Accusation Network

Interactive network showing 939 accused persons connected by 1,250 accusation relationships. Arrows show who named whom as a witch during trial proceedings. Node size reflects the number of connections.

Filters
1,057 officials with 2,777 case links (hidden by default)

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Node Shape
Accused Official
Larger icons = more connections
Node Colour (Sex)
Female Male Unknown
Edges
Accomplice Denounced Known Witch Other
Official link (dashed)
Selected Person
Most Connected Accused
NameSexCountyConnections
James Welch Male Haddington 89
Agnes Sampsoune Female Edinburgh 66
Barbara Napier Female Edinburgh 47
Jonet Braidheid Female Nairn 42
Alexander Hammiltoun Male Haddington 38
Margaret NcLevin Female Bute 29
Margaret Mairtine Female Fife 22
Margaret Ker Female Haddington 19
Issobell Gowdie Female Nairn 18
Margrat NcWilliam Female Bute 17