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/786 Helen Muirhead

related case
C/EGD/797
Given first name
Helen
Given last name
Moorheid
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
51 estimated age by child
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Widowed
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Middling
Notes
Two men and a woman with the same last name testified against her. Her family? I think she was from Kirkcudbright (although Larner had her from Dumfries). She was accused of killing a man in 1629 and investigated, not sure if this was a witchcraft accusation or natural murder. She had a 26 year old son, therefore age estimate (26+25).
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Grissel Moorheid Sister None None

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
no information
Presbytery
no information
County
Kirkcudbright
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/1149 Mixed Central/Local Court 1659 Dumfries Dumfries
T/LA/1150 Mentioned in trial None