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From: "Arnold E Hayes" <>
Subject: Re: Freemasons in Nilgiris
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 22:58:56 -0700
References: <F162xtniFKULPEhGD1X00009e44@hotmail.com>


Hello Vanya,
Did you happen to see the name of James William Hayes, in the Madras, and
Bangalore,
registry ?
Happy to meet, sorry to part, Happy to meet again !
Arnold.

----- Original Message -----
From: Vanya Orr <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 12:01 PM
Subject: Freemasons in Nilgiris


>
>
>
> >From: Ian Poyntz <>
> >To: "vanya." <>,
> >Subject: Re: {not a subscriber} Freemasons in Nilgiris
> >Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 12:54:42 -0500
> >
> >Hi Vanya, welcome back from the hills.
> >
> >Your current subscription address is:
> >
> >That is the address that you must send messages from or I will be the
only
> >one to see them.
> >
> Sorry Ian-still disorientated!
>
> >"vanya." wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Freemason Lodge hunters- I have been away tramping over Welsh
> >hilltops so am a little late in responding.
> > >
> > > I have a copy of Ootacamund by Stanley Price, written in 1906 where
> >there is a lot of information on the Ootacamund Lodge. The information
was
> >given by Rev. Canon Malden and William Edwards Schmidt (who was related
to
> >the Bangalore Edwards)
> > >
> > > I'm afraid my GGgrandfather was cut off from his family for ever for
> >being deeply involved in this...(John Ryan)
> > >
> > > The first Lodge was Neilgherry which began work in 1830 under
> >Provisional Warrant No.XXI. No records known (?) about who the 1st
master
> >and Officers were. The Grand Lodge Warrant was dated 23.12.1835 and the
> >number on the Register of the Grand Lodge of Engand was 622.
> > > In 1842 and 1843 there was apparently a Royal Arch Chapter (?)
attached
> >to the Lodge.
> > > Early in 1847 there was dissension among the members and the Lodge was
> >temporarily closed. In the autumn two officers were appointed but it
> >remained dormant for the following year.
> > > In 1849 Worshipful Brother McDowell from Universal Charity Lodge in
> >Madras revived the Lodge now called Faith, Hope and Charity. 1862 it
> >crashed again and was restarted in 1862 by General Russell,
Mr.J.W.Minchin
> >and Dr. Pearl. Later membersmentioned are:Mr. J.Barnard,Colonel (later
> >Sir) George Moore, Colonel A Curtois, His Excellency Lord Connemara, Mr.
> >G.Hamnett CIEC.Hardy, Colonel G.M.Moore, Brother Day, Mr Atkins, John
> >Warren Ryan, Mr. Hopley.
> > >
> > > I hope this might be of use to someone?
> > >
> > > Vanya
> >
> >--
> >----------------------------------------------------
> >Ian Poyntz
> >Houston, Texas
> >
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