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/EGD/565 Jean Weir

related case
C/EGD/576
Given first name
Jean
Given last name
Weir
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
no information
Occupation
School teacher
Marital Status
Single
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Lower
Notes
Originally from Kirktown, lived most of her adult life in Dalkeith, keeping and teaching at a school.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
Thomas Weir (alias Major) Brother None None
Thomas Weir Father None Portioner

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
no information
Presbytery
Edinburgh
County
Edinburgh
Burgh
Edinburgh
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/769 Central Court 1670 Edinburgh