Quote Originally Posted by GlassMan View Post
What a fascinating website. I pumped in the spelling my family name had when we first arrived in the United States and saw that in 1881 we'd almost all stayed in the traditional lands at the northernost extreme of Scotland.

However, by 1998 most of those with my name had marched southwards as apparently most other Scots have done. However, I noticed that we seem to not wander quite as far afield. Now one had managed to pass far past Hadrian's Wall!!!! And the vast majority were still right where their ancestors had been. ...
Yes, it is interesting that the British do not move about the coutry nearly as much as we Americans do. Most of us have families who are scattered all over the country.