| Francis Adamson was Executed at Durham in 1652 Margaret Agar was (not known) at Brewham in 1664 Anne Alderman was hanged at Bury St Edmunds…Old Suffolk, 1645 Joan Allen was Hanged at Old Bailey in 1650 Joan Argoll was Executed at Faversham in 1645 Mrs. Arnold was Hanged at Barking Anne Ashby was Hanged at Maidstone in 1652 Mary Bacon of Chattisham was hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Mary Baguely was hung at Chester, England, 1675 Anne Baker was Executed at Leicester in 1619 Mary Barber was Executed at Northampton in 1612 Mary Bateman was ? at Yorkshire, England, 20 March, 1808 Elizabeth Bennet was executed in St. Osyth, England in 1582 Agnes Berrye was Hanged at Enfield in 1616 Arthur Bill was Executed at Northampton in 1612 Isabella Billington was hanged and burnt at York, England, in 1650 Billington, (husband of Isabella)was hanged and burnt at York, England, in 1650 Ann Bishop was at Wincanton in 1664 Anne Bodenham was Hanged at Salisbury in 1653 Roger Bolingbroke was H / D / Q at Tyburn in 1440 Boram (?) was Hanged at Bury St Edmunds in 1655 Boram, (mother) (first name unknown)was hung at Bury St Edmunds, England, in 1655 Boram, (daughter) (first name unknown)was hung at Bury St Edmunds, England, in 1655 Mary Blackbourne of Great Yarmouth was hanged in England ca 1647 Joyce Boanes (or Boones), was hanged at St Osyth, England ca. 1645 Anne Boleyn was beheaded at London, England on 19 May 1536 Elizabeth Bradwell of Great Yarmouth was hanged in England ca 1647 Mabel Brigge was executed in York, England,1538 Sarah Bright was hanged at Manningtree, Essex, England ca 1645 Jane Brooks was Hanged in 1658 Agnes Browne was Executed at Northampton in 1612 Joan Browne was Executed at Northampton in 1612 Mary Browne was Hanged at Maidstone in 1652 Jane Brooks was hanged in England on 26 March, 1658 John Bulcock was Executed at Pendle in 1612 Jane Bulcock was Executed at Pendle in 1612 Edmund Bull was Hanged at Taunton in 1631 Mathew Bulmer was Hanged at Newcastle in 1649 Cade (Cate) aka Anne Maidenhead was hanged at Great Holland, Essex, England ca. 1645 Joan Cardien was executed at Faversham, Kent, England, on 29 Sept. 1645 Henry Carre of Rattlesden died in jail at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England ca 1645 Helen Calles was Executed at Braynford in 1595 Mrs. Julian Cox was Executed at Taunton in 1663 Cherrie, (first name unknown) of Thrapston, Northamtonshire, England died in prison on the day he was due to stand trial 1646 Chambers (first name unknown) died in prison, in England, in 1693 Elizabeth Clarke aka Bedingfield was hanged at Manningtree, Essex, England 1645 Alice Clipwell (Clisswell) was hanged at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England ca 1645 Susan Cocke died in gaol of plague after being pardoned at St. Osyth, Essex, England 1645 Mary Cooke died in jail at Langham, Essex, England 29 May 1645 Anne Cooper was hanged at Great Clacton, Essex, England 1645 Joan Cooper died in jail on 27 May 1645 before coming to trial at Great Clacton, Essex, England Mary Coppin died in jail of plague at Kirby-le-Soken, Essex, England February 1647 Isabel Cockie was burnt as a witch, (at a cost of 105 s. 4 p., in England 1596) "Old Widow Coneman" (Coman)was executed in Coggeshall, England, 1699 Julian Cox was executed at Taunton, England, in 1663 Robert Crierson was executed at North Berwick, England in 1594 Rose Cullender was Executed at Bury St Edmunds in 1664 Joan Cunny (aka Coney) was hanged in Chelmsford, England, in 1589 Elizabeth Demdike Died in prison at Pendle in 1612 Alice Denham of Ipswich was hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England ca 1645 Elizabeth Device was Executed at Pendle in 1612 James Device was Executed at Pendle in 1612 Alizon Device aged 11 years was Executed at Pendle in 1612 Alice Dixon was hanged at Wivenhoe, Essex, England ca 1645 Elizabeth Dudgeon of Great Yarmouth was hanged in England ca 1647 "Dummy" (name unknown; he was deaf-and-dumb)was killed by a mob at Sible Hedingham, England, on 3 August, 1865 Thomas Everard of Halesworth was hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Mary Everard (a married woman of Halesworth; wife of above) was hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Alice Duke was ? at Wincanton in 1664 Amy Duny was Executed at Bury St Edmunds in 1664 Susanna Edwards was Hanged at Bideford in 1682 Joan Flower Died in prison at Lincoln in 1619 Margaret Flower was Executed at Lincoln in 1619 Phillippa Flower was Executed at Lincoln in 1619 Anne Foster was Hanged at Northampton in 1674 Elizabeth Frances was executed in Chelmsford, England, 1579 Mary Fuller (of Combs) was hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27th August 1645. Kathryn Garner " ... Welshwoman, found innocent of Witch Craft in Trial by Water. ("2 pounds for burial in Christian ground;") Shropshire, England,1636 Gabley was Executed at Kings Lynn in 1582 Elizabeth Gibson died in jail at Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex, England on June 1st 1645 Alice Gooderidge Died in prison at Derby in 1597 Ellen Green was Executed at Leicester in 1619 Green was ? at Brewham in 1664 "Old Wife Green" was burned in Pocklington, East Yorkshire, England in 1630 Nathaniel Greensmith (husband) was hanged in Hartford, New England, on 20 January 1662 Mary Greensmith (wife) was hanged in Hartford, New England, on 20 January, 1662 Mary Greenleife (or Greencliffe) died in jail Arlesford, Essex, England ca 1645 Margery Grewe was hanged at Walton-le-Soken, Essex, England ca 1645 Margaret Hacket was Executed at Tyburn in 1585 Sarah Hating (or Hatyn) was hanged at Ramsey, Essex, England ca 1645 Elizabeth Heare (or Hare) was hanged at Great Clacton, Essex, England ca 1645 Nicholas Hempstead of Creeting was hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England ca 1645 Elisabeth Harris was Executed at Faversham in 1645 Joanna Harrisson was Executed at Hertford in 1606 Katherine Hewitt was Executed at Pendle in 1612 Marian Hocket was hanged at Ramsey, England ca 1645 Jane Holt was Executed at Faversham in 1645 Bridget Howard of Great Yarmouth was hanged in England ca 1647 Joan Hunt was Hanged at Middlesex in 1615 Catherine Huxley was Hanged at Worcester in 1652 Helen Jenkenson was Executed at Northampton in 1612 Margery Jordemaine was Burned at Smithfield in 1441 Anne Kerke was Executed at Tyburn in 1599 Ursula Kempe was executed in St. Osyth, England in 1582 Elizabeth Knott was Hanged at St Albans in 1649 Mother Lakeland was Burned at Ipswich in 1645 Margaret Landish was hanged at St. Osyth, Essex, England ca 1645 Anne Leach (or Leech) was hanged together with 17 Suffolk witches on 27 August 1645 Jane Linstead of Halesworth was hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645 Dr. Lamb was Killed by a mob at St. Pauls Cross in 1628 Temperance Lloyd was Hanged at Bideford in 1682 Louis was Executed at Suffolk in 1646 John Lowes was Hanged at Bury in 1645 Anne Martyn was Hanged at Maidstone in 1652 Bridget Mayers died in jail Holland, Essex, England ca 1648 Alice Molland was Hanged at Exeter in 1684 Margaret Moone died on the way to execution at Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex, England ca 1645 Moore (First Name Unknown) of Sutton was hanged in Cambridgeshire, England 1647 Rebecca Morris (married woman of Chattisham) was hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August, 1645. John Newell was Executed at Barnett in 1595 Joane Newell was Executed at Barnett in 1595 Margaret Agar was Executed at Whitechapel in 1653 John Nottingham Died in prison at Coventry in 1324 Alice Nutter was Executed at Pendle in 1612 Mary Oliver was Burned at Norwich in 1659 Orchard was Executed at Salisbury in 1658 Ruth Osborne was Killed by a mob at Tring in 1751 John Osborne was Killed by a mob at Tring in 1751 John Palmer was Hanged at St Albans in 1649 Mary Pannel was Executed at Yorkshire in 1603 Margaret Pearson was sentenced to be pilloried on four consecutive market days and serve one year in prison Joan Peterson was Hanged at Tyburn in 1652 Joan Prentice was hanged in Chelmsford, England, in 1589 Mary Philipps was Executed at Northampton in 1705 Powle was Executed at Durham in 1652 Jennet Preston was Executed at York in 1612 Mary Reade was Hanged at Maidstone in 1652 Anne Redfearne was Executed at Pendle in 1612 Janet Rivet of Copdock was hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1647. Donald Robson was executed at North Berwick, England in 1590 Isobel Robey was Executed at Pendle in 1612 Alice Russell was Killed by a mob at Great Paxton in 1808 Elizabeth Rutter was Hanged at Middlesex in 1616 Alice Samuel was Hanged at Warboys in 1593 John Samuel was Hanged at Warboys in 1593 Agnes Samuel was Hanged at Warboys in 1593 Elizabeth Sawyer was Hanged at Tyburn in 1621 Elinor Shaw was Executed at Northampton in 1705 Mary Skipper of Copdock was hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Mary Smith was Hanged at Kings Lynn in 1616 Mary Smith of Glemham was hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Margery Sparham of Mendham was hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Sarah Spindler of Halesworth; hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27 August 1645. Elizabeth Style Died in prison at Wincanton in 1664 Mary Sutton was Executed at Bedford in 1613 Sutton (mother) (first name unknown)was executed in Bedford, England in 1613 Christian Tod was executed at North Berwick, England in 1590 Katherine Tooly of Westleton was hanged at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 27th August 1645 Amey Townsend was killed by mob violence, St. Albans, England, 08 January, 1700 Mary Trembles was Hanged at Bideford in 1682 Joan Upney was hanged in Chelsford, England, in 1589 Utley was Hanged at Pendle in 1630 Henry Walter was ? at Brewham in 1664 Warberton was at ? Brewham in 1664 Waterhouse was Hanged at Dorset in 1565 Dorothy Waters died in jail of the plague at Clacton, Essex, England February 1647 Susanna Went(e) died in jail of the plague at Langham, Essex, England April 1646 Anne West of Lawford, Essex was hanged at Manningtree, England ca 1645 Anne Whittle was Executed at Pendle in 1612 Joan Williford was Executed at Faversham in 1645 Joan Willimot was Executed at Leicester in 1619 Anne Wilson was Hanged at Maidstone in 1652 Grace Wright of Kings Lynn was hanged in England ca 1647 Mildred Wright was Hanged at Maidstone in 1652 Mary Wyles (aka Wiles) was hanged at Great Clacton, Essex, England ca 1647 |
| Here you find a list of people (men, women and children) who were killed in England for being a Witch. You must realise that many of these people were not Witches at all – but they were accused of being such, and died because of it. This lists only a small percentage of the true number of people who died ~ it is impossible to know how many lost their lives, and the truth will probably never be known. The ‘Burning Times’ is something that must never happen again; people should have the freedom to follow any peaceful religion or set of beliefs they wish to, without the fear of persecution. In memory of the victims listed here, please take the small button, and place the name of one who was named as 'Witch', and who died because of this, underneath it. In the hope of a peaceful and bright future for ALL religions, Brightest Blessings, ~*~Ambermoon~*~. |
| Right click on the button, choose 'save as...' and download the image onto your computer. If possible, please link back to this page URL: http://www.oocities.org/witchofsolstice/Adopt.html Also, E-MAIL ME the name you have chosen and the website URL the button is placed on, and I will place a link to your chosen adopted witch, which will lead to your page. Many thanks. |
| Adopt a Witch. In memory of those who lost their lives, all because they were named as 'Witch'. |
| In Ireland, the belief in Witches is closely associated with the belief of Faeries ~ and in folklore tales a Witch and a Faerie mingle together and one can very easily be the other. In 1894 in Clonmel (in Tipperary County), a young woman by the name of Bridget Cleary was burned to death...by her husband...after he tortured her. He did this because he believed her to have been a changeling. Changelings are sickly or ill faeries, who take the place of healthy human babies who the faeries kidnap. Sometimes,it is said that the faeries will kidnap an adult to marry a faerie, and in the place of the adult, leave a changeling. Micheal Cleary suspected his wife (Bridget) was a changeling because she had become refined, and had grown two inches in height very suddenly. Micheals mother suspected foul play by 'the little people', and so he confronted his wife with his accusations. Bridget, of course, denied being a changeling, and so Micheal begun torturing her (with the help of: three of Bridgets cousins ~ James, Patrick, and Micheal Kennedy; her Father, Patrick Boland; her aunt, Mary Kennedy; and two local men whose names were John Dunne and William Ahearne). The local townsfolk noticed that Bridget was missing, and heard rumours of her being ill. Johanna Burke (a neighbour) tried to visit Bridget, but found the door to the house was barred. She then sought out two other neighbours who tried to visit (William Simpson and his wife) and the three of them together went back to Bridgets house. They knocked on the door, and were eventually let into the house by Micheal when they saw him through the window.The neighbours were aghast when they saw Bridget being tortured by her husband and family. She was spreadeagled on the bed in her nightclothes, being forced by her husband to drink milk and herbs (a faerie-antidote)...being held over the kitchen fire, and repeatedly asked by her husband whether she was, in fact, Bridget Cleary ~ or a faerie-witch instead. Bridget was screaming and telling all present that she was the real Bridget Cleary ~ but to no avail. The following day, Micheal asked his neighbour (Simpson) for a revolver ~ saying that he was going to rescue Bridget from the faeries at Kylegranaugh Hill, who were holding her hostage. Simpson refused Micheal Cleary, but later saw him riding off toward the direction of the hill with a huge knife in his hand. Cleary also stated that Bridget would return to him later that night on a grey horse, bound with Faerie ropes. For her to be freed and become mortal again, the faerie ropes would have to be cut. That night, Johanna Burke returned to the Cleary household, where she found Bridget sitting by the fire talking to her family. Suddenly, Micheal Cleary rose from his chair, flung his wife to the ground, and tried to force-feed her (faeries do not have to eat mortal food) ~ he threatened Bridget with further punishment should she refuse to eat. He again demanded her to reveal her true identity. Bridget insisted she was not a changeling, but was a mortal...she was Bridget Cleary. Micheal grew more and more angry, he tore off his wifes clothes and threatened to brand her mouth with a hot branding-iron from the fire. He became more demented- refusing anyone to leave the house until his true wife was returned. He then threw lamp oil over Bridget and set her on fire. Later Burke described what happened, with details of how Bridget lay burning and writhing in the hearth, of how the house filled with acrid smoke, and of how Bridget faced him and begged for help. When he knelt down to her she was dead. For some reason, Micheal Cleary screamed "She is burning now, but God knows I did not mean to do it. I may thank Jack Dunne for all of it"Cleary and Patrick Burke buried Bridgets remains in a shallow grave 1/4 of a mile from the house, after wrapping her in a sack. Her remains were found on March 22nd...her left hand, legs, abdomen and part of her back were burned away.Witnesses were questioned and the following were charged with wilful murder: Micheal Cleary (Bridgets husband) Patrick Boland (Bridgets father) James, Patrick and Micheal Kennedy (Bridgets cousins) Mary Kennedy (Bridgets Aunt) John Dunne and William Ahearne (local men) During the investigation of Bridgets death, two more men were charged: William Kennedy (Bridgets cousin) Dennis Ganey (a herb doctor) The trial went on for two weeks before the jury found all defendants guilty of manslaughter (a lesser charge than wilful murder), and all were sentenced to jail.Cleary recieved the harshest sentence of all...20 years of hard labour. Even as he was sentenced, he still believed that the faeries had stolen his wife, and the murder victim was a changeling witch. Bridget was only 26 years old when she died, and it is believed that her husband, Micheal Cleary, suffered from mental disturbances. Even so...it is a hard fact to face ~ that an innocent woman whose only desire was to better herself and become a refined young lady, was murdered in a horrific manner by people who were her family and friends...and no-one stopped them. |
| IN MEMORY OF BRIDGET CLEARY BEATEN AND BURNED TO DEATH, CLONMEL, IRELAND, 1894 |
| If you have another name in mind, please use the button designed here if you wish, as I have done (below) with the sad story of Bridget Cleary...not a Witch who died in England, but in Ireland. Read the tale of how her life was ended below. All of these 'extra' adoptions will also be included below if you give me the details of your homepage URL |
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| Meath, Petronilla de: burned as a witch, the first such burning in Ireland, on 3 November, 1324 |
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| MANY PEOPLE HAVE SENT ME E-MAILS REQUESTING AN ADOPTION, BUT WITH NO REFERENCE TO A WEBSITE, OR EVEN THEIR NAME... PLEASE INCLUDE ALL THESE DETAILS WHEN E-MAILING ME. (WEBSITE URL IF YOU HAVE ONE, YOUR NAME, NAME OF THE WITCH YOU WANT TO ADOPT, THE PAGE YOU WANT THE NAME TO BE LINKED TO IF DIFFERENT TO THE MAIN WEBSITE URL PREVIOUSLY GIVEN) THANKS. |
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| 'The burning times' is a phrase that is often used to describe the times of the witch-hunts ~ but it must be noted that as far as history tells us, no witches were actually burned in England (although many were tried and found guilty in Scotland, and suffered death by burning as punishment). This does not diminish the torture and pain that anyone accused of witchcraft was subjected to ~ many women, moreso than men, were pricked with a long needle until a place was found where no blood poured forth from a wound ~ achieved by the needle being used being able to retract into a handle, and thus do no damage. Men and young children were usually tried and punished simply by association. Accused witches were also 'walked' ~ forcefully kept pacing up and down in a room, in a state of exhaustion and never allowed to sit or sleep until they admitted to being 'in league with the devil' ~ then their fate was sealed. This was said to be a favourite 'past-time' of Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General. Whether burned, drowned (trial by water) or tragically died whilst awaiting trial, the fate of these men, women, and children must not be allowed to become a part of our history that is forgotten or dismissed as a fairy-tale. Blessings ~*~Ambermoon~*~ |
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| Joan Of Arc: found gulty of being a witch and was sentenced to be burnt to death at the stake in Rouen in 1431 at the age of 19. |
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| Juvanovic Maria, burned in Ljubiljana, Slovenia, 1686 |
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| Tempest Smith: Tempest was a 12 year old, who commited suicide on Feb. 20, 2001. She chose to end her life, because of teasing and ridicule from classmates because of her beliefs. Because so many have asked to remember this child, a separate page has been made for those who wish to 'adopt' her. I only ask that you read her story first |
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| Bridget Cleary was beaten and burned to death by her husband, relatives, and friends, on the suspicion that the "real Bridget" had been taken away by fairies and replaced by a witch, in Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland, 1894 |
| Gundella (aka Roni):SPECIAL REQUEST |
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| Marrigje Ariens; she was a herb woman from Schoonhoven who attempted to cure people with the herbs she sought and mixed, but it didnt always work right and she got accused by discontented patients. First she got strangled, and then burned at the stake(1591) which was build in a circle, with couloured stones.( You can still see this at the cityhall in Schoonhoven)...Marrigje Ariens was the last witch who was burned at the stake in The Netherlands |
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| Maggie Wall (adoptee also chose Susan Cocke). Information on Maggie is slight, all her gravemarker reads is: "Maggie Wall, burned as a witch" and the date. |
| Martha Corey & 'NoSoul' Jones; She is an ancestor of mine. Martha Jones (nee Corey). A couple years ago, I dreamed her name and started to research her. |
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| Rebecca (Towne) Nurse: I live in the United States, and I have an ancestor that was hung for witchcraft during the Salem with trials. 20 innocent people were put to death over the hysteria, and it marks the worst case of executions for witchcraft in the United States. Distantly, I am related to Rebecca Nurse, a 71 year old woman who was hung. Oddly enough, she was one of the most prominent members of the community and was well known for her piety and relgious dedication. A petition was signed by some 40 members of the community in her defense, and she was actually found not guilty, till the magistrate asked for a re-vote. She was executed on July 19th, 1692, Salem, Massachusettes. She was born in Yarmouth, England in 1621. Years later, the excommunication was repealed, and the US Government payed her decendants for the mistake. If you could, I'd like to adopt Rebecca (Towne) Nurse as my witch |
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| Helen Duncan: Helen was a gifted physical medium who produced ectoplasm so that spirits could take on a solid form. In 1941, durung WWII, Helen materialized a soldier from HMS Barham, who revealed that his ship had been sunk in the Mediterranean. This had not been reported by the war office in an attempt to keep up morale, but in fact the ship HAD been torpedoed by the German u-boat U331, killing 861 seamen. On 19th January 1944 oneof Helen's sittings was raided and she was arrested and convicted under the witchcraft act of 1735 (an act not used for 100+ years). Much of the evidence which would have cleared her, was never called for and she she was sentenced to 9 months in Holloway Prison, and denied the right to appeal. Shortly after this, the witchcraft act was aboloished and spiritulaism was legally recognised as a religion. In November 1956, police raided another of her sittings in Nottingham, one seizing the materialization causing the ectoplasm to be reabsorbed too quickly. As sitters called for helpnfor their medium their requests were ignored, and Helen was once again arrested - in an attempt to prove fraud. They failed to find anything to prove these allegations and Helen was released. She was treated for 2 burns on her stomach, and also for shock caused by the raid on her sitting. In the early hours of 06/12/1956, Helen Duncam passed away. Not only was she one of the greatest mediums of our time, she is also the reason that we are able to practice Witchcraft frely without fear of imprisonment. Dani, Angelstorm. |
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| YOU MAY NOTICE THAT THERE ARE NO LINKS ON THE 'WITCHLIST' AT THE MOMENT. TEXT LINKS ARE STILL AVAILABLE, IF YOU HAD ADOPTED A WITCH HERE, PLEASE CONTACT ME SO I CAN GET ALL LINKS BACK IN PLACE. AND I ONLY HAD 24 NON-LINKED NAMES LEFT! IT REALLY WAS NOT ALL MY FAULT - AS GEOCITIES HAVE CHANGED THE FORMAT SOMEWHAT, AND WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS NOT WHAT I SEE ON THE UPDATES PAGE. PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES FOR THE LOSS OF LINKS AMBERMOON |