(Edwin) William Abington was born in 1903 at Kimbolton, son of Edwin J and Florence E Abington. His father was a tailor, and the family kept a gent's outfitters in Rushden. They first traded from 5 Newton Road in about 1922, moving to 1a Queen Street about 1930. Five years later they had transferred to 27 High Street, and the business moved again about 1960 to 21 High Street, where they continued into the 1990s. William moved to Higham Ferrers when he retired and lived near the old Walnut Tree. |