trial of Margaret Strachan (Q43404080)

The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

Scottish witch trial

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	trial of Margaret Strachan	Scottish witch trial

Statements

instance of

witch trial

1 reference

reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.trialrecord&trialref=T/LA/1959&search_type=searchaccused&search_string=lastname%3D%26firstname%3D%26sex%3Deither%26maritalstatus%3DAny%26socioecstatus%3DAny%26placename%3D%26place%3Dparish%26date%3D%26enddate%3D

local trial

1 reference

reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.trialrecord&search_string&trialref=T/LA/1959

country

United Kingdom

1 reference

reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.trialrecord&trialref=T/LA/1959&search_type=searchaccused&search_string=lastname%3D%26firstname%3D%26sex%3Deither%26maritalstatus%3DAny%26socioecstatus%3DAny%26placename%3D%26place%3Dparish%26date%3D%26enddate%3D

significant event

commission of justiciary

22 May 1649^Gregorian

1 reference

reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.trialrecord&search_string&trialref=T/LA/1959

first line

Pretrial notes: Confession attested to by the minister and some elders and verified by the presbytery. The presbytery requested the commission. (English)

1 reference

reference URL

https://witches.hca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm/trial/T/LA/1959

defendant

Margaret Strachan

1 reference

reference URL

http://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.trialrecord&search_string&trialref=T/LA/1959

charge

witchcraft

1 reference

reference URL