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Origin of Peat Total Records: 1  Origin of Peat, Meaning of Peat Origin: Pither is a common name in Berkshire and north Hampshire, earliest forms Pyther or Pether C1600 and before. They appear in my experience to have been involved in cattle trading. There is also an early occurance of the name in Somerset about North Petherton Hundred. The latter appear to have disappeared and it is plausible that they migrated to Berkshire with drovers. Earliest Pether I have found was at the time of Henry VIII in the area of Shinfield/ Arbourfield in Berkshire. Surnames: Pether Peather Peether Pithar Pyther pather Submitted by: L Whittinger 2/17/2012 2:46 PM Page 1 of 1

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