Witchcraft

Margaret Alexander of Livingston

Livingston parish

1647

The record is short. The presence of fairies in the characterisation means that her supposed powers or her contacts were linked with the fairy belief that ran through many Scottish cases, as in that of Bartie Patersoune at Newbattle. She was found guilty and executed.

Livingston was a small parish in the mid 17th century and is now a new town. The pin is placed on the parish in general.

This site is private property or has no public access. Coordinates shown are rounded and no directions are offered.
Evidence
Contemporary written record
Access
No public access
Location
55.883, -3.522 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)

Sources: Ring, McHugh, Davidson-Welch and Reed, "Folk Healers and Midwives accused of Witchcraft in Scotland 1563-1736" (RCN Foundation, 2021) [other]

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