Remote & Rural Remedies

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"Survey return from Alexander MacDonald"

Glenurquhart, Drumnadrochit.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/75

Alexander MacDonald was a church minister to Glenurquhart parish.

Urquhart was a united parish with Glenmoriston in the historic County of Inverness. In 1831, the population of Urquhart was 2383. The main industry of the parish was agriculture, with some cattle being bred as well. There had been some improvement in the mid-19th century on the roads in the parish.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Alexr MacDonald
Glenurquhart
Drumnadrochit

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Urquhart & Glenmoriston ?

Two

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Dr McDonell by Drumnadrochit & Dr Gynn by Fort augustus

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

It has not.

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

None has left the Parish.

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

I have not heard any complaint

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?

I do not know of any such cases

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

I can only answer this query by saying, that, while the people in general seem satisfied with the local Practitioners; the Gentry in cases of emergency send to Inverness for Medical aid.

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?

It does not

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

Mr Ogilvy of Corrimony & Mr Grant of Glenmoriston

[[Additional Text]]

Alex Macdonald Minister of the Free Church congregation, at Urquhart by Drumnadrochit.
Decemr 19 1850

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 Alexander MacDonald"

Glenurquhart, Drumnadrochit.

1850.

Alexander MacDonald was a church minister to Glenurquhart parish.

Urquhart was a united parish with Glenmoriston in the historic County of Inverness. In 1831, the population of Urquhart was 2383. The main industry of the parish was agriculture, with some cattle being bred as well. There had been some improvement in the mid-19th century on the roads in the 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.