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/2119 Janet Leask

related case
C/EGD/2174
Given first name
Jonat
Given last name
Leisk
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
45 estimated age by career
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
no information
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Middling
Notes
Middling SE status, her dittay recorded that her son had a tack from her master, which had been given to another. Accused of being a witch for 30 years, 30+25=55.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Gilbert Fidlar Son-in-law None None
Thomas Cattow Son None None
Johne Wilkie Son-in-law None None

Locale

Settlement
Fortriefurde
Parish
no information
Presbytery
Aberdeen
County
Aberdeen
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/1306 Local Court 1597 Aberdeen Aberdeen
T/JO/2209 Mentioned in trial None