Mark Coleman Wallace PhD Thesis - University of St Andrews

Number of Occupations
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Mary's Chapel
60
Journeymen
11
Canongate Kilwinning
Figure 3.9. Occupational Returns 1736-1776
55
Roman Eagle
4
Stirling
Lodges
41
Dundee
22
Aberdeen
12
Inverness
8
Number of Occupations
From a regional standpoint, the average number of occupations is
surprisingly similar, as the mean number for Edinburgh lodges was 32.5,
compared to 21.5 for the provincial lodges. Looking more closely at the
occupational categorization, it is clear that the specialized lodges in Edinburgh –
or lodges that appealed to a specific occupation or trade – were more likely to be
less diversified. 61 For example, the extant returns of Journeymen Operative
Lodge show that 83 per cent of its members were stonemasons, while a small
percentage (7 per cent) were gentlemen. Records for No. 1(3) Aberdeen reveal
that stonemasons accounted for one-third of total membership; 145 of the 282
entrants between 1736 and 1751 were tradesmen, and only 22 were gentlemen.
In the entirely-speculative Roman Eagle Lodge, 77 per cent of its members were
doctors, and only 5 per cent were tradesmen (Appendix 1).
61 For a detailed listing of lodges and their occupations, see Appendix 1.
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