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/1833 Elizabeth Forest

related case
C/EGD/1862
Given first name
Bessie
Given last name
Forrest
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
no information
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
no information
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
no information
Notes
Named as witch by Janet Coutts
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
No family members recorded

Locale

Settlement
Skirling
Parish
Peebles
Presbytery
Biggar
County
Peebles
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/576 Mentioned in trial None
T/JO/577 Local Court 1649 P/ST/1332 Peebles Peebles