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The earliest occurrence of the Merga surname in our family history documents is from 1692, and we currently have 947 records where Merga appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
1 Mergas were recorded as miners in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Mergas were most likely to live in Lancashire.
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1 Merga served in the First World War.
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