Remote & Rural Remedies

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"Survey return from Gregor W. Gregory"

Lismore, Appin.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/39

Gregor W. Gregory was a church minister to Lismore parish.

Lismore was a united parish with Appin in the historic County of Argyle and used to be called Kilmaluag. The parish was exclusively agricultural. In 1831, Lismore had a population of 1497.

[[Addressee]]
To the Revd
The Minister of the Parish
of Lismore
Appin

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

Three resident, and one non resident.

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Lewis Grant, Lismore by Appin
Daniel Levingston Achara, Appin
- Smith Laroch, Appin
John W. Cole Daillchelish, Bonaw

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

Stationary

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

One died, and was succeeded by another

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

I did not hear any

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?

There is no deficiency that I know 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?

[no text]

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

[no text]

[[Additional Text]]

I answered a communication similar to the above some time ago
Gregor W Gregory
Lismore Manse 19th July 1851

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 Gregor W. Gregory"

Lismore, Appin.

1850.

Gregor W. Gregory was a church minister to Lismore parish.

Lismore was a united parish with Appin in the historic County of Argyle and used to be called Kilmaluag. The parish was exclusively agricultural. In 1831, Lismore had a population of 1497.

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.