Mergin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Mergin family

Early History of the Mergin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mergin research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1314 and 1655 are included under the topic Early Mergin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mergin Spelling Variations

Scribes and church officials, lacking today's standardized spelling rules, recorded names by how they were pronounced. This imprecise guide often led to the misleading result of one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname Mergin are preserved in documents of the family history. The various spellings of the name that were found include Bergin, Berrigan, Baragan, Bergan, Bergen, Mergin, O'Bergin, O'Bergyn, MacBergin and many more.

Early Notables of the Mergin family

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Migration of the Mergin family

A massive wave of Irish immigrants hit North America during the 19th century. Although many early Irish immigrants made a carefully planned decision to leave left Ireland for the promise of free land, by the 1840s immigrants were fleeing a famine stricken land in desperation. The condition of Ireland during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s can be attributed to a rapidly expanding population and English imperial policies. Those Irish families that arrived in North America were essential to its rapid social, industrial, and economic development. Passenger and immigration lists have revealed a number of early Irish immigrants bearing the name Mergin: Patrick Bergin who settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1843; David and Peter Berrigan who settled in Nova Scotia in 1833 and 1842; John Bergen who settled in St. John's Newfoundland and married in 1814.