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Introduction / The Island / Religious Life / Burial Ground / Pharay Gravestones Pharay Gravestone - 27
"Stewart Groat died by drowning April 12 1865, aged 31. Ann Drummond his wife died June 7 1875, aged 41. Ann their daughter died May 13 1857, aged 4 months. Erected by their son Robert." Stewart Groat drowned in a boating accident in the Westray Firth in which his father, Robert Groat, and a young son survived. He left a widow, Ann Drummond and five children still alive. Their daughter, Ann Groat, had died previously. Stewart and Ann lived at Hill, one of the houses at Lakequoy. A brother and sister of Stewart Groat also drowned in separate accidents. See stone 26. | ||||||
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