# Alesoun Balfour

> The 1594 trial of alleged witch Allison Balfour or Margaret Balfour is one of the most frequently cited Scottish witchcraft cases. Balfour lived in the Orkney Islands of Scotland in the area of Stenness. At that time in Scotland, the Scottish Witchcraft Act 1563 had made a conviction for witchcraft punishable by death.

*Scottish witch*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/alesoun-balfour

## Identity
- **Died:** 1594-12-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Allison Balfour](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_Balfour)
- [Allison Balfour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_Balfour)
- [Allison Balfour](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_Balfour)
- [Allison Balfour](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_Balfour)
- [Allison Balfour](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_Balfour)
- [Alesoun Balfour](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alesoun_Balfour)
- [Allison Balfour](https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_Balfour)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26838323)

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