THE CULROSS QUILT

A CANADIAN WORLD WAR I QUILT

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Mrs JOHN GOOD née MARGARET A ROBERTSON

Margaret A Robertson was born on 19 January 1884 in Erin, Wellington, Ontario to Archibald Norman Robertson (1845-1914) and Janet McLeod (1843-1934). Margaret had five siblings, Mary Isabel (1867-1927), William Daniel (1869-1959), Archibald Norman (1871-1892), Marion (1875-1937) and Lillian Jane (1877-1954). Margaret came from a farming family in Minto, Wellington County.

Margaret married John Good on 28 February 1906 in Erin. John was born on 19 June 1877 in St Jacob, Waterloo County to George Good (1848-1910) and Mary Schmidt (1853-1923). George had four siblings, Sylvester (1874-1956), Oscar (1880-1962), Israel (1883-1915) and Elsie (1890-1954). John was a tailor and ran his own business in Teeswater.

Margaret and John had one daughter, Marion (1913-1974).

John died in 1956 and Margaret died in 1972, both in Teeswater.

This family can be found on Ancestry under the title Culross Hodgins/Good/McKenzie/ Reid/Whytock Tree.

Margaret A Robertson was distantly related to the Hodgins family whose names are also on the quilt. Their family story is told here.


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