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/782 Janet Carson

related case
C/EGD/793
Given first name
Jannet
Given last name
Corsan
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
no information
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Married
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Middling
Notes
Described as having a 'croft' with her husband. Had wheat and a swine with which to bribe a jailor, therefore set status at middling.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
No family members recorded

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
no information
Presbytery
no information
County
Dumfries
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/1146 Mixed Central/Local Court 1659 Dumfries Dumfries
T/LA/1634 Mentioned in trial None