Digital Library
The following books and documents may downloaded for personal us, but must not be used for commercial purposes. Anyone wishing to use them must first contact the webmaster for permission.
A Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the Trades House by George Crawford and printed in 1858. This book was digitised by Google and their conditions of use apply.
The books Burgesses and Guild Brethren from 1573 to 1750 and Burgesses and Guild Brethren from 1751 to 1846 are invaluable books for tracing anyone who became a burgess over the time frame specified.
The Records of the Trades House of Glasgow 1605~1678 by Harry Lumsden and published in 1910
"Glasgow, past and present, illustrated in Dean of Guild Court reports and in the reminiscences and communications of Senex, Aliquis, J.B., etc. (1884)" Volume 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3 are excellent books for anyone wishing to know more about the Trades in Glasgow and the Incorporation of Masons of Glasgow in particular.
Sketch of the Incorporation of Masons of Glasgow and the Lodge of Glasgow St. John written by James Cruikshank in 1879.
Excerpt from Laws of Masons with the Patent of Arms etc. Published 1917.
Members of the Incorporation of Masons from 1574 to 2013 with Miscellany by Craig R Bryce 2013
Cathcart Cemetery Report 2015 by Craig R Bryce
Traditions and Customs of the Incorporation of Masons of Glasgow by Craig R Bryce and Published 2016
Explanation of Rapping the Shed by Past Deacon James Hamilton Smith
History behind the Pear Eating Evening which only the Incorporation of Masons celebrate, also by Past Deacon James Hamilton Smith
A Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the Trades House by George Crawford and printed in 1858. This book was digitised by Google and their conditions of use apply.
The books Burgesses and Guild Brethren from 1573 to 1750 and Burgesses and Guild Brethren from 1751 to 1846 are invaluable books for tracing anyone who became a burgess over the time frame specified.
The Records of the Trades House of Glasgow 1605~1678 by Harry Lumsden and published in 1910
"Glasgow, past and present, illustrated in Dean of Guild Court reports and in the reminiscences and communications of Senex, Aliquis, J.B., etc. (1884)" Volume 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3 are excellent books for anyone wishing to know more about the Trades in Glasgow and the Incorporation of Masons of Glasgow in particular.
Sketch of the Incorporation of Masons of Glasgow and the Lodge of Glasgow St. John written by James Cruikshank in 1879.
Excerpt from Laws of Masons with the Patent of Arms etc. Published 1917.
Members of the Incorporation of Masons from 1574 to 2013 with Miscellany by Craig R Bryce 2013
Cathcart Cemetery Report 2015 by Craig R Bryce
Traditions and Customs of the Incorporation of Masons of Glasgow by Craig R Bryce and Published 2016
Explanation of Rapping the Shed by Past Deacon James Hamilton Smith
History behind the Pear Eating Evening which only the Incorporation of Masons celebrate, also by Past Deacon James Hamilton Smith
