The purpose of this blog is to document all sources and collections pertaining to the surname Melrose in the attempt to establish if they do lead back to Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland and how many are related to each other.
To that end we have a Melrose-DNA Name Study at WikiTree
(http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Melrose-DNA_Name_Study)
We now have the “Melrose DNA Project” up and running at Family Tree DNA, if you even have ONE Melrose or variation in your family tree and have had a DNA test, please consider joining the project.
Note: There is a separate blog on the Town Melrose one-place study run by Viv Marsh, not to be confused with this one.
The creator of this blog is Rhonda Lucas and I also maintain my own website Lucas & Cummins Heritage.
Melrose One-Name Study 
My great grandfather, Hugh Hudson Melrose (1837-1913)emigrated to the USA in 1857 from Fetlon, Northumberland, England. He had a half-brother, James Melrose (1813-1860) who emigrated abt. 1833/34 to the USA. Two other brothers, John Melrose (1819-1877) and
Joseph Melrose (1830-1871) emigrated to Australia in abt. 1848/49. I think another brother,
Matthew Melrose also came to the USA but I can’t find him after the Civil War. My grandfather was Joseph Matthew Melrose (1874-1953) born & lived most of his life in southwestern Colorado. My father was Hugh hudson Melrose (1907-1944) He died 12 June
1944 in Normandy, France just after D-day invasion. 90th Div, 357th Inf. Regt. Co. G.
I and my twin sister, Patricia Lynn Melrose were born in Kansas in Sept 1943. I have been
researching my family since the sixties.
Wendell Hugh Melrose
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