William Saunders begins our family tree at about 1794 - there's still more  investagation needed to be done to see if he had any siblings.I am enjoying  gathering all this information together and soon I will be adding lots' of  photos. Worcestershire was the site of the Battle of Evesham in which Simon de  Montford was killed (4th August 1265) and later in the English Civil War the  Battle of Worcester (1651)
  In the nineteenth century, Worcester was a centre for the manufacture of  gloves also the Worcester porcelain works - in 2006 the factory closed down  but there is still a musuem there; the town of Kidderminster was a centre for  carpet manufacturing and 
 Redditch specialised in the manufacture of needles, springs and hooks.  Droitwich Spa being situated on large deposits of salt, was a centre of salt  production from Roman times.Also one of the principle Roman roads ran through  the town.
  These old industries have since declined, to be replaced by other, more  varied light industry. The county is also home to the world's oldest  continually published newspaper - the Berrow's Journal - established 1690.  Malvern was one of the centres for the rise in water-cure establishments in  this country - as Malvern water was believed to contain "nothing at all" ie to  be very pure. Malvern is also associated with the Morgan sports car, which is  hand made and exported around the world - there is a long waiting list to own  one.
  Worcestershire is a fairly rural county. The Malvern Hills which run from the  south of the county into Herefordshire are made up mainly of volcanic igneous  and metamorphic rock, some of which date from before 1200 million years ago.  A large area of the county of Worcestershire used to be traditionally devoted  to fruit-growing and the cultivation of hops; this has decreased considerably  since World War 2, but there are still some growing areas around the Vale of  Evesham and in Pershore. Worcestershire is also famous for a number of its non- agricultural products. The city of Worcester is known for its Worcester sauce - it is a savoury sauce made with vinegar, anchovies, molasses, tarmarinds,  onions and spices - used in flavouring various foods and the Bloody Mary drink  which is drunk worldwide.