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Household of James Esson (born 1834, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Esson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Esson, born in 1834 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Barbara Esson, born in 1829 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Archibald (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Esson's household

Male

James

Esson

Head
Female

Barbara

Esson

Wife
Male

Archibald

Esson

Son
Male

William

Esson

Son
Male

John

Esson

Son
Female

Janet

Esson

Daughter
Male

James

Esson Jr

Son
Male

Alexander

Esson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Esson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Esson

Head

Married

47

1834

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Barbara

Esson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Esson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Esson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Esson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Esson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Esson Jr

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Esson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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