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From: "June & Alastair Henderson" <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] Mason enquiry
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 20:52:53 +1100
References: <U72PGmAKXUN6EwYe@varneys.demon.co.uk>


Hi List, Was facinated by this topic as it seems to be logical to me
so discussed it with my French teacher who feel that it comes from the
French 'macon' (that has a cedilla on the c) which means worker in
stone and consequently brick and other mediums but not directly
related to the French 'maison' meaning house.
Sorry if I have put a cat amongst the pigeons. Cheers, June.
----- Original Message -----
From: Eve McLaughlin <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Lon] Mason enquiry


>
> >the word mason does not originate from the french maison/house.
masons
> >built cathedrals and castles.
>
> and houses. The root is the same, and i selected the modern French
> deliberately as something most people would recognise (rather than
> mediaeval root words)
> We have one family here with proven members in 1327 who were masons
and
> today there are descendants who are still in the building trade.
> >
> >
>
> --
> Eve McLaughlin
>
> Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians
> Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society
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