Was he a freemason?

[themetalchicken]

I'm hoping to find out if an ancestor - alive late 1700s early 1800s - was a freemason. Any suggestions as to how to go about this would be most welcome.

Annie

[stanmapstone]

See http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/bookshop/details.aspx?titleId=519


Stan

[dawnsh]

There are conatct details for enquiries here

http://www.ugle.org.uk/

Dawn

[Christopher]

Hello Annie,

My grandfather was a Freemason. I have his membership card and sent details to the Archivist of the Grand Masonic Lodge of Ireland to ask for more information. I was given
a lot of assistance by the Archivist. I hope you are successful in finding more information about your ancestor.

Christopher

[toni*]

if your relative was a freemason often they had a mark on their gravestone to indicate this, it would not be an obvious mark but a small 'engraving'