Remote & Rural Remedies

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"Survey return from John MacTavish"

Ballachulish, Fort William.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/131

John MacTavish was a church minister in Ballachulish.

Ballachulish (also known as Ballahulish) was a village in the Lismore and Appin parish in the historic County of Argyle. In 1891, the population was 1045. There were quarries in the parish and it was well connected to its surroundings.

[[Addressee]]
The Revd
John MacTavish
Ballahullish
Fort William

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Ballachulish & Leven?

Four do so occasionally

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Dr. Livingston Duror Appin
Dr. Smith Ballachulish Appin¹
Dr. Kennedy Fortwilliam
Dr. Crichton Fortwilliam²

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

increased one

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

No one resides now or has at any time resided in it

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

seldom

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 cannot speak decidedly on this subject

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

not worth mentioning

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 Heritors³ are resident, either generally or occasionally, in your Parish?

Sir Duncan Cameron Bart. of Fassfern
Col. MacLean of Ardgour

Explanatory notes:

1. ‘Appin’ is represented by ditto marks in the survey.
2. ‘Fort William’ is represented by ditto marks in the survey.
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.

"Survey return from John MacTavish"

Ballachulish, Fort William.

1850.

John MacTavish was a church minister in Ballachulish.

Ballachulish (also known as Ballahulish) was a village in the Lismore and Appin parish in the historic County of Argyle. In 1891, the population was 1045. There were quarries in the parish and it was well connected to its surroundings.