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/1132 Elizabeth Hepburn

related case
C/EGD/1144
Given first name
Bessie
Given last name
Hepburne
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
50 estimated age by child
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Widowed
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Upper
Notes
Named by Alexander Hamilton, warlock. Son put up bail of 3000 merks for his mother and so was most likely an adult himself. This amount of money suggests that the family were upper s/e level and either had money or had access to it.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Patrick Young Son 25 None

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Haddington
Presbytery
Haddington
County
Haddington
Burgh
Haddington
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/82 Local Court None