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Lodge held in the Twenty-third Regiment of Foot [Royal Welsh Fusileers], No. 318...

Catalogue reference: AR/1127

What’s it about?

This record is about the Lodge held in the Twenty-third Regiment of Foot [Royal Welsh Fusileers], No. 318... dating from 1790 - 1808.

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Full description and record details

Reference

AR/1127

Title

Lodge held in the Twenty-third Regiment of Foot [Royal Welsh Fusileers], No. 318 [erased]

Date

1790 - 1808

Description

Annual returns giving names, professions and residence of members of the Lodge held in the Twenty-third Regiment of Foot and general correspondence relating to the running of the lodge. Years 1791 - 1794, 1796 and 1802 are not extant.

Held by
Museum of Freemasonry
Creator(s)
Lodge held in the Twenty-third Regiment of Foot [Royal Welsh Fusileers], No. 318 [erased]
Physical description

39 documents

Administrative / biographical background

The unnamed lodge was established in 1788 and held in the Twenty-third Regiment of Foot [Royal Welsh Fusileers]. In 1788 the regiment was based in Chatham, Kent and the lodge met at an unknown location in Chatham. The regiment soon left Chatham and the lodge moved with them, stopping in many barracks along the South Coast of England as well as spending time in Ireland. The lodge was erased in 1822.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b16b30c5-fe3e-451d-b62d-35f71ff33fe4/

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Lodge held in the Twenty-third Regiment of Foot [Royal Welsh Fusileers], No. 318 [erased]