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"Survey return from J. H. MacKinnon"

Strath, Broadford.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/144

J. H. MacKinnon was a church minister in Broadford.

Strath (also known as Strath-Swordale) was a parish in the historic County of Inverness and contained the villages of Broadford and Kyleakin. In 1831, the population was 2962. The main industry was agriculture, pastures and tree plantations. There were also multiple quarries in the parish.

[[Addressee]]
To the Revd
The Minister of the Parish
q. Strath.
Broadford.

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

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

one resides in it but seldom practices

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

Mr. Norman Macalister
Kirkabost by Broadford

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

An other Medical man died two years ago

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

None left the Parish

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

yes

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 know more than one such case

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

The minister and other County Gentlemen supply the deficiency as much as they can

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?

It is a very difficult matter to suggest any measure to relieve the existing deficiency of medical aid in a Country so much afflicted with poverty

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

There are two Heritors in the parish but none of them ever reside in it

[[Additional Text]]

J H MacKinnon Minr of Strath, Skye

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 J. H. MacKinnon"

Strath, Broadford.

1850.

J. H. MacKinnon was a church minister in Broadford.

Strath (also known as Strath-Swordale) was a parish in the historic County of Inverness and contained the villages of Broadford and Kyleakin. In 1831, the population was 2962. The main industry was agriculture, pastures and tree plantations. There were also multiple quarries in the parish.

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.