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Household of John E Esselmont (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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.

John E Esselmont and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John E Esselmont, born in 1839 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John E was the head of the household, married to Margaret Esselmont, born in 1845 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William D (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John E (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Anne C (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John E's Servant, Margaret Durward, born in 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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John E Esselmont's household

Male

John E

Esselmont

Head
Female

Margaret

Esselmont

Wife
Male

Peter

Esselmont

Son
Male

William D

Esselmont

Son
Male

John E

Esselmont

Son
Female

Anne C

Esselmont

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Durward

Servant
First name(s) John E
Last name Esselmont
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John E

Esselmont

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Esselmont

Wife

Married

36

1845

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Esselmont

Son

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William D

Esselmont

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John E

Esselmont

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Anne C

Esselmont

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Durward

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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