Young John Darroch considers his future path and place in the world. His decision changed his and his descendants' lives forever.

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.

On Sunday, June 7, 1841, the census taker made his rounds through Clachan, where Archie, Mary, and most of their eight children were living.

Keith and I travelled to Scotland and followed in Frank Darroch’s footsteps (as have many Darroch descendants) and climbed Dunskeig Hill.

The precentor held status in the community and the parish. This is an inside look at how Archie Darroch fulfilled that role in Clachan.

Who was Mulmorich Darroch? To find out, we are going back to 1638.

Archie Darroch takes his children to their Mulmorich Darroch's 1638 graveslab to explain “the tradition of the stone.”

The parish plays a big role in Darroch family life. This story tells of their baby's christening, and Archie's invitation to be precentor.

What was it like to be the first white woman in a new frontier? Read the story of Kate Milloy and her family coming to Upper Canada.

Our mothers typically have more sway in our lives than do our fathers. It's time we met John Darroch’s mother's family: the Milloys.

John Darroch is the direct ancestor of many of you. This post explores his birth and his mother's wish to move to Upper Canada.

Archie Darroch and Mary Milloy are about to have their first child. This post explores the perils of pregnancy and childbirth in the 1800s.

John Darroch's parents were Archie Darroch and Mary Milloy. This post is about their courtship and imagines them planning their wedding.

In 2011, Keith and Doug Robertson did a family history tour of Argyll, to visit the land of their Darroch and Robertson ancestors.