Masonic Records 1717-1894

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Having had an intimate knowledge of the ‘Masonic Records’ throughout its several stages, I have no hesitation in declaring that the Volume is a monument of perseverance, research and fidelity, and well deserves the hearty support and lasting gratitude of the Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons…

The statutes besides reinforcing the “Old Charges” of the trade and their traditional histories were designed to bring formal rules of the crown directing the industry in its performance. Schaw constantly refers to the “Ludge” or Lodge as being the place of meeting. The government of the craft was vested in the Warden, Deacons and Masters for whom the Fellow-crafts and apprentices took their instructions. These statutes ensured that the building trades via the masons was now regulated by government, The Museum of Freemasonry provides free guided tours of the building, taking in the Grand Temple and Shrine. Tours are not available when the Grand Temple of other areas are in use for ceremonial purposes, and groups must book in advance.Lane used a wide range of published and unpublished sources in researching his book to ensure its comprehensiveness, and post-1894 updates are similarly drawn from the Freemasons' own archives. The sources include Grand Lodge Registers and Minutes, Proceedings, Warrants and Warrant Books, Calendars and Lists, and Registers. Earlier Lodge Name: A previous name of a lodge. Some lodges will have had a number of names over their history, so names are listed chronologically. In a largely rural Middlesex, there were the county houses of many who also had London homes and it would have been strange if ardent Masons did not continue their Masonry throughout Middlesex. However, no evidence of this has come to light during extensive research at Grand Lodge library and elsewhere. Like the Halliwell Manuscript, the Cook document further reinforces the masons struggle to determine their own pay, particularly following the statutes of 1425 banning the assembles of masons. The movement of men is just one of the aspects that can be discovered about our ancestors’ lives through Masonic Lodge records: well worth delving into if there are Lodge members in your families.

VW Bro John George Lambton (1792-1840), GCB, PC, British MP, Landowner, Governor General and High Commissioner for British North America, Provincial Grand Master of Durham, Northumberland and Deputy Grand Master and Pro-Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England. [32] [33]

Who was John Lane?

This new version of Masonic Records is a joint venture between Museum of Freemasonry and the Digital Humanities Institute at With the dawning of the Reformation Period the masons craft in England consolidated with a number of additional manuscripts being produced to govern the trade of masonry. Of particular note is that known as the Cook Manuscript of about 1450. Red Apron: The lodge is privileged to nominate a Steward for the Grand Festival of the United Grand Lodge of England.

https://freemason.ie/museum-library-archive (Grand Lodge of Ireland. Museum, Library & Archive. Researchers use these facilities for genealogical purposes when looking up distant relatives to discover the details of their membership or for researching the Masonic Fraternity in general) An electronic version of Lane's listing of the lodges established by the English Grand Lodges from 1717 to 1894 Contents Early Freemasonry in Australia. In 1797 the Grand lodge of Ireland received a partition requesting a warrant from Australia with a request to form a new stationary lodge. This partition was deferred however, as most of the military Regiments serving in the new colony had Masonic lodges attached to them, Lodges meant there would be private secrete meetings a situation that the governor of the colony was attempting to suppress. Bro Thomas Wilson (1751-1820), British Engineer, Designer and Patent Holder of the 1796 Bridge over the River Wear. [26] [27] [28]

Bro John Bowes (1811-1885), British MP, Landowner, Art Collector, Civil Rights Advocate and founder of the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, Teesdale [40] Before meeting in purpose built Masonic buildings, Palatine met in local Inns, Taverns and even a Brother's house. [12] The Meeting Places of Palatine Lodge No.97 (from its foundation to the present) Middlesex Lodge No. 143 could be the oldest Lodge that has met continuously. Originally founded in Middlesex in 1775, Lane’s Masonic Records show that this Lodge has moved around central London, but has never actually met in Middlesex. Prescott, Andrew. A History of British Freemasonry 1425-2000: University of Sheffield Centre for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism, 2008