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/2299 Beatrice Watson

related case
C/EGD/2367
Given first name
Beatrix
Given last name
Watsone
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
43 estimated age by career
Occupation
Weaver
Marital Status
Married
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Lower
Notes
Husband was a wobster = weaver. Reputation for 18 years, 18+25=43.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Alexander Scott Husband None Weaver
Bessie Scott Daughter None None

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Corstorphine
Presbytery
Edinburgh
County
Edinburgh
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/1514 Local Court None
T/JO/1528 Mentioned in trial None