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 > >> > >> > > > > > >