Below are some resources I recommend if any of your ancestors in your family tree were merchants.

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Description: Someone who buys and sells goods in large quantities, usually of one specifc type. See also Corn Merchant, Grain Merchant, Coal Merchant, Butter Merchant, Hardware Merchant, Stone Merchant, Woolen Merchant.

Websites:

Worshipful Company of Mercers

Reading materials:

The Book of English Trades, and Library of the Useful Arts

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