Chapter 11

Provincial Grand Lodge.

In June 1802 Scotland was divided into 16 districts for Masonic purposes under that agreement, the Border Lodges were placed under the jurisdiction of the Provincial Grand Master of Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh & Berwickshires.

The PGL consisted of eleven Lodges, namely Duns 25, Peebles 26, Cumberland Kilwinning Peebles 55, Kelso 69, St Abbs 84, Selkirk 35, Dunbar 89, Jedburgh 130, Hawick 141, St Luke Lauder 173, and Jedburgh St Andrew 243.

In 1829 there was a rearrangement of the Province, Peebles and Selkirk were given six of the then existing Lodges, and Hawick were placed in the Province of Berwick and Roxburghshire.

In 1836 the Province of East Lothian was erected PGL of Peebles and Selkirk were given jurisdiction of seven Lodges, viz; Peebles Kilwinning 24, St John Selkirk 32, St John Jedburgh 104, St John Hawick 111, St John Stow 216, St John Galashiels 262 and St James Hawick 424.

It was proposed to form three Provinces into two, viz; Haddington and Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirkshire, 58, 32, 104, 111, 424, 262, 216, Peebles being left out, it was suggested it be placed in the Metropolitan District.