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/1791 Janet Coutts

related case
C/EGD/1817
Given first name
Jonet
Given last name
Coutts
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
51 estimated age by career
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
no information
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
no information
Notes
Confessed to having made pact with devil 26 years before. She was still alive on 4/1/1650 as she was again questioned by the presbytery but referred to as being dead by 18/4/1650
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
No family members recorded

Locale

Settlement
Netherude
Parish
Kirkurd
Presbytery
Peebles
County
Peebles
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/575 Local Court 1649 P/ST/1332 Peebles Peebles
T/LA/2224 Mentioned in trial None