From the link below, it looks like some of the mens names were from Thomas Birkin's Son's.
Perhaps other names have a Lace connection.
http://www.nottsheritagegateway.org.uk/places/forestfields.htm
The naming of some of the streets showed clearly the influence of Thomas Isaac Birkin. His sons were Thomas Stanley (Stanley Road), Alexander Russell (Russell Road) and Richard Leslie (Leslie Road). A Wilfred Road, named after another son, Charles Wilfred, was intended but not built. Gladstone Street and Ewart Road may also have a Birkin connection as he was President