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"Survey return from Colin A. MacVean"

Kilninver, Oban.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/38

Colin. A. MacVean 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 Revd
Colin. A. MacVean
Kilninver
Oban

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

There are no medical men at present within the bounds of the united Parish of Kilninver & Kilmelford.

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

[no text]

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

There is about 30 years since there was a medical man residing in this Parish.

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

No -

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

No. There being a medical man in the immediate neighbourhood though not in the Parish – about 3 ½ miles from the Parish Church – And Oban being within 8 miles distance.

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?

No -

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 text]

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

John Campbell Esqr of Glenmore –
[1 word illegible] M’Kenzie of [1 word illegible] M’Intyre [1 word illegible]

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 Colin A. MacVean"

Kilninver, Oban.

1850.

Colin. A. MacVean 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. 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.