Merchant Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the Merchant Family Tree 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 2014 people with the Merchant surname? In that year Merchant was ranked number 1824 for popularity in the UK. |
Merchant records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Merchant family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. 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Historical References
"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 Merchant Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Merchant 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Merchant family tree.
Check out Merchant Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Merchant family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Merchant family records.
Look at MyHeritage for Merchant family data.
Investigate the LDS Database for records of the Merchant family.
Research the Merchant surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Merchant Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2319 people with the Merchant surname in the UK? Merchant is now ranked number 2146 for popularity in the UK. |
Merchant Family History Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Merchant family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Merchant data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Search MyTrees for information on the Merchant family and people looking to contact living Merchant relations.
Search GENi for Merchant family records.
Find your Irish Merchant relatives on findmypast.ie
Merchant Forums
Research the Merchant surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Merchant surname in the USA? Merchant is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Merchant Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Merchant 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 Merchant surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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