In the spring of 1662, the legal machinery of the Scottish witch trials turned toward the village of Auldearn in Nairn, where Margaret Wilsone was formally identified within the judicial records. As a married woman residing in this community, Margaret found herself ensnared in a period of intense religious and social scrutiny that characterized the mid-17th century. Her case, documented under reference C/EGD/436, was initiated on April 14, 1662, marking the beginning of a process that would subject her to the gravity of the ecclesiastical and civil courts.
The subsequent proceedings against Margaret are preserved in the judicial register under the trial reference T/LA/1825. This record serves as a testament to the administrative rigor applied to such accusations during this era, capturing the moment when her life intersected with the heightened anxieties of the Nairnshire authorities. While the surviving documentation provides the bare scaffolding of her legal encounter, it stands as a significant marker of the mechanisms used to process those accused of witchcraft in early modern Scotland.