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/836 Gillian Johnston

related case
C/EGD/847
Given first name
Gelis
Given last name
Johnston
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
55 estimated age by career estimated age by child
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Widowed
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
no information
Notes
testified in front of PC that she had a good fame for 30 years, she has a grown son at least 55.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
John Duncane Husband None None
William Duncane Son None None

Locale

Settlement
Musselburgh
Parish
Inveresk
Presbytery
Dalkeith
County
Edinburgh
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/208 Local Court None