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Historical References

"REITH. A surname recorded in Aberdeenshire. It may be a shortened form of Macreith, one of the many variants of MACRAE, q.v. Not likely, I think, to be from Raith in Fife. A payment was made to Mary Reith in Edinburgh, 1730 (Guildry, p. 136), and Andrew Reith is recorded in Collonoch, Aberdeenshire, 1725 (Aberdeen CR.). The name is spelled Raith, Reithe, Rethe, Rethy, and Reyth in RSCA. index. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Reith Family Tree

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