R.A.O.B. or Buffaloes

[bobbyrobby]

I have a meddle my wife got from her grandad PRIMO. F.C.PAYNE HOMERTON LODGE No.2195.
12th jan 1948.  1st degree 10th Aug 1924
                         2nd degree 06th Sep 1926
                         3rd  degree 12th Jan 1948 
He and some else used to have an act called the Webbs dress up with black face the other had suite and top hat, Can you find anything abought them please           

[bpamment]

i went to grand lodge they didnt help me much tho have u tried local press helps

[Cal241]

Here is my grandfathers certificate ......

[markyb74]

Hi All,

The following photo was found when my great aunt died (we don't know who it is or when it was taken) and on the photo board they mentioned that it was a Buffalo sash being worn. Are there any clues as to when it might have been taken? Also what to the initials on the sash and apron stand for, I guess SP is Sitting Primo?

Any help would be really appreciated.

Mark

[Claire64]

I would imagine that the regalia didn't change much over the years, so your best bet might be to trace the photographic studio through street and trade directories.  I did this with an undated portrait, and got it to within 5 years, settling on the date my ancestor opened his own shop.

I'm afraid I don't know what SP means.  I have a photo of regalia with the SP on both the sash and the sleeve cuffs.  The awards are:

1. Firstly, the Kangaroo, or initiatory membership
2. Then comes the Certified Primo, C.P., meaning a member who had passed an examination on how to chair and keep a Lodge in proper running order.  This cannot be acquired before one year’s membership.
3. The Knight Order of Merit, K.O.M., can be obtained after at least three years as a C.P.
4. Finally, the Roll of Honour Member, R.O.H., can be obtained after five years as a K.O.M.

The letters K and M appear on the apron, so I am surmising this means Knight Order of Merit.

[Claire64]

I've asked this before, but didn't get a reply.  It concerns an entry Iin 'The Penistone Almanac' for 1924 which reports that when Penistone grocer Mr. Fred Marsh died, he was ‘buried in accordance with the rites of the R.A.O.B. of which he was a Primo. Bro.’

How would someone be buried 'in accordance with the rites of the R.A.O.B.'? 
 
 
 

[markyb74]

Hi Claire,

Thanks for the info. I think that SP stands for Sitting Primo.

Mark

[dave6023]

Hi Whittenbury

I've just been directed to this thread. I hope you may be able to help me find some information about my Grandfather.

My Grandfather, Bro Albert William Hoare was a member of Marlborough Lodge 2130.

I would like to know if this Lodge still exists and if so where. He lived in Lambeth and Harrow, if that is any clue to the location of the Lodge.

I have a medal awarded to him for Attendance dated 15th November 1928 when he would have been 60 years old.

If you have any information about him or the Lodge I would be pleased to receive it.

Regards
Dave

[Mike Legend]

Hi. I wonder if members of this forum can help... The attached photo shows  a group of men incuding, on the left end of the front row, my Great Grandfather. According to family legend they are "Buffaloes".

The photo was probably taken sometime in the early 20th Century - after 1904 (which is about when my GGF came to London from Poland). He lived for a few years in Stepney and later moved to Maida Vale, so this photo was probably taken in one of those areas. The sashes bear titles such as Treasurer, President, Vice President, Secretary, Guardian; on the right side of each sash are letters which may be D'HL? and on the left side No.8.

Apart from the photo I have no other related artefacts.

Could this be a RAOB lodge? If so is there any way I can find out more about these gentlemen?