Such an interesting map!  My eye focused on Breightmet – then a distinct hamlet in 1786 but of course now subsumed into Greater Bolton. The map records the land owner as “ Parker, Esq”.  

The Parker family were from Astle Hall in Cheshire and took over Breightmet Hall in the mid 1700s. With them came my 5 X great grandfather, Josiah Phethean ( born Brereton, Cheshire 1724, died Breightmet 1791), who became the land agent for the Breightmet Estate. The Parkers seemed to be “absentee landlords”. 

Josiah subsequently became landlord of the Old Hare and Hounds inn at Breightmet (which unfortunately closed and fell into decay about 15 years ago and has now been converted into sheltered housing); was a Justice of the Peace, also a paper maker at Toothill Bridge and he then built a bleach works at the same place. One or the other of these works is, I believe, the location marked on the map with a “star”. He must have been a very busy and ambitious man!

All the Phethean families in and around Bolton are descendants of Josiah.
Josiah’s grandson John Phethean (1778-1843) founded John Phethean & Co, cotton spinners, of Bolton and Farnworth. The company existed until 1929 when it was incorporated with other Bolton and Farnworth mills into Vantona, subsequently Coats-Viyella .

My heritage owes quite a lot to the Parker family!

Bolton Evening News, Saturday 28 May 1870

Salford Intermediate Sessions. — At the sessions yesterday – Joseph Lee, 20, factory operative, for entering at Breightmet on the 25th April, the dwelling house of Josiah Phethean and stealing a watch and money.

Bolton Evening News, Monday February 15, 1875

Daring Attempt at Housebreaking at Great Lever. –On Saturday night between 6:30 and 7 o’clock man who refuses to give his name made a daring attempt to enter the house of Mr Josiah Phethean, manufacturer,  Manchester Road Great Lever.  The man having climbed the door porch was observed in the act of preparing to operate on a bedroom window when he was observed by the milk boy, who giving an alarm caused Mr Phethean, his son and others to come speedily on the scene.  The man dropped down to the ground and attempted to make his escape by “tupping”  Mr Phethean’s son with his head but the young gentleman was too alert to be deceived in that fashion and whilst the man had his head bent he seized him by the neck and held him until he was properly secured. Police Sgt Grimshaw and Police constable Ryder were promptly on the scene and on searching the man they found upon him an implement for opening window catches and also a life preserver (a small stick having lead at the end).   The man begged much of Mr Phethean to be let go, saying he had only been after a pigeon, and was respectably connected, but his pleadings were in vain.

From second edition:

Attempted housebreaking at Great Lever.– At the County Sessions, to-day, a man was charged with having on Saturday night last attempted to break in to the house of Mr Josiah Phethean, Manchester road, Great Lever. Robert Dalton, a milk boy, deposed to seeing the prisoner climbing on the door porch at Mr Phethean’s house. He gave the alarm – Mr john Phethean, son of Mr Josiah Phethean stated that he apprehended the man when he alighted on the ground from the porch, and kept him in custody until Police-constable Ryder arrived. Police constable Ryder said he had examined the prisoner and found upon him a pallet knife, a screw driver and a box of matches. The prisoner having nothing to say in defence was committed to prison for eight days.