Hi, I managed to find my grandfathers lodge in Ireland a couple of years ago, there is more on the internet than you would think. Having identified the lodge, I e mailed them and got a reply. If the lodge is not in existance any more contact The Grand Lodge of England (I think thats what it was). Unfortunately in between then and now I have had computer glitches and lost some info Good luck On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Pat Hase <pat@pathase.demon.co.uk> wrote: > I know that my gg grandfather Thomas LONG was a Freemason - he had insignia > on his business card - but I have just found the details of the funeral of > one of his sons in law (Benjamin GAY died in 1885) who was described as a > Past Master of the Moira Lodge in Bristol.  Thomas LONG died in 1896 and > attended Benjamin's funeral. > Does anyone know whether there are records of Bristol Freemasons of this > period available in Bristol?  Thomas LONG was in business in Bristol between > 1840-1880 so I'm looking for Lodges which were open at that time. > Thanks > > Pat > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Meryl, Thanks for your encouragement. I've already had a reply from the Local secretary who has passed my message on to their librarian so I am hopeful. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meryl Phillips" <merylphillips@sky.com> To: <bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 6:48 PM Subject: Re: [B&D] Freemasons in Bristol - 19th C Hi, I managed to find my grandfathers lodge in Ireland a couple of years ago, there is more on the internet than you would think. Having identified the lodge, I e mailed them and got a reply. If the lodge is not in existance any more contact The Grand Lodge of England (I think thats what it was). Unfortunately in between then and now I have had computer glitches and lost some info Good luck On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Pat Hase <pat@pathase.demon.co.uk> wrote: > I know that my gg grandfather Thomas LONG was a Freemason - he had > insignia > on his business card - but I have just found the details of the funeral of > one of his sons in law (Benjamin GAY died in 1885) who was described as a > Past Master of the Moira Lodge in Bristol. Thomas LONG died in 1896 and > attended Benjamin's funeral. > Does anyone know whether there are records of Bristol Freemasons of this > period available in Bristol? Thomas LONG was in business in Bristol > between > 1840-1880 so I'm looking for Lodges which were open at that time. > Thanks > > Pat > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message