Ho Listers, While searching for a seamans ticket noted down some Caithness ones. Adam GROAT born Putuney,Caithness on 18 January 1826 started as apprentice 5foot 7 & half inches tall with brown hair, brown eyes frash complexion, scar on right arm first went to sea as boy 1840 when unemployed lives Putiney. ticketed at 19yrs can writ. Dated 10 April 1845,London This one below on my tree. John Sinclair born Stroma on 25 December 1818 started as seaman with 5foot 10inches tall brown hair blue eyes fresh complexion at sea as a boy on 1830 when unemployed ives Newcastle ticketed aged 27 can write. dated 12 Mat 1845,London These films are available at Family history Centres, they are indexed then refer to ticket numbers. Barbara Stirling

Hello Listers, I have just begun researching my Groat/Sinclair families and was hoping there might be some connections out there. My gg grandparents were George Groat b. May 1837 Scotland and Mary Jessie Sinclair b. June 1841 Scotland. They were married about 1861 probably in Scotland. They were in Capetown, South Africa and then back to Scotland. They immigrated to the US sometime between 1865-1870 and settled in Boston, Massachusetts. George was a carpenter. They had the following children: Annie Groat b. abt 1862 South Africa Jessie Groat b. abt 1865 South Africa Isabella Groat b. abt 1868 Scotland George Groat b. abt 1871 Massachusetts Elizabeth Groat b. abt 1873 Massachusetts John Groat b. abt 1878 Massachusetts Emelina Groat b. abt 1883 Massachusetts Christina Groat b. abt 1886 Massachusetts I am assuming they lived in Caithness because my mom always said we were descendents of John O'Groat. That's about all I know right now, but if anyone sees any possible connections, please let me know. I will start by trying to find them in the 1851 census and go from there. Any suggestions welcome. Pam Russell Atlanta, Georgia