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/155 Alexander Hamilton

related case
C/EGD/166
Given first name
Alexander
Given last name
Hammiltoun
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Male
Age
no information
Occupation
Vagabond
Marital Status
Married
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Very Poor
Notes
Seems to move around a lot. Was in Niddry, Berwick, Duns, Prestonpans, Edmeston (?), and more. He was described as being from Newcastle. He deserted his wife to go to England and Holland, and he was taken back to Tweedmouth
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Aleson Edington Wife None None

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
no information
Presbytery
no information
County
Haddington
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/11 Mentioned in trial None
T/LA/15 Central Court 1630 Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh