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The earliest occurrence of the Merkell surname in our family history documents is from 1581, and we currently have 408 records where Merkell appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
1 Merkells were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Merkells were most likely to live in Lancashire.
It seems all Merkells were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
1 Merkell served in the First World War.
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