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/424 James Welch

related case
C/EGD/435
Given first name
James
Given last name
Welch
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Male
Age
15
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
no information
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Very Poor
Notes
Described as a poor begging boy. He was a minor so couldn't be tried. I estimate his age at 15 on the assumption that 16 was when minor status ended.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
No family members recorded

Locale

Settlement
Sammuelston
Parish
Haddington
Presbytery
Haddington
County
Haddington
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/1313 Central Court 1662 Edinburgh