Remote & Rural Remedies

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"Survey return from James Stewart"

Eddra Chillis, Golspie.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/101

James Stewart was a church minister to Eddrachillis parish.

Eddrachillis (also known as Eddrachilles, Eddrachillwas and Edderachillis) was a parish in the historic County of Sutherland with Scourie as its post town. A large portion of the parish was taken up by the Duke of Sutherland's deer forest. By the mid 19th century there had been many improvements to transportation and communication. In the mid 19th century, the population was 1965. The main industries in the parish were agriculture and fishing.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
James Stewart
Eddra Chillis
Golspie

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

One

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

John MacLean M. D. at Badcall by Golspie-

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

It has been always the same –.

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

Yes, one left the Parish at Whitsunday 1849.

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

None that I am aware of –

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?

No.

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

[no text]

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.

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

The Duke of Sutherland is sole Heritor of this Parish, but does not reside in it –

[[Additional Text]]

Dr. MacLean, who resides in my immediate neighbourhood, practises not only in this Parish, but also in the Parish of Assynt.
James Stewart

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 James Stewart"

Eddra Chillis, Golspie.

1850.

James Stewart was a church minister to Eddrachillis 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.