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"Survey return from David Fraser"

Nigg, by Parkhill.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/83

David Fraser was a church minister to Nigg parish.

Nigg was a parish in the historic County of Ross and Cromarty. In 1831, the population was 1404. The main industry was agriculture, with some produce being exported to Newcastle.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
David Fraser
Nigg
by Parkhill

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

There is no regular Practitioner within the Parish

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

[no text]

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?

No

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

I Cannot say that there is any Complaint among the people of the inadequacy in the Supply of medical aid.

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?

The only Case falling under this description is a fever of a most malignant nature, that appeared in the Winter of 1844, and in a week carried away five persons. The inhabitants became much alarmed; but the services of a regular medical man having been secured, there was no death among those whom he attended.

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

In Tain, eight miles distant, there are Three medical Gentlemen, and one in Cromarty, distant two miles by land and a Ferry about a mile broad. The medical officer of the Parochial Board resides in Tain.

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?

If a medical man was resident, I have no doubt his services would be of great benefit, but from the poverty of the great body of the inhabitants, and other circumstances I know that, however serviceable, he would not be Supported.

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

William Humphrey Esq. of Bayfield resides constantly; Mr Murray of Westfield, about to attain his majority, may reside Occasionally. The other Heritors are Sir Charles Ross of Balnagown Bar. Miss Ross of Shandwick, George Ross of Pitcalnie, Wm Ross of Cromarty. None of these reside in the Parish.

[[Additional Text]]

David Fraser

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 David Fraser"

Nigg, by Parkhill.

1850.

David Fraser was a church minister to Nigg parish.

Nigg was a parish in the historic County of Ross and Cromarty. In 1831, the population was 1404. The main industry was agriculture, with some produce being exported to Newcastle.

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.