wife Clara and their son Rupert.)³
Clara and Thomas lived at 23 Rosslyn Road, London.^4,5
Clara died on 7 May 1968 and her death was registered in the Waltham Forest registration district.^6,7
Her estate was probated on 16 August 1968 in London.⁴
Her husband, Thomas, died on 26 July 1973 in the Waltham Forest registration district.^8,5

     Thomas William PASK's birth was registered in 1908 in the West Ham registration district.¹
Thomas died in 1932 in the Stepney registration district.²