John ESSON

John ESSON

Male 1862 - 1922  (60 years)


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  • Name John ESSON 
    Residence 1912-14  157 Bay St, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Australian electoral roll

    Birth 9 Jul 1862  Maryculter, Kincardine, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1862 births in the parish of Maryculter in the county of Kincardine
      No 23, John Esson, 1862 July ninth at 1am at Greens of Crynoch, Maryculter
      male, son of Alexander Essson, farmer, and Hellen Esson, M.S. Silver, who married 1847 March 11 at Maryculter


      Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
      Name: John Esson Gender: Male Birth Date: 9 Jul 1862
      Birth Place: Maryculter, Kincardine, Scotland Father: Alexander Esson Mother: Helen Silver
      FHL Film Number: 6035516

    Gender Male 
    Census 1871  Maryculter, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1871 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com
    Emigration 1887  To Australia aboard Ormuz from London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923
      Name: John Esson Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862 Age: 25
      Arrival date: 19 Nov 1887 Arrival Port: Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia
      Departure Port: London Ship: Ormuz Nationality: English

    Occupation Cycle machinist/engineer 
    • Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009
      Name: John Esson Record Type: Wills (Will) Death Date: 16 Aug 1922
      Death Place: Port Melbourne Occupation: Engineer Grant Date: 1 Nov 1922 Grant: P

    Residence 1891  57 Station Rd, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Victoria, Australia, Rate Books, 1855-1963Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Australia; Series Title: 2333/P Microfilm Copy Of Rate Books, City of Port Melbourne [copy of VPRS 586] [1859-1901]

    Residence 1893  56 Pickles Rd, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Victoria, Australia, Rate Books, 1855-1963
      Occupier Name John Esson Residence Date 24 Jan 1893 Residence Place Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Owner Name Boyd & Baragwanath Agts

    Residence 1896  17 Page St, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948
      Name John Esson Residence Year 1896 Street Address 17 Page-St, S. M Residence Place Victoria, Australia Household Members

    Residence 1919  13 Woods St, Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Australian electoral roll

    Death 16 Aug 1922  159 Bay St, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
      Name: Jno Esson Birth Year: abt 1862 Age: 60
      Death Place: Port Melbourne, Victoria Father's name: Alexander Esson Mother's name: Ellen Silver
      Registration Year: 1922 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 10786


      Family Notices (1922, August 17). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1839438
      ESSON. On the 16th August 1922 at his residence No 159 Bay Street, Port Melbourne, John, the dearly beloved husband of Catherine Esson, and loving father of John, Frank, and Queenie Esson.

    Person ID I3220  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2018 

    Father Alexander ESSON,   b. Abt 1815, Skene, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Dec 1891, Bankhead, Durris, Kincardine, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Helen SILVER,   b. 1 Nov 1819, Hillhead, Maryculter, Kincardine, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1905, Bankhead, Durris, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 11 Mar 1847  Maryculter, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
      Name: Alexander Esson Gender: Male Marriage Date: 11 Mar 1847
      Marriage Place: Maryculter,Kincardine,Scotland Spouse: Helen Silver
      FHL Film Number: 993321


      Maryculter OPR:
      Helen Silver of Crossley married Alexander Esson OTP 11/3/1847
    Family ID F850  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Wilson DEWAR,   b. Abt 1861   d. 27 Oct 1939, Glen Iris, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 13 Sep 1889  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
      Name: Jno Esson Spouse Name: Cath Dewar Marriage Place: Victoria
      Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1889 Registration Number: 5845


      Married 13 Sep 1889 according to entry in John Esson's probate papers.

    Children 
     1. John Alexander ESSON,   b. 9 Oct 1890, 57 Station Rd, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1974, Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     2. Francis James ESSON,   b. 1892, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1941, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     3. Catherine Hellen Dewar ESSON,   b. 1895, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1971, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. George Robert ESSON,   b. 1897, Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1897, Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F2731  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2025