This maker is from Farnworth near Widnes, but has been included here for information, as there are many posts especially from the US have confused Farnworth, Bolton, Lancashire, with Farnworth Widness, Lancashire.
Abbott and Garnett were makers of rough movements, designed to be finished locally, they marked their movements discretely with “A&G”
William Garnett was born in a town called Mold, in North Wales, in c1801. In the 1851 census he is shown as a Watch Manufacturer, resident in the Parish of Farnworth in Widnes, Lancashire, which is where his son William was born in 1836, and is shown as a Watch Manufacturer (Apprentice). William Snr passed away in 1854 and Jnr not long after in 1866.
There is less information on Abbott, however they are a watchmaking dynasty originating and centred on the Farnworth and Widnes area.
A typical A&G Movement.
