The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft

1563-1736

By Julian Goodare, Lauren Martin, Joyce Miller and Louise Yeoman, January 2003

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Case Details

C/EGD/1421 Eupham Hougan

name of accused
Eupham Hougan
designated title
no information
Accused Reference
A/EGD/1407
Case date start
16/1/1662
Given case date
no information
Case commission
no information
case complaint
no information
case correspondence
no information
case chronicle
no information
other details
no information

characterisation

  • not enough information (secondary characteristic)
  • not enough information (primary characteristic)
Characterisation Notes
commission records that she had confessed to witchcraft but no details.
additional persons
name involvement notes
Alexander Blair Commissioner
William Blair Commissioner
John Nairn Commissioner
Robert Ross Commissioner
William Auchenleck Commissioner
William Moncreiff Commissioner
Archibald Stewart Commissioner
James Gillespie Investigator
Thoma Barclay Investigator
David Martin Investigator
None Runcieman Investigator
David Imrie Investigator
John Imrie Investigator
Andrew Buist Investigator
None Cook Investigator
None Jackson Investigator
None Allan Investigator
Matthew Lennox Investigator
Alexander Lennox Investigator
John MacGill Investigator
Alexander Blair Investigator
John Williamson Investigator

Qualitative information

Non-natural beings

Notes
None
  • no information

Demonic pacts

  • no information

witches meetings

Notes
None

Meeting places

  • no information

musical instruments

  • no information

Folk culture

Notes
None

Counter strategies

  • no information

white magic

  • no information

Elf/fairy elements

  • no information

Shape-changing

  • no information

Ritual objects

  • no information

Religious motif

  • no information

Calendar customs

  • no information

Diseases or illness

Notes
None

Cause of witch's malice

  • no information

Other maleficia

Damage to property

  • no information

weather modification

  • no information

Notes
None

Other charges

  • no information

Notes
None

Plea

Claimed bewitched
no
Claimed possessed
no
Admitted lesser charges
no
No defence
no
Claimed natural causes
no
Notes
None
Case Notes
None
references
name notes
RPC 3rd series, vol 1, p 137, 188-9. Later entry records that PC were concerned that local men had imprisoned and executed accused illegally. The men were reprimanded.