Remote & Rural Remedies

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"Survey return from Finlay Macpherson"

Kilbrandon, by Oban.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/35

Finlay Macpherson was a church minister to Kilbrandon parish.

Kilbrandon was a united parish with Kilchattan in the historic County of Argyle and contained areas of the mainland along with inhabited and uninhabited islands. The Clyde and Oban steamers were a means of communciation and transportation. There were many quarries on the islands which provided employment and agriculture was the primary industry. In 1861, the population of the combined parish was 1859.

[[Addressee]]
The Rev. p.p.
Finlay Macpherson
Kilbrandon
by Oban

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

Two

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Dr Willm Rae, Easdale, Oban
Dr A. McIntyre, Clachan, Oban

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

No

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?

The chief complaint is, the inability of the great body of the people to pay for medical aid.

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?

Not in this Parish tho’ in remote parts of the Highlands such cases do occur.

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?

No deficiency in my opinion exists at present in this Parish.

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

The Marquis of Breadalbane is the principal Heritor, & Dr Rae is employed by his Lordship to attend the men who are employed in the Easdale Slate quarries.

[[Additional Text]]

F. Macpherson Minr F.C.

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 Finlay Macpherson"

Kilbrandon, by Oban.

1850.

Finlay Macpherson was a church minister to Kilbrandon 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.