Hello All, I also am researching the Groat line, though a little stuck right now. I have a Malcom Groat that emmigrated from the Orkneys in 1826 and settled in Bothwell, Orford township, Kent County (I believe), Canada. He became a Grant at some point during this emmigration, for unknown reasons. He was born in 1826. This is per the "Illustrated Hist. Atlas of the Counties of Essex and Kent, 1881, page 108" This was the first piece of hard evidence I have found on old Malcom. Can't seem to get anything on him prior to the voyage. I would be very interested in comparing notes with anyone else who is tracking this line. I have some stuff posted at www.grantgg.com/~grantda . TIA dan grant ----- Original Message ----- From: Groat <groat@btinternet.com> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 11:27 AM 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 > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > >