Remote & Rural Remedies

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"Survey return from Alexander Anderson"

Cairinish, North Uist.

1850.

RCP/COL/4/8/148

Alexander Anderson was a church minister in North Uist.

Cairinish (also known as Carinish) was a village in the parish of North Uist in the historic County of Inverness. The population of the whole parish in 1831 was 4603. Many of the parish's families were employed in agriculture and cattle-breeding.

[[Addressee]]
The Rev.
A. Anderson
Cairinish
North Uist.

[[Survey]]
QUERIES

1. How many Medical Men practice within the Parish of Cairinish North Uist. ?

In North Uist originally one parish there is now the parish Minister a Minister of a Government church and a missionary on the Royal Bounty There is but one medical practitioner over the whole

2. The Names and Addresses of these.

John Macdonald Kyles Paible of the only one on the whole Island

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

No

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

Yes. One who had been all his days in the parish and pleased the common people but the little gentry disliked him and put the present man in his place

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

Occasionally there is

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?

Yes

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

To no extent

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?

I can suggest no measure – the people are generally very poor and [¹ word illegible] the allowances they are obliged [to make] to the one they have

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

Lord Macdonald-

[[Additional Text]]

Alexr Anderson Missionary Minister

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 Alexander Anderson"

Cairinish, North Uist.

1850.

Alexander Anderson was a church minister in North Uist.

Cairinish (also known as Carinish) was a village in the parish of North Uist in the historic County of Inverness. The population of the whole parish in 1831 was 4603. Many of the parish's families were employed in agriculture and cattle-breeding.

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.