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/2958 Elizabeth Burke

related case
C/LA/3097
Given first name
Bessie
Given last name
Berk
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
no information
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Married
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
no information
Notes
We are not sure which presbytery Kirkmahoe is in, but two sides of the parish border on parishes in Dumfries so I guessed.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Andrew Lawson Husband None None

Locale

Settlement
Lakeheid
Parish
Kirkmahoe
Presbytery
Dumfries
County
Dumfries
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/1497 Mixed Central/Local Court 1679