Born on 31 July, 1848, Penzance, Lavin was his mother's maiden name. In 1879 his address was in Newlyn, and he began to send paintings in to the RCPS: Newlyn - fresh breeze (1879), Trawlers, Gwavas Lake (1884) and Penzance (1888).

At NAG in 1897 he exhibited and sold Mackerel Season, Mts Bay. Within the sales records, Pascoe's name is often found as a purchaser of works from the earliest exhibitions. On 28 September, 1908 the artist died, age 60, at Mylor near Falmouth (GRO).