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"Survey return from David Sutherland"
Farr, Thurso.
1850.
RCP/COL/4/8/103
David Sutherland was a church minister in Farr.
Farr was a parish and a village in the historic County of Sutherland. In the mid-19th century the number of inhabitants lay between 1000 and 2000. Most of the land of the parish was used for sheep walks, with some other parts being used for agriculture and tree plantations. Some inhabitants also worked in fishery.
[[Addressee]]
The Revd
David Sutherland
Farr
Thurso
[[Survey]]
QUERIES
1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Farr?
One.
2. The Names and Addresses of these.
Dr Black, Tongue – by Golspie.
3. Has the number increased or diminished of late years?
No.
4. Have any left the Parish since you became connected with it? If so, for what reasons?
changes have taken place, but we have never been without a medical attendant –
5. Is there any complaint among the people of inadequacy in the supply of Medical aid?
No.
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?
for a Highland District, we can complain of no deficiency
9. What Heritors1 are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?
None.
[[Additional Text]]
David Sutherland Minr of Farr
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.
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