Currie,Margaret
Case Reference: C/JO/2954
Case Summary
| Case Ref | C/JO/2954 |
|---|---|
| Accused | Margaret Currie |
| Case Start Date | 21/8/1649 |
| Case Date | 21/8/1661 |
| Common Name | Currie,Margaret |
|---|
Characterization
| Type | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
| Demonic | — | ✓ |
| Not Enough Info | ✓ | ✓ |
| Devil Present | Yes |
|---|---|
| Communal Sex | No |
| Devil Worship | No |
| Food and Drink | No |
| Dancing | No |
| Singing | No |
Notes: Note that the accused had confessed to attending meetings with the devil.
| Type | Text |
|---|---|
| Anti-baptism | |
| Servant |
| Name | Title | Involvement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bruce | Mr | Investigator |
| Source | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dunfermline Presbytery records | CH2/105/1 (a), p 258. | |
| Bensen, R 'South'West Fife and the Scottish Revolution: The Presbytery of Dunfermline, 1633-52' unpublished M.Litt. Dissertation, University of Edinburgh, 1978, Appendix 2, p. 273. The project did not check MacDonald's reference to this printed secondary source as part of the research. |
Trials (1)
| Trial Ref | Date | Year | Verdict | Sentence | Execution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/JO/1178 | No |
Case Notes
MacDonald 'The Witches of Fife' (East Linton, 2002) p. 109 indicates that she tried to clear her name in 1654 after being investigated in 1649.