Kilsyth was in the historic county of Stirlingshire, and the database files the case under Dunbartonshire, so a search of Lanarkshire entries alone would miss it. A man accused of charming in a period when most accused were women is unusual and worth keeping, although the entry says nothing more. The commissioner may belong to the Livingston family, who were the lords of Kilsyth, but the entry does not say so.
Witchcraft
William Baird of Kilsyth, Sorcery Case of 1633
Kilsyth
1633
- Evidence
- Contemporary written record
- Access
- Access unrecorded
- Location
- 55.977, -4.056 (Sited to the village)
Sources: Survey of Scottish Witchcraft, case C/LA/3301 (William Baird) [other]
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