Remote & Rural Remedies

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"Survey return from John MacArthur"

North Bute, Rothesay.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/14

John MacArthur was a church minister to North Bute parish.

The parish of North Bute was created from the northern end of the Rothesay parish in 1835 and contained Kaimesburgh/Port Bannatyne village. Its population in 1882 was 1192. The use of agriculture was furthered by the Bute Farmers' Society.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
J. MacArthur
North Bute
Rothesay

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of North Bute ?

None

2. The Names and Addresses of these

[no text]

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

[no text]

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?

Rothesay which is not far from the bulk of our population contains an adequate number of Medical practitioners

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?

This Query applies only to extensive Highland Parishes and not at all to Bute

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

There’s none at all in this Parish – the Estate of Kames

[[Additional Text]]

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John Macarthur

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 John MacArthur"

North Bute, Rothesay.

1850.

John MacArthur was a church minister to North Bute parish.

The parish of North Bute was created from the northern end of the Rothesay parish in 1835 and contained Kaimesburgh/Port Bannatyne village. Its population in 1882 was 1192. The use of agriculture was furthered by the Bute Farmers' Society.

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.