The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft

1563-1736

By Julian Goodare, Lauren Martin, Joyce Miller and Louise Yeoman, January 2003


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Accused Details

A/EGD/1732 Janet Mathie

related case
C/EGD/1749
Given first name
Jonet
Given last name
Mathie
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
41 estimated age by child
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Widowed
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Middling
Notes
Husband was an under miller. Accused had 3 children who were also accused of witchcraft. The daughter was underage. Her third son was at least 25. So we add 25 to that to determine an approx. age of 50.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Jon Stewart Husband None Miller
Jon Stewart Son None None
Annabell Stewart Daughter 14 None
Hugh Stewart Son None None
Margaret Jackson In-law None None

Locale

Settlement
Pollokshaws
Parish
Paisley
Presbytery
Paisley
County
Renfrew
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/614 Mixed Central/Local Court 1677 P/ST/1328 Renfrew Paisley