Pat It 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 Android On 21 Feb 2021, 14:34, at 14:34, Pat Hocker via CoTyroneList <[email protected]> wrote: >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 ><[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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Tyrone, but was withdrawn as the result of a “scandal” (as described to 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 >> >> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for >Windows 10 >> >> From: James McKane via CoTyroneList ><mailto:[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, 20 February 2021 12:26 AM >> To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List ><mailto:[email protected]> >> Cc: James McKane <mailto:[email protected]> >> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] New Content - Masonic Lodge No 633, >Ballymagorry, Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland; List of Members >1784-1832 >> >> Masonic Lodge No 633, Ballymagorry, Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Northern >Ireland; List of Members 1784-1832 ><https://www.cotyroneireland.com/misc/ballymagorry.html> >> >> Thanks again to Len Swindley for another great addition to CTI! >> >> Jim McKane >> Kitchener, Ontario >> >> May you always Have Love to Share, >> Health to Spare, and Friends who Care.. >> >> ================================= >> Send a Message to the List - [email protected] ><mailto:[email protected]> >> List Archive - >https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com ><https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com> >> Join the list by sending an email to - >[email protected] ><mailto:[email protected]> >> To receive the Digest version, send an email to - >[email protected] ><mailto:[email protected]> >> Unsubscribe by sending an email to - >[email protected] ><mailto:[email protected]> >> ================================= > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >================================= >Send a Message to the List - [email protected] >List Archive - >https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com >Join the list by sending an email to - >[email protected] >To receive the Digest version, send an email to - >[email protected] >Unsubscribe by sending an email to - >[email protected] >=================================
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