FindmyPast adds Scottish witches and wrongdoers for Halloween

FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) has added the following collections this week:

Scotland, Names of Witches 1658
In this small but spooky collection, you’ll find details on some of those accused of witchcraft in early modern Scotland. 1563’s Witchcraft Act made consorting with witches or taking part in witchcraft a crime punishable by death in Scotland. Around 1,500 people were executed, most of them women, until the last Scottish witch trial in 1727.
(Source: Wellcome Collection, Names of the Witches (in Scotland), 1658, MS.3658)

Scotland, Court & Criminal Database
Unlock criminals and victims in your Scottish family tree with this detail-rich collection. The records include names, occupations, addresses and information about the crimes.
This resource comprises prison records, precognitions and trial papers from all over Scotland, as well as the Fife Kalendar of Convicts. From fiends and felons to bone-chilling revelations, where will the dark side of your Scottish family story take you?
(Source: Various, including Scottish court record indexes from Scottish Indexes)

For links and details of newspapers added to the site in the past week, visit https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/scotland-witches-criminals

Chris

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