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"Survey return from the Minister of the Parish of Petty"
Petty, by Inverness.
1850.
RCP/COL/4/8/61
No name is given in the survey for this individual.
Petty (also known as Pettie) was a parish in the historic County of Inverness and contained the villages of Pettie, Stuartown and Connage, and a part of Campbelton. A large part of the parish's land was cultivated. In 1831, the population was 1826 and was divided into mainly agricultural workers and fishermen.
[[Addressee]]
To the Rev
The Minister of the Parish
of Petty
by Inverness
[[Survey]]
QUERIES
1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Petty?
One
2. The Names and Addresses of these.
James Johnie Esqr Campbell for by Ardersier
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.
5. Is there any complaint among the people of inadequacy in the supply of Medical aid?
No.
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: but the Parish bordering upon Inverness at one end and at the other upon Nairn Medical men from these Towns are sometimes called in.
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.
9. What Heritors1 are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?
John Gollan Esqr. of Gollanfield by Ardersier is resident.
James Fraser Esqr. Surgeon H.E.I.C.S of Flamington by Ardersier is at present resident – but not generally.
Arthur Forbes Esqr. of Culloden living in the neighbourhood – but within the Parish of Inverness
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.
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