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/361 David Johnston

related case
C/EGD/372
Given first name
David
Given last name
Johnston
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Male
Age
36 estimated age by career
Occupation
Collier
Marital Status
no information
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Lower
Notes
Confessed to making a pact with the Devil 13 years before, and said he was carrying coal to Edinburgh when he met the Devil.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
No family members recorded

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/262 Mixed Central/Local Court 1661 Edinburgh Musselburgh