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Early Origins of the Readdie family

The surname Readdie was first found in Angus (Gaelic: Aonghas), part of the Tayside region of northeastern Scotland, and present day Council Area of Angus, formerly known as Forfar or Forfarshire, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Readdie family

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Readdie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Reddy, Reddie, Readdie, Reedie, Reidie and others.

Early Notables of the Readdie family

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Ireland Migration of the Readdie family to Ireland

Some of the Readdie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Readdie family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Reddy settled in Boston in 1823; Patrick Reddy settled in New York in 1842 with his wife and two children; Archibald Reddie settled in Philadelphia in 1868..


RMS Lusitania
  • Mr. James Robert Readdie, American 2nd Class passenger from Brooklyn, New York, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking 1


  1. Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/


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