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/374 Beatrice Leslie

related case
C/EGD/385
Given first name
Beatrix
Given last name
Leslie
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
84
Occupation
Midwife
Marital Status
Married
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Lower
Notes
She was described as having left her 'pock' in the house of a family that appear to have been colliers, and then angrily retrieved it. This could mean she was storing something, or that she was a beggar?
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
William Moffat Husband None None

Locale

Settlement
Blackcoat
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/292 Mixed Central/Local Court 1661 Edinburgh Dalkeith