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"Survey return from Angus Logan"

Tongue, Golspie.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/106

Angus Logan was a church minister in Tongue.

Tongue (also known as Tung) was a parish in the historic County of Sutherland and contained the villages of Skianid, Torrisdale and Kirkibol. In 1838, the population was 2080. The primary industry was agriculture and tree plantations. There was also some fishery in the parish.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Angus Logan
Tongue
Golspie

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

One.

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Robert W. Black, Tongue by Golspie

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

There has been one only for several years past. I am not aware of there¹ having been more than one at any time.

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?

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.²

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.³

9. What Heritors⁴ are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?

The Duke of Sutherland is sole Heritor, & resides occasionally for a short time during the Summer, in the parish

Explanatory notes:

1. There is an ink stain covering the word, but it is still legible.
2. “No” is represented by ditto marks in the survey.
3. “No” is represented by ditto marks in the survey.
4. 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 Angus Logan"

Tongue, Golspie.

1850.

Angus Logan was a church minister in Tongue.

Tongue (also known as Tung) was a parish in the historic County of Sutherland and contained the villages of Skianid, Torrisdale and Kirkibol. In 1838, the population was 2080. The primary industry was agriculture and tree plantations. There was also some fishery in the parish.