Jean. What an excellent account of the Famine.This portrays much of the suffering of the Irish in those troubled times and very relevant to our research.More snippets of this type would be most welcome.Thank you. By the way if I recall your interest is in the FORD family. There are quite a few in the 1871 census for Cheshire. Many Irish worked in the Salt Mines.Regards Rory. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.361 / Virus Database: 267.12.5/147 - Release Date: 24/10/2005