List of Protestant martyrs of the Scottish Reformation

Two people were executed under heresy laws during the reign of James I (1406–1437). Protestants were then executed during persecutions against Protestant religious reformers for their religious denomination during the reigns of James V (1513–1542) and Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1567). The only Roman Catholic known to have been martyred in Scotland was John Ogilvie in 1615. The excesses of this period were recorded in Foxe's Book of Martyrs.

Order Of Death. Name Nationality/Residence Description Date of execution Place of execution References
1. John Resby English priest 1407/1422 Perth [1][2]
2. Pavel Kravař (Paul Craw) Bohemian Hussite physician 23 July 1433 St Andrews [3][4]
3. Patrick Hamilton Kincavil, West Lothian priest - precentor of St Andrews Cathedral 29 February 1528 St Andrews [5][6][7]
4. Henry Forrest Linlithgow, West Lothian monk - Benedictine 1532 or 1533 St Andrews [8][9][10][11]
5. Norman Gourlay Dollar, Clackmannanshire priest - Vicar of Dollar 26 August 1534 Cross of Greenside, near Edinburgh [9][12][13]
6. David Stratton Lauriston Castle, Aberdeenshire brother of the Laird of Lauriston 26 August 1534 Cross of Greenside, near Edinburgh [9][12][13]
7. Thomas Forret Dollar, Clackmannanshire priest - Vicar of Dollar 28 February/1 March 1539[14] Castle Hill, Edinburgh [15][16][17][18]
8. Duncan Simpson Stirling, Stirlingshire priest 28 February/1 March 1539[14] Castle Hill, Edinburgh [15][16]
9. John Keillor Stirling, Stirlingshire friar - Dominican (blackfriar) 28 February/1 March 1539[14] Castle Hill, Edinburgh [15][16]
10. John Beveridge Stirling, Stirlingshire friar - Dominican (blackfriar) 28 February/1 March 1539[14] Castle Hill, Edinburgh [15](Christian name not given)[16]
11. Robert Forster Stirling, Stirlingshire notary 28 February/1 March 1539[14] Castle Hill, Edinburgh [15][16]
12. Jerome Russell Taken at Dumfries friar - Franciscan 1539 Glasgow [14][19]
13. Alexander Kennedy "who passed not 18 years of age, one of excellent genius in Scottish poesy" 1539 Glasgow [19][20](Christian name not given)[21]
14. William Anderson Perth maltman 1544 (tried on 25 January) Perth [15][22][23]
15. James Finlayson Perth 1544 (tried on 25 January) Perth [15][22][23]
16. James Hunter Perth flesher 1544 (tried on 25 January) Perth [15][22][23]
17. Robert Lamb Perth merchant 1544 (tried on 25 January) Perth [15][22][23]
18. James Raveleson Perth skinner 1544 (tried on 25 January) Perth [15][22][23]
19. Helen Stark Perth wife of James Raveleson, skinner 1544 (tried on 25 January) Perth [15][22][23]
20. George Wishart Taken at Ormiston in East Lothian schoolmaster and itinerant preacher 1 March 1546 St Andrews [24][25]
21. Adam Wallace Fayle, Kyle, Ayrshire "simple poor man" 1550 Edinburgh [26][27][28]
22. Walter Milne Lunan, Angus priest of the parish of Lunan April 1558 St Andrews [29][30]

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The Martyrs' Monument, St Andrews, which commemorates Patrick Hamilton, Henry Forrest, George Wishart and Walter Milne

Sources
  • Calderwood, David (1842). Thomson, Thomas (ed.). The history of the Kirk of Scotland. I. Edinburgh: Wodrow Society.
  • Foxe, John (1583). Foxe's Book of Martyrs. 8.
  • Knox, John (1846). Laing, David (ed.). The works of John Knox. 1. Edinburgh: Bannatyne Club.
  • Knox, John (1868). Laing, David (ed.). The works of John Knox. 6. Edinburgh: Bannatyne Club.
  • M'Crie, Thomas (1849). Sketches of Scottish Church History from the Reformation to the Revolution. 1. Edinburgh: John Johnstone.

References
  1. Knox 1846, page 5.
  2. Knox 1846, Appendix.
  3. Bower, Walter, Scotichronicon, ed. D.E.R. Watt, (Aberdeen University Press, 1987), viii, pp. 276/7-281/2.
  4. Knox 1846, page 6.
  5. Foxe 1583, page 997.
  6. Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "Hamilton, Patrick" . Dictionary of National Biography. 24. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 201.
  7. Torrance, Iain. "Hamilton, Patrick". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12116. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  8. Knox 1846, page 52.
  9. Foxe 1583, page 1006.
  10. Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1889). "Forrest, Henry" . Dictionary of National Biography. 20. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 2.
  11. Kirk, James. "Forrest, Henry (d. 1533?), protestant martyr". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9887. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  12. Knox 1846, page 58.
  13. Knox 1868, page 666.
  14. Knox 1846, page 63.
  15. Foxe 1583, page 1290.
  16. Calderwood 1842, page 124.
  17. Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1889). "Forret, Thomas" . Dictionary of National Biography. 20. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 9.
  18. Kirk, James. "Forret, Thomas (d. 1540?), protestant martyr". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9899. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  19. Calderwood 1842, page 132.
  20. Knox 1846, page 64.
  21. M'Crie 1849, page 26.
  22. Knox 1846, page 116.
  23. Calderwood 1842, page 170ff.
  24. Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). "Wishart, George (1513?-1546)" . Dictionary of National Biography. 62. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 248–251, 253–254.
  25. Dotterweich, Martin Holt. "Wishart, George". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29793. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  26. Foxe 1583, page 1296.
  27. Knox 1846, page 237.
  28. Knox 1846, Appendix XII, page 543.
  29. Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). "Mylne, Walter" . Dictionary of National Biography. 40. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 9.
  30. Greaves, Richard L. "Mylne, Walter". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19704. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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