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/3020 Elizabeth Wanton

related case
C/JO/3161
Given first name
Bessie
Given last name
Wanton
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
She may have been from Abdie or Ceres. The presby records are not clear. Her victim appears to have worked in her house at one time so socioeconomic status has been estimated at middling.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Isobel None Daughter None None
Barbara None Daughter None None

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Abdie
Presbytery
Cupar
County
Fife
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/JO/1683 Local Court None