PACES in NORTHUMERLAND, UK north/east England, adjacent to Scotland, extending above HADRIAN's WALL DURHAM PACE page FLODDEN FIELD - NORTHUMBERLAND AYDON CASTLE where it is - historical significance - click here PACE OF CORBRIDGE NORTHUMBERLAND, UK 15 mi. west of Newcastle upon Tyne Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 from: Gilbert Raymond gilr@xtra.co.nz I have Pace's in my ancestry,   fairly early in the piece. MARY PACE b. circa 1665, daughter of ROBERT PACE of AYDON CASTLE CORBRIDGE, NORTHUMBERLAND, UK married JOHN SHARP of CORBRIDGE on 9 February 1691 at Corbridge Mary is a direct ancestor. I have information about others of the Pace surname of Corbridge, but how precisely they relate to one another, I am not sure. Does this fall within your area of interest? I am looking foreward to hearing from you. Regards, Gil Raymond - New Zealand E-MAIL Gilbert RAYMOND William PACE Spouse: Margaret SHARPE Marriage: 7 Oct 1637 All Saints, Newcastle Upon Tyne Mary PACE Spouse: John SHARPE Marriage: 9 Feb 1691 Corbridge, Northumberland SPRAGGON NOTE....I'd like to mention, a ROBERT PACE who married ELEANOR LYDIA SPRAGGON (born 14 Feb 1814, Jarrow Co. Durham) at Sunderland on 8 August 1831, is being researched. I am afraid that is all the information that I have about this particular Robert. He does not appear to match any of my lot in Northumberland. If any of your correspondents are researching this couple, I would be happy to pass on the address of this person. Regards, Gil Raymond for this - refer to descendent's posting on PACE Forum Robbie Titchener Posted: 9 Jan 2004 on Rootsweb PACE Forum Kia ora Im looking for info on my ancestors who I believe came from SOUTHWICK, Durham. ROBERT PACE (b abt 1809) married SARAH SPREGGON (not sure about the surname). they had a daughter SARAH JANE (or june) b abt 1835. She married GEORGE WATSON in 1858 and the family emigrated to NEW ZEALAND before 1868 when their daughter (another SARAH) was born. Any help would be much appreciated. cheers robbie Robbie Titchener David Elliott posted on Rootsweb PACE Forum 23 Jan 2006 CLICK HERE to see his posting ROBERT PACE and ELEANOR SPRAGGON are my 3 x great grandparents. They lived in SOUTHWICH and died there in the 1880s. ROBERT was a shipbuilder Their son ROBERT was my 2 x great grandfather. He emigrated to the USA in the 1980s, my great grandfather later returning and settling back in the UK around 1900. More info available. david.elliott1@btinternet.com David Elliott email - Dave Elliott I am descended from JOSEPH PACE of SEDGEFIELD and MARY ROWNTREE who married at HARTLEPOOL Co Durham in Feb 1792. Their children were Sarah, Thomas, Joseph, Jane, Robert, Isabella, William. Robert was my 3 x great grandfather. He was a shipwright and shipbuilder in Southwick, Sunderland. He was born 8th October 1809 and married ELEANOR LYDIA SPRAGGON 8th August 1831 at Holy Trinity, Sunderland. They had a number of children: Ann, Mary, Sarah, Isabella, Robert, Joseph, Thomas, William, Joseph (again), Henry, Eva, Lydia. I am descended from this Robert b Southwick 2nd November 1838 also a shipwright. He married Isabella Spence at Tynemouth 11th March 1861. Their children were Isabella William Elizabeth Thomas THOMAS was my great grandfather. The family emigrated to the USA in the late 1880s settling in ELIZABETH, New Jersey where my grandmother's cousins were still living in the early 1980s. All of my grandmother's generation are now dead, but I would love to hear from anyone with a connection. The family were strong members of the Salvation Army. David Elliott ANOTHER PACE RESEARCHER is a descendent of JOSEPH PACE and MARY ROWNTREE My line is SARAH PACE born 1799 who married + JOHN HUTCHINSON SARAH PACE was born 3rd March 1799 and baptised 8th March 1799 St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool, the third daughter of JOSEPH PACE, native of Sedgefield and MARY ROWNTREE of this parish -F&P-

EARLIEST PACE ANCESTOR My earliest proven Pace ancestor was Gawin PACE, 'lanius de Mearsford' (lanius being butcher). He was of the PACE family of Aydon Castle and Corbridge, in Northumberland, England. But before him in 1317 John 'PAGE' in a gang of bandits at Aydon Castle with the company of Gilbert de Middleton seized the castle. In 1336 Robertus PAGE of Thornbrough, a hamlet near Corbridge, was listed on the Subsidy Roll at 5 shillings. Gawin PACE was buried in Ponteland in June 1609. He had two known children: ISABELLA who married + JEFFERY AITCHISON at Ponteland in November 1614 THOMAS PACE who married + JANE AITCHISON (Jeffrey's sister?) - a month later at Ponteland in December 1614. THOMAS who was born circa 1590 had several children: SIMON who died in 1699; JOHN baptised 1616; GAWIN bapt. 1620; MARY and SUSANNA bapt. 15 September 1621, and ROBERT PACE of Aydon Castle born circa 1633. ROBERT paid hearth tax in 1664 at Aydon He married a Barbary - - - - - of New Riding ROBERT PACE had 6 known children: JOHN of Great Whittington; RICHARD bapt. 1658; EDWARD bapt. 1663 who married Elizabeth Moffitt in 1689; ELIZABETH bapt. 1667, LYONELL bapt. 1672 who married + FRANCES SHIELD in 1704 and MARY PACE my direct ancestor, born circa 1660, who married + JOHN SHARP of Great Whittington in 1691. AN HISTORICAL NOTE: On Sept 1703, Robert Troutbeck, Vicar, called on Catherine Bell, Margaret Urwin, Isabel Todd, Margaret Wilson and "Mary Sharp" when Richard Gibson tried to serve a warrant for debt on William Todd. They 'fell on him, some by the hand, others by his legges, cloaths and other parts of his body, took him and dragged him and some of them by his cravat had so far strangled him that he was left speechless and almost dead'. I don't know what lesson we can learn from that little episode except, perhaps, always to wear a clip-on bow tie when serving warrants. These Paces may sound a little rough, but remember that while Southern England lived in relative peace and waxed fat, the Borderers lived on a battlefield, a waste land, for almost 300 years, from the late 13th century to the middle of the 16th. If they grew up hard they ample cause. These were the people from whom sprang the reivers, the riding families. And the reivers gave the English language the words, bereaved and bereft and blackmail, which had a different meaning from the one it has today -- it was more like a protection racket. And they instituted the 'deadly feid' - deadly feud - long before the Hatfields and McCoys were ever heard of. I hope you didn't mind the little bit of history from my mother's county, Northumberland, and the turbulent PACEs who are among my early ancestors. Gil Raymond Wellington, New Zealand JOSEPH PACE of SEDGEFIELD + MARY ROWNTREE married at HARTLEPOOL Co Durham Feb 1792 SARAH PACE born 3rd March 1799 and baptised 8th March 1799 St Hilda's Church, Hartlepool + JOHN HUTCHINSON Marriage: 31 JAN 1822 Sunderland They moved from SUNDERLAND to ELWICK near HARTLEPOOL about 1834. They had 5 children, the first three born in SUNDERLAND and the two in HARTLEPOOL. The 1851 census records the family at NORTHROPE, ELWICK, Durham. John was a farmer. THOMAS JOSEPH JANE ROBERT PACE born 8th October 1809 + ELEANOR LYDIA SPRAGGON m 8th August 1831 at Holy Trinity, Sunderland They lived in SOUTHWICH and died there in the 1880s ANN MARY SARAH JANE b abt 1835 + GEORGE WATSON m 1858 emigrated to NEW ZEALAND before 1868 ISABELLA ROBERT b Southwick 2nd November 1838 also a shipwright + ISABELLA SPENCE m 11th March 1861 at Tynemouth ISABELLA WILLIAM ELIZABETH THOMAS emigrated to the USA in the late 1880s settling in ELIZABETH, New Jersey a son returned to settle in the UK around 1900 JOSEPH THOMAS WILLIAM JOSEPH (again) HENRY EVA LYDIA ISABELLA WILLIAM

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PACE FAMILY - ONTARIO Tue. Sept - From: Ed Griffith To: Gord Pace My great grandfather was JOHN PACE, born in NORTHUMBERLAND County, England on Jan. 23, 1827 He and his wife, GRACE MOORE born Feb. 11, 1832, settled in Dumfries Township, WATERLOO County of ONTARIO, Canada in 1853. They moved to EGREMONT and PROTON TOWNSHIPS in GREY County, eventually STISTED TOWNSHIP of the MUSKOKA area. ROBERT PACE - born Northumberland County England abt 1800 + 1st wife MARGARET GREY from a descendent KC in Australia (desc ISABELLA) ROBERT PACE lost his wife MARGARET GREY in 1837 and on the 1841 English census shows him with 6 children - ROBERT married again + 2nd wife JANE YOUNG and they had three children together ELIZABETH PACE ISABELLA PACE - (des.writes 2009) THOMAS PACE HENRY PACE - went to Australia and died 1925 Wangaratta. JOHN PACE - b 23 Jan 1827 Northumberland UK - shows up in 1871 census of ONTARIO - ED's gg/f + GRACE MOORE - b 11 Feb 1832 Settled at WATERLOO County Ontario 1853 GREY County & Muskoka later Their children were MARGARET PACE ROBERT PACE 1853-1918 lived and buried in OWEN SOUND, Ontario. + ELIZABETH 1853-1917 - Some of the family owned a livery barn and a son had a bakery JANE PACE - born 1855 EGREMONT, Township, GREY COUNTY, Ontario wed 26 Sept 26 1874 Toronto. + FRANCIS JOHN GRIFFITHS - born 1843 King's Mills, Wrexham, Counties of Denbigh and Flintshire, WALES FRANCES PACE ELIZABETH PACE JOHN JAMES PACE - b 1861 MOVED to BC had a number of children AGNES NANCY PACE 1864-1926 +William Alexander CAMPBELL 1855-1918 THOMAS PACE FRANCES MARY PACE WILLIAM HENRY PACE 1874-1947 Moved from ONTARIO to MANITOBA about 1896 then to MINNESOTA. Married twice, he had 4 children from each marriage. 4 were CANADIAN and 4 AMERICAN. Said to be buried at RED WING, Minnesota + Kate wed in 1896. Do you have any knowledge of them?  Would like to hear from you. Ed Griffith,  Aurora, Ont.   E-Mail:   Ed GRIFFITH - remove -gen- before sending ISABELLA PACE Descendent KC writes from Australia Nov 14 2009 from ROBERT PACE lost his wife MARGARET (GREY) in 1837, and on the English Census in 1841 it shows him and 6 children. Now he married again to JANE YOUNG, and they had 3 children together. ROBERT died in 1852, so JANE decided to come to Australia in 1858 as her brothers were already over here running a flour mill in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia. With her she brought the 3 younger children of hers, and the 2 youngest of Robert and Margaret's as they were in their 20's. (Isabella's brothers, Robert and Henry. ISABELLA married GEORGE DAVISON and they had a total of 9 children in England. 2 of their sons came to Australia, Sydney & Bacchus Marsh somewhere between 1881 and 1884, probably because their Uncles were here. (Robert and Henry) ISABELLA and GEORGE DAVISON eventually came to Australia themselves in 1889, to guess where, Baccus Marsh and brought 3 children with them. There was one daughter left behind in England as she was already married to a Policeman and she was my great grandmother. Now she lost her husband in 1903 and she had 4 children to look after, so she came out to Australia as well, yep you got it Bacchus Marsh.

PACE - of NORTHUMBERLAND, UK - migration - to CANADA (Ontario-Manitoba) - to USA - (Minnesota) originally on PACE NETWORK - and AUSTRALIA Date: 1998-November-17 From: Ed Griffith Aurora Ontario To:  pacenetwrk@aol.com I am searching for the families of: ROBERT PACE 1853-1918 and ELIZABETH ? 1853-1917 ROBERT is my great uncle. He lived and is now buried in OWEN SOUND, Ontario. My Paces from Owen Sound had just one son Eldred and in 1917 at about age 40 years was living in St. Catherines, Ontario Also, AGNES NANCY PACE 1864-1926 married WILLIAM ALEXANDER CAMPBELL 1855-1918 Also WILLIAM HENRY PACE 1874-1947 who married a KATE? in 1896. I believe he was married twice and moved from CANADA to the USA. He is buried in RED WING, Minnesota I am also searching for 3 children of my great, great grandfather ROBERT PACE of Northumberland, England who married MARGARET GREY. The children are ELIZABETH PACE ISABELLA PACE - desc writes 2009 and THOMAS PACE Ed GRIFFITH, 4 Corbett Cres., Aurora, Ont. Can. L4G 2G1 E-MAIL    ED GRIFFITH - remove -gen- before sending email from the 1871 census of ONTARIO PACE, JOHN Sex: Male Age:45 Birthplace: ENGLAND Religion: Presbyterian Origin: ENGLISH Occupation:FARMER District: GREY SOUTH (County) ( 036 )Sub-district: Proton (Township) ( C ) Division: 2 Page:34 Microfilm reel:C-9951 Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada from the 1881 census of ONTARIO Census Place: Stisted & McMurrich, Muskoka, Ontario John PACE 53 English b England - Farmer + Grace PACE 48 English b England John James PACE 20 English b Ontario Occ: Farmer Agnes PACE 18 English b Ontario Thomas PACE 16 English b Ontario Occ: Farmer Mary PACE 12 English Ontario William PACE 8 English b Ontario NOTE:...Ed is now connected with fellow PACE of NORTHUMBERLAND, UK researcher ALAN R.PACE of MELBOURNE, Australia....Below. Both have common ancestors from NORTHUMBERLAND, England. ALAN R.PACE of MELBOURNE writes Regarding the Aussie PACE history ROBERT PACE, 'farmer' died in NORTHUMBERLAND, UK but his 2nd wife JANE YOUNG b 1819, d 1919 left for OZ on the "Tornado" in 1858 - buried in BACCHUS MARSH, VIC. [a rich 'market' or 'truck farming' valley 30 miles west of MELBOURNE] - OZ - Australia, for Australians In 1997, there was a PACE family reunion at DONALD, a wheat town in the STATE of VICTORIA, Australia. A grain milling element is evident historically. JANE PACE GREY COUNTY,   Ontario, Canada Date: 1997-03-03 Looking for information on JANE PACE born 1855 EGREMONT, Township, GREY COUNTY, Ontario, Canada. Third  child of JOHN and GRACE PACE. Married FRANCIS JOHN GRIFFITHS September 26, 1874 in Toronto. Email  ROBERT MAAR - remove -gen- before sending 5457 Slyvan Avenue,  Bronx, New York 10471-2610, Fax: 718 549-8969 Robert Maar is another great greatgrandson  of JANE PACE. He's been actively hunting for FRANCIS JOHN GRIFFITHS but I didn't know he was searching for JANE PACE too. Take care, Ed

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Subject: Re: Pace's in Manitoba Canada
Sat 2/2/2002

I have been searching for any info on a JAMES PACE who went to North Dakota and married a Ida SEIM or SIEM in Esmond, North Dakota. He died back in Winnipeg about 1915 or 1916. Leaving 3 children orphans. One was my husbands father.
Can you help me?

Louise Pace

email - Louise Pace
Minnesota - remove -gen- before sending

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PACES in AUSTRALIA

Date: 98-03-30    From:  alan.pace@mailcity.com

I am ALAN REGINALD PACE, living in MELBOURNE, Australia.
In 1997, there was a PACE family reunion at DONALD, a wheat town in the STATE of VICTORIA, Australia. A grain milling element is evident historically.

Our origins seem to go back to
MILLFIELD, NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND
- CLICK HERE to see where this is -

.....More specifically,
the village, or property of ROSEN, nearby.
Within a mile or so there is PACE HILL
which overlooks FLODDEN FIELD....
the site of perhaps the last battle between the English and the Scots.

Where is it? - CLICK HERE -

Battle of Flodden - Wikipedia

Flodden 1513 Ecomuseum

ALAN PACE - "I expect that my folk either took part, or more likely,
stood on Pace Hill & watched - but don't take that too seriously,
It's a bit of Aussie irony!"

NOTE....My HISTORY of ENGLAND text book mentions

the King of SCOTLAND - JAMES IV - died at FLODDEN, in this battle
- FLODDEN & MILLFIELD are in northern England,
about 25/30 miles S/E of EDINBOROUGH, Scotland - GTPace

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from a posting on GenForum titled
NEWSOM'S-NEWSOM HALL-LANCASHIRE,ENGLAND
CLICK HERE - To see GenForum posting

FLODDEN FIELD: Plain in Northumberland, England, on the border with Scotland, at the base of Flodden Hill, the northeastern continuation of the Cheviot Hills. It is the site of a celebrated battle, fought on September 9, 1513, in which a Scottish army commanded by James IV, King of Scotland, was defeated by the English under Thomas Howard, Earl of Surry (later 2nd Duke of Norfolk), Chief Lieutenant of King Henry VIII of England. Upon Henry's refusal to accede to his demand to cease making war on France, an ally of Scotland, James raised an army of 100,000 and invaded England. By the time the Scottish army reached Flodden Field, it had dwindled to about 30,000 as a result of desertions. The opposing English army was of equal strength. By nightfall, a decisive English victory was obvious. The total Scottish wounded and dead amounted to some 10,000; English losses were about 4,000. Among the Scottish dead were King James, the Archbishop of St. Andrew, 12 Earls and men from every important family in Scotland. The "King's Stone" an un hewn granite pillar, is believed to mark the spot where James fell.

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Regarding the Aussie PACE history
ROBERT PACE, 'farmer' died in NORTHUMBERLAND, UK but his 2nd wife JANE YOUNG 1819-1919 left for OZ (Australia) on the "Tornado" in 1858 - buried in BACCHUS MARSH, VIC. [a rich 'market' or 'truck farming' valley 30 miles west of MELBOURNE] - OZ - Australia, for Australians

I lived in Louisville, KY for a year and had no idea that so many Paces lived in nearby states. CLICK HERE - to learn more about Kentucky Paces

   I'm keen on hearing from other Paces out there.

Famous PACES of AUSTRALIA - Possibly related

click on archer to learn more

GRACE PACE, mother of Captain JAMES COOK. James born 27 Oct 1728, Yorkshire village, ag lab's son bound shopkeep's apprentice at 12, abused, ran away, became coal ship cabin boy 13 years becoming mate. Jame's naval career began 1755 his coal ship in London as Britain soon to declare war with France, merchant seamen seized for duty, joined crew of HMS Eagle present at capture of Louisburg, NS 1758, 4 years spent little leisure mastering navigation rising to full master. His ship HMS Mercury, sent to join Gen.Wolfe's fleet at Quebec.

Captain WALTER PACE

- military chief of the first civil development of PERTH, Western Australia.

JANE PACE - first white woman to live in the STATE of VICTORIA, Australia     - She married STEVEN HENTY, who arrived from our island STATE of TASMANIA click here - read JANE's memoirs written on her 84th birthday

Stephen Henty married Jane Pace in Fremantle April 1836; four sons and six daughters were the issue of the marriage. Mrs. Stephen Henty, who was born in Yorkshire April 14, 1812, died in Hamilton February 2, 1906. She was the first white woman to settle permanently in Western Victoria, arriving in Portland, December 18, 1836. From a small booklet "Old Memories, " written by this grand old lady on her 84th birthday, some interesting items can be gleaned.

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