Hello Pat, I shall attempt to respond to your query.
Firstly, the Orange Order is not to be confused with Freemasonry; they are not connected. Dr William Roulston, Research Director of the Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast refers to the records of the Orange Order in his acclaimed work RESEARCHING ULSTER ANCESTORS: The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster 1600-1800 (2nd edn., 2018). Very few records have been deposited in PRONI, Belfast or the National Archives of Ireland, Dublin and any records that do exist are likely to remain with local lodges; the archives at the Museum of Orange Heritage, Schomberg House, Castlereagh, Belfast www.orangeheritage.co.uk/archives<http://www.orangeheritage.co.uk/archives> may contain references to early surviving records 1780s-c1830) of individual lodges. Dr. Roulston cites specifically Killymaddy (Dungannon) lodge and minute/ roll book of the Fort Edward Body of Orangemen - early records 1788-9 include a list of names and addresses of members and some details on those who were subsequently admitted or who were expelled for such offences as non-attendance and misconduct. This is of course, an exception. Locating genealogical data within Orange Lodge records seems elusive. Regards, Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Pat Hocker via CoTyroneList<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 22 February 2021 1:34 AM To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List<mailto:[email protected]> Cc: Pat Hocker<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: New Content - Masonic Lodge No 633, Ballymagorry, Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland; List of Members 1784-1832 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]<mailto:[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 This file is interesting as Lodge 633 commenced in Ballymagorry, Co. Tyrone, but was withdrawn as the result of a “scandal” (as described to me by the archivist at the Freemasons’ Hall in Dublin) and a warrant was issued to a lodge to meet in in the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 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]> =================================
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