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"Survey return from Duncan St Clair"

Loth, Golspie.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/97

Duncan St Clair was a church minister to Loth parish.

Loth was a parish in the historic County of Sutherland which contained the village of Port Gower. In 1831, the population was 2234. The main industry of the parish was agriculture, with the area being divided into large farms and small allotments. Another important industry to the parish was herring fishing.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Duncan St Clair
Loth
Golspie

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

One

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Thomas Rutherford, resides at Helmsdale in the parish of Kildonan.

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

Decreased

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

No Medical Man has resided in Loth – Mr Grant, Surgeon at Clyne, died in 1849, had the chief practise – no one has succeeded him.

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

very great complaints

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?

none have come under my observation.

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

nothing done

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 text]

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

The Duke of Sutherland is sole Heritor, & is an Absentee

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 Duncan St Clair"

Loth, Golspie.

1850.

Duncan St Clair was a church minister to Loth 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.