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"Survey return from Don. Chisholm"
Boleskine, Inverness.
1850.
RCP/COL/4/8/127
Don. Chisholm was a church minister in Boleskine.
Boleskine was a united parish (with Abertarff) in the historic County of Inverness. It included Fort Augustus. In 1831, the population was 1829. The main industry was agriculture with some tree plantations. Cattle and sheep were also bred.
[[Addressee]]
The Revd
D. Chisholm
Boleskine
Inverness
Surgeons1
[[Survey]]
QUERIES
1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Boleskine & Abertarff?- ?
There is one
2. The Names and Addresses of these.
Mr. Mark Gwynn
Surgeon- Fort Augustus
3. Has the number increased or diminished of late years?
Mr. Mark Gwynn has been the only practioner2 for twelve years
4. Have any left the Parish since you became connected with it? If so, for what reasons?
[no text]
5. Is there any complaint among the people of inadequacy in the supply of Medical aid?
There are no 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?
I do not know any such cases.
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 text]
9. What Heritors3 are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?
There are no resident Heritors in this parish.
[[Additional Text]]
Don Chisholm Minr
4th Decr 1850
Explanatory notes:
1. Written transversely to the address.
2. Misspelling of “practitioner”.
3. 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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