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Victoria Helen McCrae Duncan (née MacFarlane, 25 November 1897 – 6 December 1956) was a Scottish medium best known as the last person to be imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735 (9 Geo. 2. c. 5) for fraudulent claims. She was famous for producing ectoplasm which was proved to be made from cheesecloth. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Yorke's case demonstrated that, following the earlier trial of Helen Duncan, the Director of Public Prosecutions had decided that the Witchcraft Act 1735 was still useful in dealing with cases involving mediums. Although the Act was used as a threat in several subsequent cases, the last in 1950, this was the last in which someone was actually ...
Helen Duncan: The last person to be imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735, in April 1944. Her conviction led to the repeal of the Act and the introduction of the Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951 . Jane Rebecca Yorke , the last person convicted under the Witchcraft Act 1735, in September 1944.
Brooks' friend Walter Monslow won a spot in the annual ballot for bills, and Brooks persuaded him to introduce a bill to repeal the Witchcraft Act 1735 (9 Geo. 2 c. 5) and replace it with an act criminalising deliberate deception. With Brooks' guidance, the Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951 (14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 33) was passed unanimously.
The Witches' Well is a monument to accused witches burned at the stake in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is the only one of its kind in the city. [1]The memorial drinking fountain is attached to a wall at the lower end of the Castle Esplanade, below Edinburgh Castle, and located close to where many witches were burned at the stake. [2]
John Kincaid was based primarily in Tranent and earned his living from 'unmasking' witches in the localities of Tranent, Dalkeith, Dirleton, Forfar, and Kinross. [1]His dates of birth and death are unknown and little is known of his personal life.
Many of the witchcraft accusations were driven at least in part by acrimonious relations between the families of the plaintiffs and defendants. Unless otherwise specified, dates provided in this list use Julian-dated month and day but New Style -enumerated year (i.e., years begin on January 1 and end on December 31, in the modern style).
Annaple Thomsone - a dress of accused witch shown on location at Edinburgh Central Library as part of the exhibition by Carolyn Sutton, Witches in Word not Deed. Annaple Thomsone, also known as Annabel Thomson and Annaple Thomson (died 23rd Dec 1679), was accused and tried for being a witch in Bo'ness, Scotland.