Trial Details
T/JO/1882 Margrat NcWilliam
- Name of the accused
- Margrat NcWilliam
- Associated case
- C/JO/3246 (7/5/1662)
- Trial process type
- Local Court
| associated trials | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trial reference | accused | trial type | trial year | trial place |
| T/JO/1885 | Jonet McIllmartine | Local Court | no information | |
| T/JO/928 | Issobell McCan | Local Court | no information | |
Pre-trial actions
| commissions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| commission body | type | date | seal | notes |
| Privy Council | Justiciary | 7/5/1662 | None | None |
| previous commissions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| commission body | date | |||
| no recorded prior commission | ||||
| appeals | ||
|---|---|---|
| central authority | reason | appeal date |
| no recorded appeals | ||
| complaints | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | date of complaint | lodged at | appeal date | complainent | involvement |
| no recorded complaints | |||||
| move to higher legal authority | |
|---|---|
| moved to | date of move |
| no recorded move to higher legal authority | |
| denunciations | |
|---|---|
| denuncation date | dated |
| no recorded denunciations | |
| imprisonments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incarceration date | central trial imprison | prison | location | moving |
| no recorded imprisonments | ||||
| tortures | |
|---|---|
| date of torture | torture type |
| no recorded tortures | |
| ordeals | |
|---|---|
| date of ordeal | ordeal type |
| 7/2/1662 | Searching |
| confessions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| central trial confession | date | location | notes |
| no | 14/2/1662 | Bute | None |
| no | 28/2/1662 | Bute | None |
| no | 5/1662 | None | None |
other information
- Pre-trial notes
- There had been previous claims made against her in 1645 and she had been apprehended in 1649. She had been examined and the mark found but she was released. She appears to have been examined again in 1662, three marks were found but she denied all her charges. She was confronted by Jonet Morisone and Margaret NcLevin.
- watched?
- no
- watch date
- no information
- arrested?
- no
- arrest date
- no information
- fled?
- no
- date absconded
- no information
- action dropped?
- no
- action dropped date
- no information
- action dropped by
- no information
- trial action body
- no information
- confronting suspects?
- yes
Trial phase
- trial date
- no information
- trial place
- no information
place of trial
- settlement
- no information
- parish
- no information
- presbytery
- no information
- county
- no information
- burgh
- no information
verdict
- verdict
- no information
- defence
- no
- female accusers
- 0
- male accusers
- 0
- recorded as high status?
- no
- order for central judiciary trial
- no
- judiciary trial date
- no information
- circuit court (mixed central and local)
- no
- circuit name
- no information
- local court with central representatives
- no
- trial notes
- None
| persons associated with the trial | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | title | office | occupation | involvement | witchpricker? | notes |
| no recorded additional persons | ||||||
Post-trial phase
- sentence
- no information
- executed?
- no
- execution date
- no information
- execution place
- no information
- execution method
- no information
- post trial notes
- None
| other named witches | ||
|---|---|---|
| name | trial link | accused link |
| John Gely | T/JO/1889 | A/EGD/1535 |
| Elspeth Gray | T/JO/1911 | A/JO/3095 |
| Agnes Unknown | T/JO/1916 | A/JO/3097 |
| Unknown NcNeill | T/JO/1917 | A/JO/3098 |
| Margaret NcLevin | T/JO/1879 | A/EGD/1519 |
| Issobell NcNeill | T/JO/1918 | A/JO/3099 |
| Margrat NcNeill | T/JO/1919 | A/JO/3100 |
| Jonat McNeill | T/JO/1894 | A/EGD/1521 |
| Elspeth Spence | T/JO/1909 | A/JO/3094 |
| Issobell More McKaw | T/JO/1913 | A/EGD/1531 |
| Marie McKaw | T/JO/1915 | A/JO/3096 |
| Margrat NcIllduy | T/JO/1920 | A/JO/3101 |
| Unknown NcLevine | T/JO/1921 | A/JO/3102 |
Mentioned as a witch
| mentioned as a witch | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | name | mention date | fate | linked trialdate | trial link | notes |
| no mentions | ||||||