Helen Duncan

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:associatedWith paranormal investigation
spiritualist movement
gptkbp:birthDate 1897-11-25
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Callander,_Scotland
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Callander_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath diabetes complications
gptkbp:children six
gptkbp:controversy accusations of fraud
alleged production of ectoplasm during séances
gptkbp:convictedOf 1944
gptkbp:convictedUnder gptkb:Witchcraft_Act_1735
gptkbp:deathDate 1956-12-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Victoria_Helen_McCrae_Duncan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Helen Duncan
gptkbp:imprisonedAt gptkb:HM_Prison_Holloway
gptkbp:knownFor spiritualism
being one of the last people convicted under the Witchcraft Act 1735
gptkbp:legacy her case contributed to the repeal of the Witchcraft Act 1735
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableEvent arrested in 1944 for fraudulent mediumship
her trial attracted significant media attention
gptkbp:occupation medium
gptkbp:releaseYear 1945
gptkbp:sentence nine months
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Henry_Duncan
gptkbp:subjectOf books
documentaries
plays
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Callander_Cemetery
gptkb:Harry_Price
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6