Tracing Romany, Traveller or Fairground folk?
We're the family history society for you. It's a great way to trace your special roots, meet people who share your interests and find out more about your heritage.
Is your ancestor in our Publications?
Browse through the range of specialist books published by the RTFHS. We may have one that includes your family and perhaps even your complete family tree.
Is your ancestor in our photo Gallery?
Take a look at our great old photos of travelling people and travelling life, sourced mainly from our members' family albums and postcard collections.
It was good to meet so many of you in Sheffield. And if you missed us there, we're going to be in York on Saturday 23 June and at the Romany Weekend near Farnham in Surrey on the 23rd and the 24th. See our Events page to find out more.
What's new?
New book about British Gypsy life – this week’s Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4 Posted Jun 04, 2018 By Web Master
A new book about British Gypsy Life called The Stopping Places by Damian Le Bas is being published on 7 June 2018. Starting today – 4 June
Name-indexed original parish records for Devon baptisms, marriages and burials: now free online at FamilySearch.org Posted May 23, 2018 By Web Master
The free genealogy website FamilySearch has just launched name indexes for its collection of Bishop’s Transcripts for the county of Devon. Previously these records were
Now back in print: the RTFHS guide you need to trace your ancestors’ travels Posted May 16, 2018 By Web Master
Ever wondered why your family happened to be in a particular town or village when they were caught by the census enumerator, got married or
Come and meet the RTFHS team at the Romany Weekend, Rural Life Centre, Tilford, near Farnham, Surrey – 23 & 24 June 2018 Posted May 16, 2018 By Web Master
Meet the RTFHS team at this two-day Romany event at the Rural Life Centre in Tilford, near Farnham, Surrey. We will be attending on both
Free talk about the life of Gypsy Esmeralda Lock, 22 May 2018, Leeds, Yorkshire Posted May 16, 2018 By Web Master
There’s a free talk by Dr Ken Lee – an academic with British Gypsy ancestry – about the life of the Gypsy Esmeralda Lock (1854–1939)
Come and meet the RTFHS team in Dorchester, Dorset, on Saturday 2 June 2018 Posted May 16, 2018 By Web Master
If you’re in or around Dorchester on Saturday 2 June 2018, why not come along and say ‘hello’ to the RTFHS team? We’ll be at this
The 1939 Register – now available on Ancestry.co.uk: a snapshot of England and Wales at the outbreak of the Second World War Posted May 09, 2018 By Web Master
The 1939 Register – which is a census-like record of 40 million of the inhabitants of England and Wales on 29 September 1939 – has
Come and say ‘hello’ to the RTFHS Team in Earl’s Court, London, on Saturday and Sunday, 5 and 6 May 2018 Posted Apr 27, 2018 By Web Master
Come and meet the RTFHS Team in Earl’s Court, London, on Saturday and Sunday, 5 and 6 May 2018. We’re taking our bookstall along to
Now fully booked! Fairgrounds, Inquests and a Gypsy Countess – the RTFHS family history conference: Saturday 12 May 2018 in Hook, Hampshire Posted Apr 15, 2018 By Web Master
Due to huge demand for places for our 2018 event, we regret to announce that we can’t take any more bookings. So if you haven’t
‘Family Tree’ magazine launches a week of free online activities for family historians: Monday 16 April to 22 April 2018 Posted Apr 15, 2018 By Web Master
On Monday 16 April 2018 the UK genealogy magazine Family Tree launches a week of free online family research activities to help you to find
Can you identify Mills family members in Battersea, South London? Posted Mar 28, 2018 By Web Master
Do you know anything about the Romany Gypsy Mills family who used to live in a yard in Cabul Road, Battersea, South London? If so,
Come and meet the RTFHS team in Poole on Saturday 24 March 2018 Posted Mar 03, 2018 By Web Master
Meet the RTFHS at the Dorset FHS Family History Day in Poole, Dorset on Saturday 24 March 2018, organised by the Dorset Family History Society to celebrate
Events
Jun
23
The Family History Show, York – RTFHS attending
Time: 10am until 4.30pm
Location: The Knavesmire Exhibition Centre, The Racecourse, York YO23 1EX.
Jun
23
Romany Weekend, Rural Life Centre, Tilford, near Farnham Surrey – RTFHS attending
Time: TBC
Location: Rural Life Centre, Reeds Road, Tilford, Farnham GU10 2DL
Jun
24
Romany Weekend, Rural Life Centre, Tilford near Farnham, Surrey – RTFHS attending
Time: TBC
Location: Rural Life Centre, Reeds Road, Tilford, Farnham GU10 2DL
Jun
30
South West Area Group Family History Fair, Swindon – RTFHS attending
Time: TBC
Location: STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon SN2 2EY.
Jul
28
Buckinghamshire FHS Family History Fair – RTFHS attending
Time: 10am until 4pm
Location: Grange School, Wendover Way, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21 7NH.
Oct
06
Oxfordshire Family History Society Family History Fair – RTFHS attending
Time: TBC
Location: Marlborough School, Shipton Road, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1LP
Oct
27
Suffolk Family History Society Open Day and Family History Fair – RTFHS attending
Time: 10am until 4pm
Location: University of Suffolk, Waterfront Building, 19 Neptune Quay, Ipswich IP4 1QL
Nov
24
Cambridgeshire FHS Family History Day – RTFHS attending
Time: 10am until 4pm
Location: Girton Glebe School, Girton, Cambridge CB3 0PN
