Error in my original message which you obviously all understood, Malcolm Groat changed to Grant when he emmigrated. My typos don;t help either. Catriona ----- Original Message ----- From: Groat <groat@btinternet.com> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] GROAT SURNAME > Frankly I suppose the reply should be all Groats no matter what dates in > both Orkney and Caithness. My research is turning into a One Name study > really. My own links are proven in Longhope back to 1761 where the trail is > temporarily cold - until I get into the Kirkwall archives at Christmas I > hope. The offending ancestor being Magnus Groat m. Hellen Stephen ! I have > branches all over the place including New Zealand, Canada and other parts of > the UK. > > I am curious ! Are you one of the Groats who became a Grant? I found a > GEDCOM whilst browsing a genealogy site the other day giving the details of > a whole branch descended from a Malcolm Groat of South Ronaldsay whose > surname changed to Groat when he emmigrated.... these things are sent to > try us !! :-) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Robert Grant <grantos@ozemail.com.au> > To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 10:51 AM > Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] GROAT SURNAME > > > > Hi Catriona, > > > > I was wondering which Groats you are interested and also what families > from > > Longhope and around what period of time. > > > > Jan > > Canberra, Australia > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Groat <groat@btinternet.com> > > To: ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Date: Monday, 29 November 1999 3:18 AM > > Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] Family Ties > > > > > > >Sarah > > > > > >Contact me off-list if you want copy of the information I have on Hourie, > > >which includes notes and locations of gravestones as well as photos of > farm > > >that Captain Hourie lived at etc. I checked this lot out on one of my > > >regular trips home, on behalf of someone else. You or anyone else is > > >welcome to what I have. > > > > > >Catriona > > > > > >(Interests: Groat; Baikie; Muir; Work; and many more Orkney names, > > >predominantly Rousay, Sanday and Longhope) > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: Sarah Finlow-Bates <sunshinelady@ozemail.com.au> > > >To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> > > >Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 12:12 AM > > >Subject: [ORKNEY] Family Ties > > > > > > > > >> Hi, I have just been added to this list and wondered if anyone had > > >information on the HOWRIE/HOURIE family? My maiden name is HOWRIE and I > > >have been able to trace the family to the Orkneys back to the 1650s - I > > >haven't got anything like a family tree yet though and as I am new to all > > >this (and living in Australia) any snippets of information would be most > > >gratefully received. > > >> > > >> Thanks > > >> Sarah > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >