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/370 Isobel Ferguson

related case
C/EGD/381
Given first name
Issobell
Given last name
Fergussone
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
29
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
no information
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
no information
Notes
Reputation for 40 years, but JC26/27/9 said she was 71 years old. Used to live at the stemare in Liberton Parish, but I think she moved to Dalkeith.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
None Baxter Husband None None
Robert Baxter Son None None
Margaret Drewar Daughter-in-law None None

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Newbattle
Presbytery
Dalkeith
County
Edinburgh
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/298 Mixed Central/Local Court 1661 Edinburgh Dalkeith