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"Survey return from Don. MacGillivray"

Kilninver, by Oban.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/37

Don. MacGillivray was a church minister to Kilninver parish.

Kilninver was a united parish with Kilmelfort in the historic County of Argyle. The main industries were agriculture and livestock breeding. A distillery also provided employment. There was a 15-mile long public road through the parish. In 1831, the population was 1072.

[[Addressee]]
The Rev.
Don. MacGillivray
Kilninver
By Oban

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Kilninver & Kilmelford ?

There are none at all. Dr. Campbell parish of Kilmore Oban Dr McIntyre Kilbrandon Oban and Dr McCorkindale parish of Craignish are called in when assistance is required.

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

see preceding

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?

none.

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

Custom makes them silent.

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?

There are some cases where doubtless medical aid wd be of great service

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

A Medical man is never called in except in cases of malignantfever¹ and serious accidents – the distance and consequently the expense being very great

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 text]

9. What Heritors² are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?

John Campbell Esq of Glenmore Oban

Explanatory notes:

1. Written as one word.
2. 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 Don. MacGillivray"

Kilninver, by Oban.

1850.

Don. MacGillivray was a church minister to Kilninver parish.

Kilninver was a united parish with Kilmelfort in the historic County of Argyle. The main industries were agriculture and livestock breeding. A distillery also provided employment. There was a 15-mile long public road through the parish. In 1831, the population was 1072.

1. Written as one word. 2. 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.

1. Written as one word.
2. 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.