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/391 Isobel Ramsay

related case
C/EGD/402
Given first name
Isobel
Given last name
Ramsay
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
Devil appeared as her husband. She seems to have travelled a lot to and from Edinburgh. Daughter testified against her.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Bessie Leitch Daughter None None

Locale

Settlement
Wester Duddingston
Parish
Duddingston
Presbytery
Edinburgh
County
Edinburgh
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/398 Mentioned in trial None
T/LA/319 Central Court 1661 Edinburgh