I am looking for JOHN THORNTON born County Galway, in 1799. Roman Catholic, Sawyer His wife ANN nee (HAMILTON/JENNINGS. McMANUS)? Children: MARY bn 1821/22 County Galway, Ireland CATHERINE bn 1822 " CORNELIUS bn 1825 " JOSEPH bn 1828/29 " JOHN bn 1831 ORMSKIRK, Lancashire, UK (paternal great grandfather) ELLEN (no record) I believe the above information was gather from the British 1841/1881 Census. JOHN and ANN THORNTON, born in Ireland, both died of TYPHUS fever in 1839/1840 within a month of each other. I would be extremely grateful for any information you could give on how I might backtrack on these relatives. I immigrated from the UK in 1956 and now have children and grandchildren born in the USA. We are all very proud of our Irish heritage! Is there any publication you might suggest which would detail the conditions in Ireland at the time (late 1700's early 1800) of JOHN and ANN'S immigration to the UK? With thanks, Veronica Thornton Hagin