🔍The McCloud family were subsistence farmers, self-sufficient in a time of hardship.
🏞️Discovering the beauty and remoteness of the Scottish landscapes.
🔥Learning about the cruel practice of eviction and the Highland clearances.
👨👩👧👦Unraveling the large family dynamics of the McClouds with 10 children.
🌾Understanding the importance of the land and agriculture in their lives.
Who were the McClouds?
—The McClouds were a subsistence farming family who lived in a Scottish village during the 19th century.
What were the Highland clearances?
—The Highland clearances were a period of forced eviction and displacement of Highland Scots from their ancestral lands, often to make room for sheep farming.
How many children did the McClouds have?
—The McClouds had 10 children, making them a large family for that time.
What were the living conditions like for the McClouds?
—The McClouds lived in a simple farmhouse and were self-sufficient, relying on their own farming practices to survive.
How did the Highland clearances affect the McClouds?
—The Highland clearances forced the McClouds and many other families to leave their ancestral homes and face the challenges of starting anew elsewhere.
00:02Introducing the journey to uncover the ancestral roots of the McCloud family in a Scottish village.
00:15Learning about the discovery of ancient skulls during renovations of a church floor.
00:28Exploring the Mul's Kinian Parish Church, a significant place in the McCloud family history.
02:19Researching baptism records to trace Donald McCloud's early life and family.
02:58Uncovering the baptism record of Donald McCloud, indicating a large family of 10 children.
05:19Tracing the location of the McCloud family home in Inyu and understanding their self-sufficient lifestyle.
08:54Exploring the impact of the Highland clearances on the McCloud family and their forced eviction from their home.
09:26Reflecting on the significance of understanding ancestral roots and the hardships faced by our ancestors.
