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/573 Gillian Burnet

related case
C/EGD/584
Given first name
Geilles
Given last name
Burnett
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
no information
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Widowed
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
no information
Notes
She was twice widowed and accused of killing both of her husbands.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
John Gibson Husband None None
John Smith Husband None None

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
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Presbytery
Aberdeen
County
Aberdeen
Burgh
Aberdeen
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/1153 Mixed Central/Local Court 1671 Aberdeen Aberdeen