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/306

related case
C/EGD/317
Given first name
Bessie
Given last name
Stevenson
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
49 estimated age by career
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Widowed
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
no information
Notes
Her husband was a 'gairer'? She confessed to being with Satan for 24 years. Age estimated at 49
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Alexander Lennox Husband None None

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Stirling
Presbytery
Stirling
County
Stirling
Burgh
Stirling
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/1130 Mixed Central/Local Court 1659 Stirling Stirling