William Parsons Hustwait was born at Wellingborough, son of Lewis, a tailor by trade, and Mary Ann. In 1891 he and two sisters and two brothers were all working at tailoring alongside their father, and there were four younger siblings at school. William married Clara Moss, the 5th daughter of Robert (a turner and brush maker) and Ann, of Lincoln, at the end of 1896, in Lincoln. They came to Rushden in 1898 and William started to trade in the High Street. When the 1901 census was taken, their son, Eric, was staying with his grandparents at Wellingborough, and his parents had moved into 25 Church Street, formerly the business of George Winters.
A baby daughter, Madge was buried in February 1898, aged just 8 months. Their first son Eric was born a few weeks later, on 23rd April 1898, followed by daughter Winifred on 22nd August 1899, and two more sons, Victor in 1905 and Cyril in 1909.
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Thought to be Cyril Hustwait in 1939
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The eldest son Eric Parsons, was killed in 1918, aged just 20. Later the business was renamed W P Hustwait & Sons.
Wm Hustwait was retired by 1939, but his daughter Winifred (born 22 Aug 1890), was working as the tailoress in the business. Living next door to them at 23 Arthur Loake, his wife Charlotte and son Leslie are probably now working with Winifred. Arthur and Leslie are tailor's cutters, and Mildred Lowe was also living with them, working as a tailoress. The business continued into the 1970s.
William died in September 1945 aged 77, and Clara died in 1964 aged 94.
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