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/400 Margaret Alan

related case
C/EGD/411
Given first name
Margaret
Given last name
Allan
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
She seems to have worked for the laird of Newhall and stayed in his house, but one item in the draft dittay describes someone buying land possessed by her husband. Unclear socio-econ status.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
No family members recorded

Locale

Settlement
Newhall
Parish
Bathgate
Presbytery
Linlithgow
County
Linlithgow
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/321 Central Court 1661 Edinburgh