Margaret Young was a resident of Queensferry in the county of Linlithgow, a woman whose background was marked by her connection to the maritime community through her father, a mariner. Her case, documented under reference C/EGD/1297, reached a significant juncture on August 20, 1644. The legal proceedings against her were extensive, spanning at least two distinct trial records, T/JO/539 and T/JO/540, which highlight the gravity with which the local authorities approached the allegations brought forward during this period.
The profile of Margaret within the judicial landscape of the mid-17th century is underscored by her repeated identification by other women who were also caught within the machinery of the witch trials. She was explicitly named as a "known witch" by Elspeth Cant, Catherine Logie, and Marioun Little during their own respective proceedings. Such cross-references were a common feature of the period’s legal environment, where the testimonies of those already accused frequently shaped the trajectory of subsequent investigations, placing Margaret firmly within a wider network of individuals subjected to the scrutiny of the Scottish courts.