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"Survey return from Charles Mckenzie"

Golspie.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/92

Charles Mckenzie (also written as MacKenzie) was a church minister to Golspie parish.

Golspie was a parish and a village in the historic County of Sutherland and also contained the village Bachie. In 1831, the population was 1149. The main industry in the parish was agriculture and tree plantations. There was also livestock breeding and husbandry.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Charles Mackenzie
Golspie

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

Two

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

J.J. Ross Esqr M.D.
& } Golspie
D.G. Pendrith Esq, Surgeon

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

Till within the last two years no medical man resided in the Parish, but two used to visit professionally

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?

No since the present men have taken up their residence here

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 am not aware of any such case worthy of being particularised.

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

These two questions require no answer in our case¹

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?

1

9. What Heritors² are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?

The Duke of Sutherland is sole proprietor & resides for a few months every year

[[Additional Text]]

Golspie Novr 28th 1850
Chas. Mc.Kenzie

Explanatory notes:

1. This statement was written sideways across query boxes 7 and 8.
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.

"Survey return from Charles Mckenzie"

Golspie.

1850.

Charles Mckenzie (also written as MacKenzie) was a church minister to Golspie parish.

Golspie was a parish and a village in the historic County of Sutherland and also contained the village Bachie. In 1831, the population was 1149. The main industry in the parish was agriculture and tree plantations. There was also livestock breeding and husbandry.

1. This statement was written sideways across query boxes 7 and 8. 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.

1. This statement was written sideways across query boxes 7 and 8.
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.