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/1014 Elizabeth Wright

related case
C/EGD/1025
Given first name
Bessie
Given last name
Wright
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
42 estimated age by career
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
no information
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Middling
Notes
The presbytery entries refer to an earlier incident in 1611 when Wright was reprimanded and told to stop using cures. Age calculated from career, 25 + 17 = 42 although she was probably older as her son was married. The bail she was given was for £1000 so she appears to have been middling economic status.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Adam Bell Son None None
Christian Justice Daughter-in-law None None

Locale

Settlement
Querrell Mill
Parish
Scone
Presbytery
Perth
County
Perth
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/497 Local Court None