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Title: WW1 signature quilt . Rehoboth Coedpoeth.
Post by: wilcoxon on Monday 21 November 16 15:22 GMT (UK)

Does any one know about this ?. Some time ago I was sent a photo of my families name on this quilt, I have lost the image and can`t recall who sent it. It would be interesting to know where the quilt is now.

http://www.jessicahemmings.com/signature-cloths-review/

Using the colours of the Union Jack, WW1 Signature Quilt (circa 1915) contains nearly one thousand sewn signatures made as a fundraiser by the Rehoboth Welsh Methodist Chapel in North Wales. Villagers in Coedpoeth near Wrexham would have paid for their signatures to be embroidered into the cloth, which was then auctioned to raise money for the war effort

Title: Re: WW1 signature quilt . Rehoboth Coedpoeth.
Post by: fairlane on Thursday 08 December 16 23:12 GMT (UK)

I believe this quilt was exhibited at Ruthin Craft Centre in 2014 so they may be able to tell you where it is kept from their records.

Fairlane

Title: Re: WW1 signature quilt . Rehoboth Coedpoeth.
Post by: wilcoxon on Friday 09 December 16 08:04 GMT (UK)

Thanks. That`s a great help.

Title: Re: WW1 signature quilt . Rehoboth Coedpoeth.
Post by: shazzy67 on Saturday 17 December 16 10:54 GMT (UK)

Hi you may be able to get a copy from the Wrexham Heritage Centre. I have a copy of all the names on the Coedpoeth Quilt. The plan of the quilt belonged at the time to Mrs Carrington-Hopwood. In total there were 70 squares containing that amount of families names. Let me know what names you are interested in. I would put all names on here but it would take forever. As an example the following is a square containing my family

Square B4
Joseph H Thomas
Phoebe Williams
Jane Williams
E? J? Roberts
Evans Williams
Evan? Thomas Williams (my grandfather)
Eirwen Roberts
John Owen Williams
May? ? Williams (should read Mary E Williams - my great grandmother)
William Williams (my great grandfather)
Mary Roberts
Abel Williams
Margaret Williams

Title: Re: WW1 signature quilt . Rehoboth Coedpoeth.
Post by: wilcoxon on Saturday 17 December 16 16:21 GMT (UK)

Wilcoxon. there won`t be many,  :)

Title: Re: WW1 signature quilt . Rehoboth Coedpoeth.
Post by: shazzy67 on Sunday 18 December 16 15:18 GMT (UK)

Hi Wilcoxon

Square A4 include the following names

Samuel Jones
Joseph Wilcoxon
Ceridwen Williams
Geoffrey Davies
Megan Williams
H H Davies
Gwyneth Williams
Jane Jones
Irene Davies
Evan Ellis Williams
? ? Wilcoxon
E Williams
Anne Harrison
Jane Williams

I would be interested to know if any of the above Williams' may be related to you as they are a side line from my Williams family. I also know that if you go onto Minera Ancestry website and then onto Coedpoeth forum you should be able to find someone who has the full Pdf file of the full names on the quilt. Hope the above helps, give me a shout if you need anymore names ;)

Title: Re: WW1 signature quilt . Rehoboth Coedpoeth.
Post by: wilcoxon on Sunday 18 December 16 18:00 GMT (UK)

Thanks, Joseph Wilcoxon was my Gt Gt Grandfather.
I have no Williams from Coedpoeth linked to the Wilcoxons.