Gananoque Loyal Orange Lodge No. 51

Gananoque, Ontario, Canada
About the Lodge
The Warrant for Loyal Orange Lodge No. 51 was issued on June 18th, 1856 to Michael Cliff at McCrones Corners (later Wilstead). The Lodge appears to have been an Abstinence Lodge as a number of account books show large sums spent on tea, crackers and cheese as opposed to any alcohol.
Membership of Loyal Orange Lodge No. 51 in 1856 while it was located in McCrones Corners, Ontario
Edward Anderson
William Buck
Daniel Cliff
George Cliff
Michael Cliff
Richard Cliff
​Edward Davis
William Dickson
Charles Gardiner
Andrew Hurst
John Hurst
Joseph Landon
George Richardson
​William Samuel Sampson
​The Lodge moved to South Lake in April of 1857 and amalgamated with Loyal Orange Lodge No. 650, one of the two South Lake Lodges.
Membership of Loyal Orange Lodge No. 51 in 1860 while it was located in South Lake, Ontario
John Beaty
Robert Brotherson
John H. Canners
William Canners
Daniel Cliff
James Coal
George Cunningham
Robert Cunningham
William Dickson
John Drinnen
Robert Ervine
William Galway
John Hirst
Richard Hunter
? Kenny
Richard Kidd
John Morton
​William Murphy
William Nuttell
George Nuttell
James Rich
Rueben Rich
Trey Rich
Robert Seals
John Scott
Thomas Scott
William Scott
William Shaw
Daniel Smith
William Tolen
David Walker
​William Walker
​By 1879 or 1880 Lodge No. 51 appears to have moved down the road to Gananoque Station, Ontario. There were a number of changes in membership due to the move.
Membership of Loyal Orange Lodge No. 51 in 1880 while it was located in Gananoque Station.
Joseph Arlow
George Buck
John Buck
T. Clare
G. Gallaway
James Gallaway
W. Goodbody
J. Holdcroft
Richard Hunter
E. Irwin
R. Irwin
L. Lloyd
George McCormack
H. McPhersin
R. Quinn
J. Seal
W. Spafford
A. Sterling
F. Stolicker
H. Todd
D. Toland
J. Toland
G.S. White
​A. Yule
​​January 1884 marked the third move for Loyal Orange Lodge No. 51 when it relocated to Gananoque, Ontario.
Membership of Loyal Orange Lodge No. 51 in 1884 while it was located in Gananoque, Ontario
Joseph P. Arlow
George Buck
John Buck (Com.)
Benjamin Case
Joseph Case
Thomas Clare
W.A. Clifford
Cornelius Cook
John H. Cook
Hamilton G. Dick
George Galway (R.S.)
William Goodbody (Ch.)
Edward Hunter
Richard Hunter
Edward Irwin (Com.) 
Robert Irwin (Treasurer)
Uriah Kelsey
James E. Kenny
Lyman S. Knapp
James Lloyd (Com.)
Abram Meggs
George McCormack
Henry McPherson
James Moore
Frank Patch
Richard Quinn
John Seal (W.M.)
William Spafford (Com.)
Frank Stolicker
William Storey
Humphrey Todd
​Arch Yule
​Derry Loyal Orange Lodge No. 194 received its warrant sometime between 1845 and 1874 and appears to have been absorbed by Loyal Orange Lodge No. 511 by about 1880. It was located in Gananoque, Ontario.

Loyal Orange Lodge No. 511 was warranted on September 17, 1855. By 1889 this lodge appears to have been absorbed by Loyal Orange Lodge No. 51.

Loyal Orange Lodge No. 51 amalgamated with Loyal Orange Lodge No. 26 in 1950.
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Loyal Orange Lodge No. 26, located in Lansdowne Village, was warranted on July 11, 1845. The Lodge was active in Lansdowne until 1982 when it amalgamated with Gowan Loyal Orange Lodge No. 1 in Brockville, Ontario
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Certificate of declaration of Nathan Chapman as a member of the Loyal Orange Lodge No. 51 requesting that all Lodges recognize and admit him as one who has received the Degree of a true Orange, Purple Royal Blue , and Royal Arch Purple (Source: Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre).