There’s a new free source online on the RTFHS website for people with Travelling ancestors mainly in the West Country but also in counties across southern England.

The Ian Orchard West Country Collection represents many decades of diligent research by RTFHS member Ian Orchard. He wanted to preserve his information about members of his own family and also share it more widely by making it available to all through the RTFHS website. The main surnames featured are:

Burr • Crocker • Davis • Hughes • James • Mills • Orchard • Penfold • Sanders/Saunders • Scarrott • Small •Yearly.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Ian for his generosity. You can find the Collection as a PDF document on the Free Records page of the RTFHS website.