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/772 Janet Sawyer

related case
C/EGD/783
Given first name
Jannett
Given last name
Sawer
Title
no information
Alias
no information
Sex
Female
Age
40 estimated age by career
Occupation
no information
Marital Status
Married
Ethnic origin
no information
Socioeconomic status
Middling
Notes
Her husband was a messengaer. Middling or possibly even higher status? I am going to stick with middling classification she is described as a portioner who lost her land from the Provost after a quarrel. Her husband had stables. Reputation 19 years back, estimate her age as at least 44.
family of the accused
named relationship age occupation
John McAdam Husband None Messenger

Locale

Settlement
no information
Parish
Ayr
Presbytery
Ayr
County
Ayr
Burgh
no information
national grid reference
no information
related trials
trial reference trial type trial year trial place
T/LA/1119 Mixed Central/Local Court 1658 Ayr Ayr