Bro. James S. Dorricott was installed as the Right Worshipful Master on Wednesday 23^rd November 2011 by Installing Masters Bro. Ian Gordon P.M.7 and Bro. John Anderson P.M.233 at our 317^th annual ceremony of installation. There was a good attendance at the installation from lodges within and out with the province of Lanarkshire Middle Ward.

'It is a tremendous honour to be installed once again as Right Worshipful Master of Lodge Hamilton Kilwinning No.7, one of the oldest lodges in Scotland. Looking at the history of the Lodge and the brethern who have been installed as Right Worshipful Master in the past such as James, 6^th Duke of Hamilton, it is overwhelming to be joining such elite company. My sincere thanks to the brethern of the Lodge for entrusting me with this great honour'.

I hope your visit to our website gives you some insight into this fine lodge and will encourage you to come along to our regular meetings, where you will be made most welcome. If you are unable to visit our lodge then please feel free to leave us your comments within our guest book, which we actively encourage you to use.

2010	Fraser Gilroy
2009	Allan Taylor
2008	James Carruthers
2007	Ian D. Gordon
2006	Cameron K. Taylor
2005	Douglas S. Cook
2004	Douglas S. Cook
2003	Douglas Forrest
2002	John Prentice
2001	Alexander H. Stoddart
2000	Fraser McClean

1999	Douglas Scott		1965	Robert Wilson		1931	William Baird
1998	Robert M. F. Mackay		1964	Andrew Forbes		1930	William Baird
1997	Gerald McKeon (resigned)		1963	John A. Davy		1929	Thomas W. Leslie
1996	James S. Dorricott		1962	Claude Lees		1928	John Lawrie
1995	Stephen P. Brown		1961	James K. Borland		1927	John Lawrie
1994	Robert M.P. Brown		1960	James Craik		1926	Thomas Forsythe
1993	Thomas A. McDonald		1959	Robert Ogg		1925	Thomas Forsythe
1992	Ian F. Thomson		1958	George Ogg		1924	John Ferguson
1991	Frank C. Wallace		1957	Robert Roxburgh		1923	John Ferguson
1990	Robert M.P. Brown		1956	George Cummings		1922	John Bennett
1989	Fredrick Wardlaw		1955	Thomas Blackwood		1921	John Bennett
1988	William L.G. Miller		1954	John McCart		1920	Walter Neill
1987	Thomas Davidson		1953	William Weir		1919	Walter Neill
1986	Colin R.B. Gibson		1952	William F.C. Donaldson		1918	John Cassels
1985	William A.J. Jeffs		1951	William Cunningham		1917	David Wilson
1984	Kenneth A. Mathieson		1950	John L. Paterson		1916	David Wilson
1983	John McC. Thomson		1949	Alexander Frame Jnr.		1915	Alex J. Jardine
1982	David A. Gilbert		1948	John Stewart		1914	Alex J. Jardine
1981	Wiliam Wilson		1947	Duncan D. Bell		1913	Alexander Robert
1980	William P. Rodney		1946	John Stevens		1912	Alexander Robert
1979	David M. Kerr		1945	John Smith		1911	William Dickson
1978	Murdoch Mitchell		1944	Robert H. McHattie		1910	William Dickson
1977	Gordon D. Leighton		1943	Thomas N. Banks		1909	Thomas Brown
1976	Alexander H. Stoddart		1942	William Johnstone		1908	Thomas Brown
1975	William L.G. Miller		1941	David N. Gilbert		1907	Archibald Turner
1974	Robert B. Kerr		1940	William N. Frame		1906	James Williamson
1973	Alexander F. Dick		1939	William N. Telford		1905	John Main
1972	Hunter H. Carrol		1938	Alexander Frame		1904	John Main
1971	William Andrew		1937	Alexander Jamieson		1903	Wm. Porter Mitchell
1970	Robert Martin		1936	William J. McAdam		1902	Wm. Porter Mitchell
1969	Robert Tennant		1935	James Kinnell		1901	Wm. Porter Mitchell
1968	James Carsewell		1934	James Kinnell		1900	Mark G. Davidson
1967	Murdoch J. Cameron		1933	Thomas J. Barnard
1966	James W. Tennant		1932	Thomas J. Barnard

1899	Mark G. Davidson		1865	John Dick		1831	Alexander Wilson
1898	Mathew Campbell		1864	John Dick		1830	Alexander Wilson
1897	Mathew Campbell		1863	John Dick		1829	Alexander Wilson
1896	Mathew Campbell		1862	William Hindshaw Jnr.		1828	William Henderson
1895	Mathew Campbell		1861	John Henderson		1827	William Henderson
1894	William J. Hay		1860	John Henderson		1826	William Henderson
1893	William J. Hay		1859	John Henderson		1825	William Henderson
1892	William J. Hay		1858	John Henderson		1824	John MacKenzie
1891	William J. Hay		1857	George Wilson		1823	John MacKenzie
1890	Wm. Porter Mitchell		1856	John Henderson		1822	John MacKenzie
1889	Wm. Porter Mitchell		1855	John Henderson		1821	John Burns
1888	J. Cunningham Kay		1854	John Henderson		1820	Robert Lamb
1887	J. Cunningham Kay		1853	John Henderson		1819	Robert Lamb
1886	J. Cunningham Kay		1852	James Baird		1818	Robert Lamb
1885	J. Cunningham Kay		1851	James Baird		1817	Robert Lamb
1884	Gavin Paterson		1850	James Baird		1816	John Currie
1883	Gavin Paterson		1849	William Henderson		1815	John Currie
1882	Gavin Paterson		1848	William Henderson		1814	John McKenzie
1881	Gavin Paterson		1847	Charles Freebairn		1813	John McKenzie
1880	Gavin Paterson		1846	William Henderson		1812	William Henderson
1879	Colin Spalding		1845	William Henderson		1811	James Bryson
1878	Colin Spalding		1844	David Simpson		1810	James Bryson
1877	James Mackie		1843	David Simpson		1809	James Bryson
1876	James Mackie		1842	John McKenzie		1808	James Henderson
1875	James Mackie		1841	Robert Fleming		1807	James Henderson
1874	James Mackie		1840	Robert Fleming		1806	James Henderson
1873	Stewart S. Robertson		1839	James Hamilton		1805	Archibald Burns
1872	Stewart S. Robertson		1838	David Simpson		1804	Archibald Burns
1871	Stewart S. Robertson		1837	James Baillie		1803	Archibald Burns
1870	John Hunter		1836	James Baillie		1802	Archibald Burns
1869	John Clarke Forrest		1835	Joseph Rowatt		1801	Archibald Burns
1868	John Clarke Forrest		1834	Joseph Rowatt		1800	Robert Lamb
1867	John Clarke Forrest		1833	John McKenzie
1866	John Dick		1832	Alexander Wilson

As you can see here His Grace James the 6^th Duke of Hamilton was the Master of No.7 from 1753 - 1755 inclusive and whose armorial funeral escutcheon is displayed on the left.

1799	Robert Lamb		1765	James Wilson		1731	Arthur Naismith
1798	Robert Lamb		1764	John Bryson		1730	Arthur Naismith
1797	Robert Lamb		1763	John Boyes		1729	Arthur Naismith
1796	Robert Lamb		1762	John Boyes		1728	Robert Mack
1795	Robert Lamb		1761	John Boyes		1727	John Henrie
1794	Robert Lamb		1760	John Boyes		1726	John Henrie
1793	Archibald Burns		1759	John Boyes		1725	James Wier
1792	Archibald Burns		1758	John Boyes		1724	Robert Laurie
1791	William Hamilton		1757	John Boyes		1723	Robert Laurie
1790	Charles Freebairn		1756	John Bryson		1722	Robert Laurie
1789	Charles Freebairn		1755	6th Duke of Hamilton		1721	William Miller
1788	Charles Freebairn		1754	6th Duke of Hamilton		1720	William Miller
1787	Charles Freebairn		1753	6th Duke of Hamilton		1719	William Miller
1786	Robert Lamb		1752	James Hamilton		1718	William Miller
1785	Robert Lamb		1751	John Hossack		1717	William Miller
1784	John Henderson		1750	Cpt. James Roberton		1716	John Forrest
1783	John Henderson		1749	Cpt. James Roberton		1715	John Forrest
1782	Archibald Burns		1748	John Hossack		1714	John Forrest
1781	Archibald Burns		1747	John Hossack		1713	John Forrest
1780	Archibald Burns		1746	John Hossack		1712	John Forrest
1779	Archibald Burns		1745	Cpt. William Crawford		1711	John Forrest
1778	Archibald Burns		1744	Arthur Naismith		1710	John Forrest
1777	Robert Henderson		1743	Arthur Naismith		1709	John Robertoun
1776	Robert Burns		1742	Arthur Naismith		1708	John Robertoun
1775	Robert Burns		1741	William Bogle		1707	Robert Laurie
1774	Robert Burns		1740	James Cunison		1706	Robert Laurie
1773	John Frame		1739	Charles Hamilton		1705	Robert Laurie
1772	John Frame		1738	John Bryson		1704	Robert Laurie
1771	Archibald Allan		1737	William Miller		1703	Robert Laurie
1770	Archibald Allan		1736	Maj. John Robertson		1702	Robert Laurie
1769	Archibald Allan		1735	Arthur Naismith		1701	Robert Laurie
1768	Thomas Hutton Jnr.		1734	Arthur Naismith		1700	James Naismith
1767	James Boyes		1733	Arthur Naismith
1766	James Wilson		1732	Arthur Naismith

1699	James Naismith
1698	James Naismith
1697	James Naismith
1696	James Naismith
1695	James Naismith