The Trip Plan

 Scotland with Rog:

• Explore Edinburgh
• Travel to Stirling/Alloa area, where the Mason family originated.
• Set up base in Inverness and explore the Highlands.
• Day trip to Badinscallie and Croick, where the Stewart and Ross families came from.
• Drive down to Argyll, where the McMillan family were farmers.

Turkey with Rog:

• Join a tour group in Turkey to explore the country.

Scotland by Myself:

• Tour to Isle of Skye
• Exploring Glasgow

Scotland with Mum:

• Stay in Inverkip where the Fairbairn family lived.
• Time in Dunfermline, exploring the local area. The Gilfillan family lived here.
• Exploring Mid Calder and Kirknewton, where the Boak family originated.
• Heading to the borders (around Hawick). The Nichol family were in this area.

England with Mum:

• Newcastle/Blyth area exploring the Nichol/Clark/Gray/Hogg families.
• Time in Yorkshire at the Dales and the Moors
• Staying with family in Harrogate.
• Visiting the Leeds University Special Collections to see original documents of the Pearson family.

Ireland with Mum:

• Exploring Dublin
• Setting up base in Fermoy, Cork to explore the local area and to visit villages where the Pearson/Davies/Creagh/St Leger families were from.