Robert ESSON

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Tailor, bedding manufacturer
• Census: 1871, St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1881, 20 Argyle Place, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1891, St Meddans, Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1901, St Meddans, Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1911, No 16, St Meddens, Fintray, East Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Census:
From 1871 Census: living at St Nicholas, Aberdeen
Source Citation: Parish: Aberdeen St Nicholas; ED: 13; Page: 3; Line: 19; Roll CSSCT1871_31; Year: 1871.
Robert ESSON Head / Married / Tailor emp. 1 man 27 Male born : Maryculter
Ellen ESSON Wife / Married 26 Female born : Maryculter
Jane ESSON Daughter 2 Female born : Aberdeen
Robert ESSON Son 5 m Male born : Aberdeen
Alexander ESSON Brother / Teacher 22 Male born : Maryculter
James BISSET Wifes Brother / Bookseller 16 Male born : Maryculter

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Census:
From 1881 Census: at 20 Argyle Place, Old Machar, Aberdeen
Source Citation: Parish: Old Machar; ED: 46; Page: 27; Line: 13; Roll cssct1881_54; Year: 1881.
First name(s) Last Rel. Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occ. Birth place
Robert Esson Head Married Male 37 1844 Tailor (master employs 2 men) Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Helen B Esson Wife Married Female 36 1845 - Arbuthnott, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Jane B Esson Daughter Unmarried Female 12 1869 Scholar Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Robert L Esson Son Unmarried Male 10 1871 Scholar Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Helen B Esson Daughter Unmarried Female 6 1875 Scholar Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
David B Esson Son Unmarried Male 3 1878 - Aberdeenshire, Scotland
James E Bisset Brother-in-law Unmarried Male 26 1855 Bookseller (master 2 men) Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland
James Esson Boarder Unmarried Male 26 1855 Draper (master 5 men) -
Jane Bisset Sister-in-law Unmarried Female 28 1853 Domestic servant (genl) Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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Census:
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census, for St Meddens, Fintray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
First name(s) Last Rel. Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occ. Birth place
Robert Esson Head Widower Male 56 1845 Flock and bedding manufacturer Kincardineshire, Scotland
Jane Bisset Esson Daughter Single Female 32 1869 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Nelly Bisset Esson Daughter Single Female 26 1875 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
James Gordon Esson Son - Male 16 1885 Scholar Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Census:
1911 census for No 16, St Meddens, Fintray, East Aberdeenshire:
Robert ESSON, head, aged 66, widower, retired bedding manufacturer, born Maryculter, Kincardineshire
Jane Bisset ESSON, dau, aged 42, single, domestic housekeeper, born Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

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Robert married Helen BISSET on 27 Nov 1867 in Eastside, Maryculter, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK. Helen (daughter of David BISSET and Jane SILVER) was born on 17 Jan 1845 in Eastside, Maryculter, Scotland, UK; died on 28 Jun 1894 in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
1867 marriages in the Parish of Maryculter in the County of Kincardine. No 6. 1867 on the 27th day of November at Eastside Parish of Maryculter after banns according to the forms of the Free Church of Scotland. Robert Esson tailor (master) bachelor aged 24 of 4 Harriet Street, Aberdeen. Reputed father: Alexander Esson farmer. Mother: Jane Barclay domestic servant and Helen Bisset domestic servant spinster aged 22 years of Eastside, Maryculter. Father: David Bisset farmer. Mother: Jane Bisset M.S. Silver. Witnesses: William Selbie minister Free Church, Maryculter. John Bisset, David Bisset.

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1. Jane Bisset ESSON was born on 13 Feb 1868 in St Nicholas, Aberdeen, UK; died on 26 Aug 1924 in Stranog, Cults, East Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK.
2. Robert Lygertwood ESSON was born on 4 Oct 1870 in St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; died on 12 Nov 1959 in Transvaal, South Africa.
3. Helen Bisset ESSON was born on 6 Dec 1874 in St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; died on 2 Jul 1960 in Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
4. David Bisset ESSON was born on 4 Apr 1878 in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; died on 19 Dec 1906 in St Meddans, Fintray, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; was buried in Dec 1906 in United Free Church Kirkyard, Pitmedden Road, Dyce, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
5. James Gordon ESSON was born on 20 Dec 1884 in 6 Argyle Place, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; died in UNKNOWN in Possibly in South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, Stranog, Maryculter, Kincardine, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1891, Bankhead, Durris, Kincardine, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Birth:
IGI record for Alexander Esson gives a christening on 8 MAY 1815 at Skene, Aberdeen, Scotland
Father: George Esson
Mother: Christian Duguid

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Census:
1891 census Parish of Durris, district of Durris, No 12 Bankhead
George Esson head unmarried 39 employer born Maryculter, Kincardineshire
Alexander Esson father married 75 retired blacksmith born Skene, Aberdeenshire
Hellen Esson mother married retired blacksmith wife born Maryculter, Kincardineshire
Christine Esson sister unmarried 33 farmer's sister employed born Maryculter, Kincardineshire
James Beggie servant 13 farm servant employed born Forfar
Aurther Slade servant unmarried 13 farm servant employed born Glasgow, Lanarkshire

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Died:
1891 deaths in the Parish of Durris in the County of Kincardine No 12 Alexander Esson farmer, married to Helen Silver
1891 December Eleventh 12.15pm at Bankhead, Durris Male 75 years. Father: George Esson Blacksmith. Mother: Christian Esson M.S. Duguid. Cause: Acute phneumonia 2 days as certified by Robert Gammie? M.D. Informant: George Esson son (present)

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Alexander married Jane BARCLAY. Jane was born about 1820; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Christian DUGUID. Christian was born about 1790; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]