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Victorian
Copper Medal -
Walgherton Female Friendly Society
I include this as an item of
general interest.
The family of Twemlow is linked in history to Goostrey and the medal is
in my possession. The Cheshire Records Office has no information on the
Friendly Society - if anyone can throw any light on this, I would be
grateful.
Extremely
decorative and well
made Victorian
copper medal for the Walgherton Female Friendly Dividend Society in
Cheshire.
Circa 1840 (dated 1833). The medal has a contemporary piercing at the
top
so that it can be worn on a ribbon. Obverse: Stamped around the rim
JOHN
TWEMLOW ESQ. OF HATHERTON PATRON. In the centre, stamped in high relief
the Armorial Bearings of John Twemlow of Hatherton (coat of arms):
Quarterly
1st & 4th Argent a chevron Or between three squirrels sejant Gules
(Ancient Arms), 2nd & 3rd Azure two bars engrailed Or charged with
three boars heads two and one erect couped Sable (Modern Arms) charged
with a crescent for difference (second son). Crest: A perroquet
standing
on the stump of a tree a branch sprouting therefrom proper. The family
motto is on a ribbon below - TENEO TENVERE MAJORES (I hold what my
ancestors
have held). Reverse: Stamped around the edge - WALGHERTON FEMALE
FRIENDLY
DIVIDEND SOCIETY. Stamped in the centre - INSTITUTED/ JULY 23rd/ 1833. |
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Condition :-Extremely
Fine. The Patron's
coat of arms and crest are stamped in high relief and are very crisp
indeed.
Pierced |
Circa :- 1840 (dated
1833) |
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Size :- 1.7
inches
(43.2 mm) long x 1.4
inches (35.6 mm) wide |
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This medal is
steeped in
social history. The
Twemlow family took their responsibilities to the community seriously
and
there were a number of Magistrates among them as well as a
Deputy-Lieutenant
for the county of Stafford. Friendly Societies were established to
provide
insurance against sickness, old age and funeral expenses. They were
started
in the 17th century and in the 18th century they became a conventional
alternative to parish relief and charitable assistance. These Societies
spread quickly with the onset of the Industrial Revolution and by the
Victorian
era they had become the most important form of working-class insurance. |
Inquest involving Twemlow
of Hatherton
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