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/LA/2542 Janet Barker

related case
C/LA/2638
Given first name
Jonet
Given last name
Barker
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
no information
Occupation
Shop-keeper
Marital Status
no information
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Lower
Notes
She was described as a shop-keeper and she wanted to be one of the best dressed servants in town, which indicates that she wasn't a high level servant, but rather a lower level person.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
No family members recorded

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/37 Central Court 1643 Edinburgh