Thread: adam groat family.

hi.

can any one help me trace any information about my ancestor adam groat,i have been told that adam and his 2children emigrated to america. all i know is the year was 1912 and the ship was the lusitania, the childrens names where emma and lillian groat. adam and the girls where born in wick caithness. any help will be greatly appreciated.

kindest regards.........jean........

Hi Jean,



I couldn't find very much, but here's the details of the passenger list:



Sailing on the Lusitania departing Liverpool 17 Feb, 1912 and arriving New York 24 Feb, 1912

Adam Groat, 40, m, father, married, seaman

Ema Groat, 8, f, child

Liliam Groat, 5, f, child

All have last permanent address of Leith and final destination of Long Island City, New York.

Nearest relative is Adam’s sister, Mrs. Drysdale, Coastguard Station, Birnbrinland(?).



There’s a James and Jessie Drysdale listed here: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Coastguards/



Not sure if this is your Adam, but there are a few passenger lists for an Adam Groat as a seaman in 1912-13 along the west coast of the USA. On one ship, he disembarked at St. Helens, Oregon. There is a 1920 Tillamook, Oregon census with an Emma Groat, 16 and Lillian Groat, 14 both b. Scotland, no date of arrival, living with parents John and Lillian Groat. This is stretching it, but maybe it's an aunt and uncle? John arrived in the US in 1889.



Regards,

Nadine

hi jovifan.
so sorry i have not answered earlier, but trying to do 4 familys and now i am concentrating at one at a time, all you have said on here about adam groat and children is right and also jessie drysdale was his sister, i am trying to find the place birnbrinland you mentioned were a coast guard station is situated, up to now i have had no luck in finding it, is it spelt a different way please can you let me know. the john and lilian could be aunt and uncle i will look this up and see. i would like to know what happened to the families of george groat and
james and jessie drysdale if you find anything please can you let me know, i greatly appreciate all your help.
my kindest regards...............jean.............