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/JO/2894 Margaret Bain (alias Clerk)

related case
C/JO/3033
Given first name
Margerat
Given last name
Bane
Title
no information
Alias
Clerk
Sex
Female
Age
55 estimated age by career
Occupation
Midwife
Marital Status
no information
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Lower
Notes
Bane appears to have been quite old as her daughter (Rogie, C/JO/3035) ,who was also executed, had a daughter-in-law herself. She was also known as Margaret Clerk. Had been charged to attend justice court for 30 years and had not attended so was at least 55 (30+25=55).
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Helene Rogie Daughter None None
Johne Straquhan Son-in-law None None
Jonet Spaldarge Sister None None
Duncan Gardyn Son None None

Locale

Settlement
Lumphanan
Parish
Lumphanan
Presbytery
Kincardine O'Neil
County
Aberdeen
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/1310 Mentioned in trial None
T/JO/1317 Local Court 1597 Aberdeen Aberdeen