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TitlePeebles Sheriff Court Criminal Record
CountyPeeblesshire
Year1800
NRS ReferenceSC42/23/3 p. 94
Accused
Name and DesignationAgeBirthplace 
Agnes Dods, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire  
Name Agnes Dods, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire
Age
Birthplace
Agnes Drysdale alias Alves, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire  
Name Agnes Drysdale alias Alves, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire
Age
Birthplace
David Alves, son of Alexander Alves (Gardener), Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire  
Name David Alves, son of Alexander Alves (Gardener), Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire
Age
Birthplace
Euphemia Ritchie, wife of John Ritchie, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire  
Name Euphemia Ritchie, wife of John Ritchie, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire
Age
Birthplace
Helen Linton, daughter of John Linton, Whim Toll, Newlands, Peeblesshire  
Name Helen Linton, daughter of John Linton, Whim Toll, Newlands, Peeblesshire
Age
Birthplace
Janet Hunter, wife of James Beveridge (Collier), Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire  
Name Janet Hunter, wife of James Beveridge (Collier), Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire
Age
Birthplace
Jean Alves, wife of James Ker, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire  
Name Jean Alves, wife of James Ker, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire
Age
Birthplace
Margaret Stoddart, wife of James Murray, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire  
Name Margaret Stoddart, wife of James Murray, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire
Age
Birthplace
Mary Drysdale, wife of Alexander Thomson, Knowehead, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire  
Name Mary Drysdale, wife of Alexander Thomson, Knowehead, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire
Age
Birthplace
Rachel Drysdale, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire  
Name Rachel Drysdale, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire
Age
Birthplace
Victim(s)
Name and DesignationAgeBirthplace 
Alexander Monteith, Tenant, Auchendinny Mains, Lasswade, Midlothian  
Name Alexander Monteith, Tenant, Auchendinny Mains, Lasswade, Midlothian
Age
Birthplace
Other Persons Named
Name and DesignationAgeBirthplace 
James Innes, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire  
Name James Innes, Whim, Newlands, Peeblesshire
Age
Birthplace
Thomas Stoddart, Shoemaker, Peebles, Peeblesshire  
Name Thomas Stoddart, Shoemaker, Peebles, Peeblesshire
Age
Birthplace


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Source Citation
'Sheriff Court Criminal Records', NRS Reference SC42/23/3 p. 94; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/scentry.aspx?scid=422303020: accessed 06 Jul 2025); Original Source: National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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