Is a Markman the same as a Fellowcraft?

A Markman is not identical to a Fellow Craft. In historical operative and early speculative systems, the Markman (or Mark Man) existed as a distinct grade or step, described as a "Super-Fellow", a "Fitter and Marker", or an intermediate degree situated between the Fellow Craft and Master Mason, as a paper read before Quatuor Coronati Lodge notes.

In operative tradition, a craftsman who had completed his apprenticeship passed into the ranks of Fellow Craft and selected a mark by which his individual work could be identified 1. However, the distinct title or step of Markman marked an additional qualification beyond the basic rank of a Fellow Craft, reflecting a specific role in the selection, fitting, and marking of stone before it reached the site of building.