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/199 Thomas Paton

related case
C/EGD/210
Given first name
Thomas
Given last name
Paton
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Male
Age
no information
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Married
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Middling
Notes
Husband and wife healing team, but Bessie was the leader. They had horses, sheep and a servant therefore estimate their socioeconomic status at middling.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Bessie Paton Wife None None

Locale

Settlement
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Parish
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Presbytery
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County
Dumfries
Burgh
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national grid reference
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related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/1502 Local Court None