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/1212 Katherine Wilson

related case
C/EGD/1224
Given first name
Katherine
Given last name
Wilson
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
no information
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Widowed
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Middling
Notes
She owned a tenement in Duns and she and her husband had land in wadset (when he was alive), not clear where the land went after he died. Also one accusation against her describes a man 'costing' (payment in kind for rent) 8 bailes of bere from Wilson and not paying on time.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
James Ruchheid Son None None
Margaret Ruchheid Daughter None None
Thomas Ruchheid Husband None None
Margaret Wilson Sister None None
of Kellow John Home Son-in-law None None
Johne Prat Brother-in-law None None

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Duns
Presbytery
Duns
County
Berwick
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/98 Central Court None Edinburgh