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/726 Margaret Alexander

related case
C/EGD/737
Given first name
Margaret
Given last name
Alexander
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
no information
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
no information
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Landless
Notes
she seems to have moved a bit. Described as late in paisley, but she definitely wasn't dead at that time. I think she was landless status because she was described as begging.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
No family members recorded

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Paisley
Presbytery
Paisley
County
Renfrew
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/1235 Central Court 1700 Edinburgh