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de Merlay of Morpeth
Added on 2013-03-26 and last updated 2013-04-06
| Code | 68 view on map |
| First recorded | 1188 Morpeth, Northumberland |
| Longest association | 0 years Morpeth, Northumberland |
| Last recorded | 1188 Morpeth, Northumberland |
| Marker Count | 1 |
| Markers last changed | 2013-03-26 |
There are claims that this family has Norman origins:
- https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Talk:Morpeth,_Northumberland
- https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Morpeth,_Northumberland
- https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranulf_du_Merle
- https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Merlerault
- https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Merle_%28Isra%C3%ABl%29
- https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foulques_du_Merle
- https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gui_du_Merle
- http://books.google.com/books?id=y8pCAAAAYAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA22&ots=dpfO4Ay0iH&dq=messei%20%22du%20merle%22&pg=PA21#v=onepage&q=messei%20%22du%20merle%22&f=false
- http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HEFJAAAAcAAJ&lpg=PA753&ots=qF70T56bOe&dq=messei%20%22du%20merle%22&pg=PA749#v=onepage&q=messei%20%22du%20merle%22&f=false
We have not investigated these claims. Nor have we looked for English descendants in the vicinity of Morpeth. Perhaps this family of de Merlays contributed to the concentration of Marleys in Northeastern England. Or maybe this concentration instead took its name from Morley, County Durham.
Markers
| Title | Start Year | End Year | Added | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Morpeth, Northumberland |
1188 | 1188 | 2013-03-26 | 2013-03-26 |