Marchant Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Marchant Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family Tree !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4643 people with the Marchant surname? In that year Marchant was ranked number 911 for popularity in the UK. |
Marchant records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Marchant family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"MARCHANT. A variant of MERCHANT, q.v. MERCHANT, MARCHANT. From Middle English marchaunt, Anglo-French marchant, a 'merchant,' Latinized mercator in early charters. Radulph Mercator held land in Dunfermline a. 1214 (Kelso, 11), and a later Radulph Mercator was a charter witness in Dundee in 1281 (HP., n, p. 223). Thomas called Mate-hand was a canon of Brechin in 1298 (Pap. Lett., I, p. 576). Morice Merchande was barber of the burgh of Dumbarton in 1456 ( (Strathendrick, p. 192), and in 1495 there is mention of the tenement of Elizabeth Merchand there (REG., 471). Isobclla Merchand was retoured heir of Alexander Merchand, burgess of Kilmareis (Kilmaurs) in 1600 (Retours, Ayr, 31), and presumptions of witchcraft were given in against Marat Merchant in Brechin in 1650 (Extracts, Records of Presbytery of Brechin, 1639-1660). Other old spellings are Merchan, Mertchand. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Marchant Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Marchant Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Marchant family tree.
Search Marchant Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Marchant family name using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Marchant family records.
Search MyHeritage for Marchant family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Marchant family.
Research the Marchant surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Marchant Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 6238 people with the Marchant surname in the UK? Marchant is now ranked number 959 for popularity in the UK. |
Marchant Family History Databases
Look at WikiTree for user contributed Marchant family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Marchant data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Explore MyTrees for information on the Marchant family and people looking to contact living Marchant relations.
Check out GENi for Marchant family records.
Find your Irish Marchant relatives on findmypast.ie
Marchant Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Marchant surname in the USA? Marchant is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Marchant Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Marchant family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Marchant surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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