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/2798 Janet Cunningham (alias Lady Bothwell)

related case
C/LA/2916
Given first name
Jonet
Given last name
Cunninghame
Title
no information
Alias
Lady Bothwell
Sex
Female
Age
no information
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
no information
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Lower
Notes
She is definitely not related to Earl of Bothwell, she was described as an old indicted witch of 18 years. Lady Bothwell was not her title, it was a nickname.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
No family members recorded

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Canongate
Presbytery
Edinburgh
County
Edinburgh
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/998 Mentioned in trial None