Thomas Marchant - Speliing of Surname

Merchant & Marchant often confused for several reasons

1. Dialect - sound similar

2. Marchant derived from French - Marchand. Such names unpopular in UK at this time & often changed to Merchant.

3. Have traced family to William Marchant/Merchant b. 1961, William Marchant/Merchant his son b. 1782 & George Henry White Marchant/Merchant b. 1816.