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"Survey return from Hugh McCalman"

Latheron, Dunbeath.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/112

Hugh McCalman was a church minister in Latheron.

Latheron was a parish in the historic County of Caithness and contained the villages of Berriedale, Lybster, Latheron, Dalbeath and Swiney. In the mid-19th century, the population was approximately 8000. The majority of the population worked in herring-fishery. There was also sheep and cattle breeding.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
Hugh McCalman
Latheron
Dunbeath

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

Three.

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Mr. John Bayne Lybster
Mr. David Mackay, Shantry by Dunbeath, and Mr. Hugh Grant Dunbeath

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

Increased.

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.

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.

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

No deficiency that I know of.

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?

See former answers.

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

George Sutherland, Esq. of Forse Hon. Robert Dunbar of Latheronwheel, J.J. N.A. Sinclair of Dunbeath Dond Horne Esq. of Langwell – generally found at 96 George St. Ednr

[[Additional Text]]

Hugh McCalman
Minr of Latheron
30 Nov. 1850

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 Hugh McCalman"

Latheron, Dunbeath.

1850.

Hugh McCalman was a church minister in Latheron.

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.