The Pendle Witches of Lancashire
The Pendle Witches of Lancashire  
 
  Fact File 05/17/2025 9:19am (UTC)
   
 

The Demdike Family:
Elizabeth Southerns, alias Demdike, died in gaol
Elizabeth Device, daughter of Demdike and mother of James and Alizon
Alizon Device
James Device
The Chattox Family:
Anne Whittle, alias Chattox
Anne Redferne, daughter of Chattox
The Bulcock Family:
Jane Bulcock
John Bulcock, son of Jane Bulcock
The Other Witches:
Katherine Hewitt, alias Mouldheels
Alice Nutter
Magaret Pearson, sentanced to one year in gaol
Jennet Preston, hanged at York
Isobel Robey
 
The alleged victims of the Pendle Witches
Murdered by Chattox:
John Device
Hugh Moore of Higham
John Moore of Higham
Anne Nutter
Robert Nutter
Murdered by Demdike:
Richard Assheton of Downham
Child of Richard Baldwin of Wheathead
Murdered by Demdike with Elizabeth Device and Alice Nutter:
Henry Mitton of Roughlee
Murdered by James Device:
John Duckworth
Blaze Hargreaves of Higham
John Hargreaves of Goldshaw Booth
Ann Towneley of Carr
Murdered by Elizabeth Device:
James Robinson
John Robinson of Barley
Murdered by Katherine Hewitt
Anne Foulds of Colne
Murdered by Jennet Preston
Thomas Lister of Gisburn
Murdered by Anne Redfearn
Christopher Nutter of Greenhead
 
The familiar spirits of the Pendle Witches
A Black Dog
The familiar spirit of Alizon Device
Ball
The familiar spirit of Elizabeth Device
Dandie
The familiar spirit of James Device
Fancie
The familiar spirit of Chattox
Tibb
The familiar spirit of Demdike
A white foal
The familiar spirit of Jennet Preston
A cloven-hoofed man
The familiar spirit of Margaret Pearson

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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