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Bessie Roy

Reference: A/EGD/43

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Identity
First NameBessie
Last NameRoy
Modern First NameElizabeth
Modern SurnameRoy
Demographics
SexFemale
Socioeconomic StatusLower
OccupationNurse
Residence
Settlement: Fetterneir
Parish: P/ST/835
Presbytery: Garioch
County: Aberdeen
Notes
Nurse to the Laird of Boquhane, is this a wet nurse? She was picking lint with other women. She had been living with a man for 12 years, he was perhaps her common law husband. She was a servant to Leslie and Achinleck who consulted her for witchcraft.
Cases (1)
Case RefDateYearCommon Name
C/EGD/54 18/8/1590 1590 Roy,Bessie
Trials (1)
Trial RefDateVerdictSentenceExecution
T/LA/910 18/8/1590 Not Guilty No
Direct Connections 5 accused, 4 officials
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