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On her release in 1945, Duncan promised to stop conducting séances, but she was arrested during another one in 1956. She died at her home in Edinburgh a short time later. [5] Duncan's trial almost certainly contributed to the repeal of the Witchcraft Act 1735, which was contained in the Fraudulent Mediums Act 1951 (14 & 15 Geo. 6. c.
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.
Helen Duncan (1897–1956), medium and last person imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735; Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742–1811), Home Secretary and Tory politician; John Ritchie Findlay (1824–1898), owner of The Scotsman newspaper, philanthropist and donor of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
Helen Duncan (1897–1956), last woman to be tried under the Witchcraft Act 1735; William Dunlop (c. 1654–1700), Covenanter, adventurer, and Principal of the University of Glasgow; John Fairbairn (1794–1864), newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician of the Cape Colony
Helen Duncan, considered the last person to be imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735, came to the attention of the authorities after claiming to have contacted the spirit of a sailor of Barham, at the time when the ship's sinking was being hidden from the general public. [104]
Geillis Duncan also spelled Gillis Duncan (b. unknown d. 4 December 1591) was a young maidservant in 16th century Scotland who was accused of being a witch. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She was also the first recorded British named player of the mouth harp.
William H. Mumler (1832–1884) was an American spirit photographer who worked in New York City and Boston. [1] His first spirit photograph was apparently an accident—a self-portrait which, when developed, also revealed the "spirit" of his deceased cousin.