> > > I am trying to find records of my great great grandfather, JOHN > THORNTON (sawyer) > born County Galway 1799.He and his wife ANN THORNTON(HAMILTON/McMANUS) > left Ireland in the early 1830's. > > JOHN was buried in ORMSKIRK as a Roman Catholic in December 1839. > His wife ANN > died 14 days later (both of typhus fever)! So much for greener > pastures! > > My great grandfather JOHN THORNTON was born in Ormskirk, Lancashire > in 1830/31. > > JOHN'S three siblings MARY (1822), CORNELIUS (1825), JOSEPH(1828) > and CATHERINE > (1830) consistently give their place of birth as COUNTY GALWAY in > ALL England Census after > their arrival in England. > > I have no idea of how I might trace the origins of this family in > County Galway, Ireland. > Could you give me some pointers? > > Veronic Thornton Hagin > northern California > > > > >