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/1048 Elizabeth Baird

related case
C/EGD/1059
Given first name
Elspeth
Given last name
Baird
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
no information
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Widowed
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Lower
Notes
Wyfe of Totmuir - described as a beggar (so I have indicated 'lower' status here). She was begging at Margaret Burges house for meat, milk and bread but Margaret refused due to her 'evil brint'.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
None Scot None None None

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Leith
Presbytery
Edinburgh
County
Edinburgh
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/603 Local Court None