Bolton Ave – Named in 1921 and this is all the information that the library website had about the street.
The man who was the original owner of the property that I have just sold used to live on this street. A nice private wee street but too close to Brougham St for my liking as it would have too much traffic noise.
I couldn’t find out why the name Bolton was used but the name Bolton Ave was used in ads as early as May 1917 when the company Ford and Hadfield were offering sections in the new subdivision. Included in the ad was information about the tram passing both ends of the new street of Bolton Ave.
In 1921 Ford and Hadfield applied for consent for the new road to be named Bolton Ave. This was agreed to as the layout of the new road had already been approved by the Spreydon Council in Nov 1913. I am assuming that the name Bolton was relevant to Ford and Hadfield. I found a Charles Ford who joined this company but he left in 1914 to move to Wanganui. I found a John Hadfield who was mayor of Sydenham but there was no obituary for him which was a bit surprising as he seemed to be very active in local affairs. Couldn’t find out if he was connected to this firm. He did own land on Brougham St. Nothing on Ancestry website. It is possible that there is a connection to Bolton in the UK but couldn’t find anything.
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