Hi everyone, Thank you for all of your insights about my 1841 census record! I just happened to be nosing around the internet and came back to genuki's pages for the parish of Botriphnie. I looked at the entry from the Statistical Account and it lists W. Masson as the reverend of the parish in 1841. Perhaps that is a clue??? Karen in California William Ramp <ramp@uleth.ca> wrote: Just a thought - could "Masson Lodge" refer to dwelling which had, at some point, been used as a hall for Masonic meetings? In some family correspondence from this time period, I have seen "Mason" (mis?)spelt as "Masson." Bill Ramp > > Do you know of 'Masson Lodge'? > > I can't find "Masson Lodge" in Botriphnie on any map, ancient or modern. > In the 1861 Census for Botriphnie, the shoemaker (now Alex Sellar) > lives at "Lodge", which appears in the Enumeration next to Lynemore, in > the southeast corner of the parish. > > > Would it have been a boarding house? > > No, just a house, although it would appear to have remained the > shoemaker's house for at least 20 years, with changing tenants. The > "boarders" were actually his employees (including, it appears, his > future wife! > > > Gavin Bell > > ______________________________ ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== Don't forget that if you delete a message, you can always visit the archives of this list http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MORAY/. The archives are also worth looking at, whether you be a new or established lister. ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx