Would a Merchant be the same as

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Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 1 275 Send Message	Margaret	Report	2 Apr 2006 02:28
	a Commercial Traveller? I am trying to find immigration records to Canada for William Christie. On both the Canadian 1871 and 1881 he is listed as Com. Traveller. I found an immigration entry for a William Christie who is a Merchant and was wondering at the possibility of them being the same thing.
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 2 761 Send Message	Jools	Report	2 Apr 2006 08:55
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 2 761 Send Message	Quite possible. Some of mine were commercial travellers and occasionally they had delusions of grandeur on census day and called themselves merchants !!!
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 1 275 Send Message	Margaret	Report	2 Apr 2006 15:16
	Might follow that one through then Jools -- I think the Immigration Records had more info than what was in the book I saw, so hopefully can give me parents names etc.