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/173 Helen Clerk

related case
C/EGD/184
Given first name
Helene
Given last name
Clerk
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
Lower
Notes
Married to a fisherman. She had a daughter of marriage age (estimated at 25) therefore estimate her age at 50. She also had a son who worked on a ship.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
George Boyle Husband None Fisherman

Locale

Settlement
North Leith
Parish
Leith
Presbytery
Edinburgh
County
Edinburgh
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/157 Central Court 1645 Edinburgh