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/606 Mr Gideon Penman

related case
C/EGD/617
Given first name
Gideon
Given last name
Penman
Title
Mr
Alias
no information
Sex
Male
Age
no information
Occupation
Minister
Marital Status
Married
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Middling
Notes
Involved in a number of investigations of witchcraft during 1649/50 and 1661. Later accused of scandalous behaviour himself which culminated in an accusation of witchcraft in 1678. He was then indicted for witchcraft at the circuirt court in 1679 with 4 other from Crichton.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
No family members recorded

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Crichton
Presbytery
Dalkeith
County
Edinburgh
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/436 Mixed Central/Local Court 1679 Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh