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REID surname and its Scottish history

18 Comments / Genealogy, Scotland, Scottish Surnames / By Sarah Smith

Do you have the Reid surname in your family tree? Want to know the meaning or the history of the Scottish name? Let’s get started with the latest in our series of posts about Scottish surnames … this time it is the Reid name and we have a number of Reids who made an impact […]

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What’s in a surname – RENNIE

Leave a Comment / Family Trees, Genealogy, Scotland, Scottish Surnames / By Sarah Smith

This is a blog about Peter Rennie, a gardener from Milnathort and Kinross. This may be of interest if you belong to the Rennie family from Fife or Kinross-shire. Peter Rennie was born on the 31st of July 1837 in Inverkeithing in Fife[i]. He was baptised 6 days later at the Inverkeithing Associate Congregation and

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