The case of Margaret Wilkin, a married woman residing in Dumfries, stands as a notable example of the archival complexities inherent in the study of seventeenth-century Scottish witchcraft. Appearing within the records of 1683, her legal struggle is documented in the Annandale roll under the designation C/EGD/723. Despite being cataloged by scholars such as Larner and his colleagues in their seminal source-book on the subject, the specific archival materials pertaining to the proceedings against Margaret remain elusive, obscured by the loss or fragmentation of the primary documentation.
Because the records regarding the specific charges leveled against her have not been recovered, the trajectory of her life following this accusation remains a subject of historical uncertainty. Academic surveys of the era have been unable to locate further information concerning her trial, and consequently, the outcome of the case remains unknown. Margaret thus represents those individuals caught within the mechanisms of the Scottish judicial system whose experiences are partially glimpsed through marginal entries, reminding us of the limitations of the historical record in capturing the full scope of these early modern legal processes.