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"Survey return from Alexander McTavish"

Inverchaolain, Greenock.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/9

Alexander McTavish (also written as MacTavish) was a church minister to Inverchaolain parish.

Inverchaolain was a parish in the South of Cowal district in the historic County of Argyle and included Loch Striven as well as the village Colintraive. The population total in 1841 included people working at Oakwoods and was 699. The parish was almost entirely pastoral and agricultural, with a large number of sheep being bred.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Alexander MacTavish
Inverchaolain
Greenock

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Inverchaolain

Dr Gibson. Dr McLauchlin Dr Ford. Dr McEwen. Dr Conn. Dr Scot Conn. Mr McKellen Surgeon

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

All of them reside in Rothesay with the exception of the Conn’s in Dunoon and Mr McKellen in Glendonnel

3. Has the number increased or diminished of late years?

Increased

4. Have any left the Parish since you became connected with it? If so, for what reasons?

[No text]

5. Is there any complaint among the people of inadequacy in the supply of Medical aid?

None

6. Do you know of any cases of protracted suffering, or of injury by Accident, such as might have been alleviated had proper advice been at hand?

None

7. To what extent is the deficiency of qualified Practitioners made up by the efforts of other parties?

[No text]

8. Does your experience enable you to suggest any measure – of general applicability – such as would be likely to relieve to some extent the evils (if they exist) of deficiency in the supply of Medical aid?

Do not

9. What Heritors¹ are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?

John Campbell Esqr of South Hall
Alexnr Lamont Esqrof Knochdow.
Sir John Fife -

[[Additional Text]]

Inverchaolain Manse 26th Novr1850
Alexnr McTavish

Explanatory notes:

1. A heritor was a landowner, under Scots Law, whose holdings were sizeable enough for them to be liable for the payment of public burdens such as Poor Law rates, road and bridge assessments and the church minister’s stipend.

"Survey return from Alexander McTavish"

Inverchaolain, Greenock.

1850.

Alexander McTavish (also written as MacTavish) was a church minister to Inverchaolain parish.

1. A heritor was a landowner, under Scots Law, whose holdings were sizeable enough for them to be liable for the payment of public burdens such as Poor Law rates, road and bridge assessments and the church minister’s stipend.