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/820 Elizabeth Laing

related case
C/EGD/831
Given first name
Betty (Beatrix)
Given last name
Laing
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
I think this is Beatrix Laying who was investigated in 1704. Yes. Her husband was a tailor
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
William Brown Husband None Tailor

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Pittenweem
Presbytery
St Andrews
County
Fife
Burgh
Pittemweem
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/1699 Mixed Central/Local Court None
T/JO/1703 Mentioned in trial None
T/LA/1251 Mixed Central/Local Court 1709 Perth Perth