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/1143 Margaret Maxwell

related case
C/EGD/1155
Given first name
Margaret
Given last name
Maxwell
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
50 estimated age by child
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Married
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Upper
Notes
Her daughter married an important burgess. Also the level of Privy Council intervention seems to indicate a higher status. Her daughter was already a widow, so she was probably older than 50.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Nicol Thomesoun Husband 50 None
Jean Thomesoun Daughter None None
Edward Hamilton Son-in-law None Merchant

Locale

Settlement
Brigend
Parish
Dumfries
Presbytery
Dumfries
County
Dumfries
Burgh
Dumfries
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/2186 Mentioned in trial None
T/LA/674 Local Court None