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/1256 Marion Layland (alias Ritchart)

related case
C/EGD/1268
Given first name
Marion
Given last name
Layland
Title
no information
Alias
Ritchart
Sex
Female
Age
no information
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
no information
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
no information
Notes
Her son-in-law testified against her that he saw her at a meeting with the Devil. I think she was poor. I think she had been married or was still married, her son's last name was Fischer.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
James Fischer Son None None
James Fischer Son-in-law None None

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Sanday
Presbytery
North Isles
County
Orkney
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/1003 Local Court 1633 Orkney Kirkwall