Behind My Hindleys Phyl Sheppard traces her family ancestry back ...

JAMES 1832 - 1868.
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Index
1. Higher Bebington Hall
2. Christchurch
3. Windmill
4. St Andrew's Church
5. St Paul's Church
6. St Catherine's Church
called ‘Fir Bobs’ because they lived close to
Storeton Pine Woods.
The Storeton quarries, which provided jobs for
the villagers, transported the stone to
Bromborough Pool docks via a tram track which
ran round the outskirts of the parish of Bebington.
The track was built in 1838. On the 1844 Tithe
Map it is shown as Plot 250 R’way (Sir Wm.
Stanley owner and occupier). The sandstone
from these quarries was used in many famous
buildings, as far away as the United States of
America.
Scots Pine
(Pinus
When James and Sarah moved here, most of the work in the village was
connected with farming or quarrying. Perhaps there was a chance of work
for James (hence the move), although we did find Thomas (his elder half
brother) and his wife Emma living here in 1856 when their son Thomas was
born.