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"Survey return from Murdo Cameron"
Creich, Bonar Bridge.
1850.
RCP/COL/4/8/90
Murdo Cameron was a church minister to Criech parish.
Creich (also known as Criech) was a parish in the historic County of Sutherland and contained the village of Bonar Bridge. In 1831, the population was 2562. There were many tree plantations in the parish, with some agriculture being practiced as well. There were also two quarries and some opportunity for fishery in the river Shin.
[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Murdo Cameron
Creich
Bonar Bridge
[[Survey]]
QUERIES
1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Creich?
Two resident, and two occasionally
2. The Names and Addresses of these.
Doctor Gordon Bonar
Doctor McEwen at Evilex employed by the Parochial board1
Doctor Ross Tain & Doctor Mc Dond [1 word illegible]
3. Has the number increased or diminished of late years?
It increased by one
4. Have any left the Parish since you became connected with it? If so, for what reasons?
None.
5. Is there any complaint among the people of inadequacy in the supply of Medical aid?
I hear no 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 hear no complaint
7. To what extent is the deficiency of qualified Practitioners made up by the efforts of other parties?
I hear no complaint of deficiency
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?
I know no deficiency existing
9. What Heritors2 are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?
No resident Heritor resident except Daniel Gilchrist Esqr of Ospisdale and Airdins3
Explanatory notes:
1. Following the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Act of 1845 parochial boards were set up in each parish to administer poor relief.
2. 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.
3. Possible misspelling of Ardens.
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