This is a misunderstanding. The "masons" who were part of a masonic lodge were NOT stonemasons, but members of a secret society, the Freemasons. Gordon On 02/02/2010 08:02,Jenny wrote: > Another resouce is the Grand Lodge of Scotland, locate a Lodge close to > where your ancestors lived, see if it is still a 'working Lodge', if so they > often have historical information available. >