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/2908 Marjory Paplay

related case
C/JO/3045
Given first name
Marjorie
Given last name
Paplay
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
50 estimated age by child
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
no information
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
no information
Notes
Age estimated as 50+ as she had an adult son who tried to complain about his mother's treatment and accusations. He brought several complaints against the sheriff-depute and the presbytery so seems to have been quite well educated.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
James Baikie Son None None

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Kirkwall & St Ola
Presbytery
Kirkwall
County
Orkney
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/1410 Local Court None
T/JO/2192 Mentioned in trial None