Issobell Kelloch

Woman, Healer, Mother, Widow

Issobell Kelloch was born in 1589 in Dunfermline, Fife aIn 1612, Issobell Kelloch from Dunfermline married Thomas Whyt/Whyte. They had 2 sons, James and Thomas. The elder son, Thomas, married Grissell Anderson, who was also a victim of the Fife witch trials in 1666. It is believed that Issobell passed her healing knowledge down to her daughter-in-law before her death.

In June 1649, Kelloch was accused of witchcraft along with 3 other women as part of a larger hunt in the area. Kelloch, being poor, a widow, and a healer, had a bad reputation in the local area.

Kelloch was tried and burned at the stake for witchcraft in July 1649, a month after her accusation. There are currently no memorials to her memory.