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/1764 John Lindsay (alias The Bishop)

related case
C/EGD/1781
Given first name
John
Given last name
Lindsay
Title
no information
Alias
The Bishop
Sex
Male
Age
no information
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
no information
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
no information
Notes
None
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
James Lindsay (alias the curate) Brother None None
Patrick Lindsay Father None None

Locale

Settlement
Formakune
Parish
Erskine
Presbytery
Greenock
County
Renfrew
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
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related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/1199 Mixed Central/Local Court 1697 P/ST/1328 Renfrew