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/285 Elizabeth Black

related case
C/EGD/296
Given first name
Elizabeth
Given last name
Black
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
no information
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Married
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
no information
Notes
Is also listed as Elspeth Black and Elspet Blak. She was able to sign her name on a supplication to 'the commissioners of justice' protesting her guilty verdict, probably at least middling status.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
John Demperston Husband None None

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Alloa
Presbytery
Stirling
County
Clackmannan
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/1472 Mentioned in trial None
T/JO/419 Mixed Central/Local Court 1659 Stirling Stirling
T/JO/420 Local Court None