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"Survey return from Alexander Stewart"
Kilarrow, Bowmore.
1850.
RCP/COL/4/8/24
Alexander Stewart was a church minister to Killarow or Bowmore parish.
Kilarrow (also known as Killarrow) along with Kilmeny were united parishes on the island of Islay. The combined population in 1841 was 4027. The main industry was agriculture and there was a local Agriculture Society. There were also multiple distilleries in the parish.
[[Addressee]]
To the Minister
of Kilarrow
Bowmore
[[Survey]]
QUERIES
1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Killarow or Bowmore? ?1
Two
2. The Names and Addresses of these.
Mr Alexander Currie, Bowmore
Mr2 Colin Mc Tavish Springbank
3. Has the number increased or diminished of late years?
Diminished
4. Have any left the Parish since you became connected with it? If so, for what reasons?
One has left in the hope of improving his circumstances elsewhere
5. Is there any complaint among the people of inadequacy in the supply of Medical aid?
Not in this parish
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?
I do not know
7. To what extent is the deficiency of qualified Practitioners made up by the efforts of other parties?
To no extent that I am aware of
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?
I could not suggest any measure, and no evils of deficiency exist here
9. What Heritors3 are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?
None – the Estate of Islay being managed by Trustees
[[Additional Text]]
Alexander Stewart4
Minr of Killarow or Bowmore
Islay
Explanatory notes:
1. The respondent has inserted an additional question mark.
2. There are ‘ditto’ marks (not ‘Mr’) before ‘Colin …’
3. 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.
4. The name is written above the line and the designation below it.
Remote & Rural Remedies
