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Stein Street
Stein Street
This is one of five streets to be named after women accused of witchcraft in South Queensferry
Marion Stein
A witch hunt was instigated in Queensferry by the Rev Ephraim Melville in 1643.
Marion Stein was one of 17 women accused of witchcraft and one of the eight executed
Young Drive
Young Drive
This is one of five streets to be named after women accused of witchcraft in South Queensferry
Isabel Young
A witch hunt was instigated in Queensferry by the Rev Ephraim Melville in 1643.
Isabel Young was the daughter of John Young and Helen Hill. She was aged about 25 when she, her mother and her sister Margaret Young were amongst the 17 women accused of witchcraft. She and her mother were both amongst the 8 women executed.
Marion Little
A witch hunt was instigated in Queensferry by the Rev Ephraim Melville in 1643.
Marion Little was named as a witch and imprisoned on 27 March 1644. She was subsequently burned as a witch.
Little Street
Little Street
This is one of five streets to be named after women accused of witchcraft in South Queensferry
Helen Thomson
A witch hunt was instigated in Queensferry by the Rev Ephraim Melville in 1643.
Helen Thomson was one of 17 women accused of witchcraft. Her fate is unknown.
Thomson Place
Thomson Place
This is one of five streets to be named after women accused of witchcraft in South Queensferry
Marion, Margaret and Helen Dauline
Marion, Margaret and Helen Dauline were accused of witchcraft in 1643 during the Queensferry Witch Hunts.
Margaret and Helen's fate is unknown; Marion was acquitted.
Dauline Road
Dauline Road
This is one of five streets to be named after women accused of witchcraft in South Queensferry