Willie and Mary McLeod left Clachan in hopes of a better future in Paisley. They were about to be disappointed. What did they find there?

John and Archie Darroch are locked in a battle of wills over John's future occupation and his dream to leave Clachan.

Willie McLeod moves to Paisley to be at the world center for weaving. There was, however, a looming disaster over the whole industry.

The McLeod and Darroch families intertwined on many levels, culminating in a marriage. This is the background to the McLeod/McGill lines.

Just west of the Darroch house, the 1841 enumerator found William and Mary McLeod. They interacted with the Darroch family in several ways.