I have come across some Orange Lodge records in PRONI. The few that I have seen
have been very scant. Often financial notes about fees collected and the odd
fine for non attendance etc. Dates of meetings. Some names but no townlands or
other identifying information. Often years would pass with no records at all.
Nothing in them that would really advance knowledge of your family much.
Elwyn
On Sunday, 21 February 2021, 16:21:40 GMT, J/S Grace via CoTyroneList
<[email protected]> wrote:
Our family always surmised it was a connection to the Orange movement that
resulted in two relatives having their given names as "Orange": Orange Hagan
Boak (1867-1947) and Orange Elmer Emery (1855-1945). --Sandy -----Original
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From: "ECardwell via CoTyroneList" [[email protected]]
Date: 02/21/2021 10:08 AM
To: "Pat Hocker via CoTyroneList" <[email protected]>
CC: "Pat Hocker" <[email protected]>, "ECardwell" <[email protected]>
Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: New Content - Masonic Lodge No 633, eland;
List of Members 1784-1832
PatIt might be worthwhile contacting the museum of orange heritage in Belfast
at www.orangeheritage.co.uk They are closed at the minute though. I don't know
if they hold historic records, but they should be able to provide some
guidance.
It's disappointing that the Orange Lodge in Durham wasn't in a position to
release basic records from 150 years ago, difficult to see what the privacy
issues would be so long ago. Personally I'd ask them again, or contact their
'umbrella' body in Canada. I'm sure lots of historians would appreciate access
to some at least of those early records.
Best wishes
Evelyn Cardwell
Get BlueMail for AndroidOn 21 Feb 2021, at 14:34, Pat Hocker via CoTyroneList
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Hi Jim and Len, My ancestor belonged to the Orange Lodge in Durham, Ontario,
where he died in 1860. I’m guessing he was also a member in Omagh, Tyrone
before emigrating to Canada. I wrote to the Order in Ontario some years ago,
asking if they had any information about him and received a very curt
reply,indicating that they didn’t divulge anything about their membership. I
wonder if there are any lists or other information from Omagh, pre-1840? Thank
you. Pat
On Feb 19, 2021, at 10:46 PM, Len Swindley via CoTyroneList
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Thanks Jim.
This file is interesting as Lodge 633 commenced in Ballymagorry, Co. Tyrone,
but was withdrawn as the result of a “scandal” (as described to me by the
archivist at the Freemasons’ Hall in Dublin) and a warrant was issued to a
lodge to meet in in the townland of Killymallaght just across the county
boundary in Co. Londonderry. (Several members of this lodge were draw from
townland families). This lodge was later located to Derry City.
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
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Masonic Lodge No 633, Ballymagorry, Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland;
List of Members 1784-1832
Thanks again to Len Swindley for another great addition to CTI! Jim
McKaneKitchener, Ontario
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