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/92 Barbara Napier (alias Naip)

related case
C/EGD/103
Given first name
Barbara
Given last name
Napier
Title
no information
Alias
Naip
Sex
Female
Age
no information
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Married
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Upper
Notes
Described as a burgess's wife. Her brother was a very very wealthy burgess (catholic) -State papers of Scotland (v10, p. 510).
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Archibald Douglas Husband None None

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
no information
Presbytery
Edinburgh
County
Edinburgh
Burgh
Edinburgh
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/72 Central Court 1591 Edinburgh
T/LA/972 Mentioned in trial None