The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft

1563-1736

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

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Trial Details

T/LA/2047 Katharine Govan

Name of the accused
Katharine Govan
Associated case
C/EGD/1997 (6/11/1649)
Trial process type
Local Court
associated trials
trial reference accused trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/586 Elspet Grahame Mentioneed in trial no information
T/LA/2019 John Sibbald Local Court no information
T/LA/2020 Anna Alexander Local Court no information
T/LA/2021 John Simpsone Local Court no information
T/LA/2022 Joane Forrester Local Court no information
T/LA/2024 Janet Broun Local Court no information
T/LA/2025 Janet Mark Local Court no information
T/LA/2026 Marion Veitch Local Court no information
T/LA/2027 John Greig Local Court no information
T/LA/2028 Jeaine Rennick Local Court no information
T/LA/2029 Elspet Gray Local Court no information
T/LA/2030 Anna Hay Local Court no information
T/LA/2031 Christian Thomesone Local Court no information
T/LA/2032 Christian Thomesone Local Court no information
T/LA/2033 Issobell Alexander Local Court no information
T/LA/2034 Isobell Dalmahoy Local Court no information
T/LA/2035 James Doddes Local Court no information
T/LA/2036 Janet Hendersone Local Court no information
T/LA/2037 Janet Laidlaw Local Court no information
T/LA/2038 Isobel Greene Local Court no information
T/LA/2039 Margaret Whyte Local Court no information
T/LA/2040 Katherine Hyislop Local Court no information
T/LA/2041 Marion Laidlaw Local Court no information
T/LA/2042 Janet Andersone Local Court no information
T/LA/2043 Unknown Reidfoord Local Court no information
T/LA/2044 Bessie Veitch Local Court no information
T/LA/2045 Jeane Abbot Local Court no information
T/LA/2046 Helen Thomesone Local Court no information

Pre-trial actions

commissions
commission body type date seal notes
Committee of Estates Investigation 6/11/1649 None They are to use no torture and to report back to the Committee of Estates.
previous commissions
commission body date
no recorded prior commission
appeals
central authority reason appeal date
no recorded appeals
complaints
type date of complaint lodged at appeal date complainent involvement
no recorded complaints
move to higher legal authority
moved to date of move
no recorded move to higher legal authority
denunciations
denuncation date dated
no recorded denunciations
imprisonments
incarceration date central trial imprison prison location moving
no recorded imprisonments
tortures
date of torture torture type
no recorded tortures
ordeals
date of ordeal ordeal type
no recorded ordeals
confessions
central trial confession date location notes
no recorded confessions

other information

Pre-trial notes
None
watched?
no
watch date
no information
arrested?
no
arrest date
no information
fled?
no
date absconded
no information
action dropped?
no
action dropped date
no information
action dropped by
no information
trial action body
no information
confronting suspects?
no

Trial phase

trial date
no information
trial place
no information

place of trial

settlement
no information
parish
no information
presbytery
no information
county
no information
burgh
no information

verdict

verdict
no information
defence
no
female accusers
0
male accusers
0
recorded as high status?
no
order for central judiciary trial
no
judiciary trial date
no information
circuit court (mixed central and local)
no
circuit name
no information
local court with central representatives
no
trial notes
None
persons associated with the trial
name title office occupation involvement witchpricker? notes
no recorded additional persons

Post-trial phase

sentence
no information
executed?
no
execution date
no information
execution place
no information
execution method
no information
post trial notes
None
other named witches
name trial link accused link
no recorded named witches

Mentioned as a witch

mentioned as a witch
type name mention date fate linked trialdate trial link notes
no mentions