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/324 Agnes Thomson

related case
C/EGD/335
Given first name
Agnes
Given last name
Thomson
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
63
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Widowed
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
no information
Notes
Pre-trial notes give her age at 63, and she confessed to relationship to Devil for 18 years. In 1659 her spouse was John Wood but he was dead by 1661.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
John Wood Husband None None
Margaret Hall Daughter None None
Christian Blaickie Grandaughter None None

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Newton
Presbytery
Dalkeith
County
Edinburgh
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/1706 Mentioned in trial None
T/LA/378 Local Court None