Wigan Album

My grandad lived on Chestnut Rd.

My Great Grandfather Robert Houghton,lived at 6 Bottling Wood, he was an Iron Turner.

my grandparents charlie and jane kenney lived at 10 chesnut rd withtheir family ,my unle tom and dot kenney lived at no 8 with my cousin david

i live on chestnut road now, it is still a great community

My Great Grandfather John George Stuart aged 32 lived at No 52 in 1881, also resident were Sarah Anne Stuart nee Tarbuck, Susan Stuart aged 8, Edith Jane Stuart aged 6, John Stuart aged 4, Mabel Stuart aged 2, Ellane Stuart aged 62, Annie Stuart aged 16. Jhn George Stuart was a grocer at that time,he died in 1914. John Houghton an Iron turner lived next door at 52a, with his wife and three daughters.

I've just found out that my great uncle, William Marsden and his family lived at 7 Bottling Wood in 1911. He was killed in 1916 in the Great War, so don't know how long his family lived there after that.

My mother and Father Joseph And Lilian Brown lived in chestnut rd has did my grandad Albert, Family lived there for nearly 70 yrs

I was born here in 1962 left Wigan in 1978 and moved to Bournemouth

Have just found these photos and checked on my family tree records as the name Bottling Wood seemed relevant. My grandad Frederick Charles Eaborn died at 52a Bottling Wood in May 1912, aged only 40. He left a wife and 7 children, the second to youngest being my dad.

hello kathryn.i was born in bottling wood 1951 .ithink your mother is sheila .if so i would love to here from her as we were good friends many years ago.

sorry kayhryn,sheila will be your sister not your mother. i remember you being born . hope you ok and sheila.

There was a pub., in the old Bottling Wood, I think it was called The Woodmans, can anyone confirm that?.

I have just started researching my family tree and this has led me to the census for the Marsden family living in Bottling Wood at the time of the 1911 census - at number 7. My paternal grandmother was May Brown (nee Marsden) - she is younger and isn't on the census but her older siblings, Miriam and Samuel are there with their parents Miriam and William.
Any connections? Are these houses still standing?

Hi Tom, there was a pub in Bottling Wood called The Woodsman, you are correct. One of my fathers relatives was the landlord. When his parents got married they had their reception there and the bridal car came down the hill and the brakes failed. Therefore the bride and groom had to wade through the River Douglas to get back to dry land and their wedding reception.

My mother's family, Barton, lived in Bottling Wood, in the early 20th Century. She said it was her grandma's house. I took her there about 30 years ago but it had all gone. I have some photos.

My great grandmother Mary Elizabeth Grimshaw lived at no 34 Bottling Wood with her parents in 1861, aged 11 and subsequently an orphan she then went to live with her aunt and uncle George and Mary Turner at no 57 Bottling Wood.

My great uncle Richard Speakman lived in chestnut road, he was killed in the navy 1943, does anybody have any info? Or possibly know somebody who knew him?

Don't know which Census the following is from, but the people lived at 62 Bottling Wood,

Norah Tarbuck b. Ireland 32
Eli Tarbuck b. Wigan 3
Elizabeth Tarbuck
William Hagin
George Hagin
Mary Tarbuck

Wigan Census

Hi
I am carrying out some research into my grand parents and great grandparents who lived in the old and new bottling wood.
My grandparents were
Thomas and Susannah (Susie) Foster nee Dowd. & my great grandad Patrick (Paddy) Dowd.
Any help would be appreciated.
Shane Foster
Otago
New Zealand