The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Adam Eslemont (1843-1917)

Personal data Adam Eslemont 

  • He was born on February 23, 1843 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
    Name: Adam Esslement Gender: Male Birth Date: 23 Feb 1843 Birth Place: Strichen,Aberdeen,Scotland
    Father: Jas. Esslement Mother: Jean Dickie FHL Film Number: 993300
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1861 Servant.
    • in the year 1871 .
    • on 1880 - 1901 Foreman Blacksmith Aberdeen Gas Works..
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1851: .
    • in the year 1861: Blacksmiths Shop, Techmuery, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
      Name: Adam Esslemont Age: 18 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843 Relationship: Servant Gender: Male
      Where born: Strichen, Aberdeenshire Registration Number: 196 Registration district: Techmuery Civil parish: Fraserburgh
      County: Aberdeenshire Address: Blacksmith's Shop Occupation: Blacksmith ED: 7 Household schedule number: 19 Line: 25 Roll: CSSCT1861_28 Household Members Age Relationship James Wildgoose 36 Head
      Isabella Wildgoose 3 Daughter Isabella Imlah 35 Servant George Irvine 27 Servant William Gerard
      20 Servant Adam Esslemont 18 Servant
    • in the year 1871: .
    • from 1880 till 1881: 5 Cross Street, Aberdeen, Scotland.
      Name: Adam Esslemont Age: 39 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Relationship: Head Gender: Male Where born: Strichen, Aberdeenshire Registration Number: 168/1 Registration district: St Nicholas Civil parish: Aberdeen St Nicholas
      County: Aberdeenshire Address: 5 Cross Street Occupation: Blacksmith ED: 43 Household schedule number: 134 Line: 12 Roll: cssct1881_50 Household Members Age Relationship Adam Esslemont 39 Head
      Barbra Esslemont 49 Sister Alexander Esslemont 10 Son Mary Jane Esslemont 8 Daughter Isabella Esslemont
      6 Daughter James Manson 17 Lodger James Clark 24 Lodger John Cruickshank 22 Visitor

      Name: Adam Esslemont Record Type: Register of Municipal Electors Residence Date: 1880 Street Address: 5 Cross Street
      Residence Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland Parliamentary Division: Aberdeen City Occupation: Blacksmith
    • in the year 1891: 6 St. Andrews Street, Aberdeen, Scotland.
      Name: Adam Esslemont Age: 47 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844 Relationship: Head Gender: Male Where born: Strichen, Aberdeensh: Registration Number: 168/1 Registration district: St Nicholas Civil parish: Aberdeen St Nicholas
      County: Aberdeenshire Address: 6 St Andrew St Occupation: Blacksmith ED: 11 Household schedule number: 144 Line: 22 Roll: CSSCT1891_48 Household Members Age Relationship Adam Esslemont 47 Head Alexander Esslemont 20 Son Mary J Esslemont 15 Daur (Daughter) Bella Esslemont 11 Daur (Daughter)
    • in the year 1901: 43 Justice Street, Aberdeen North, Scotland.
      Name: Adam Esslemont Age: 58 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843 Relationship: Head Spouse's Name: Elspet Esslemont
      Gender: Male Where born: Strichen, Aberdeenshire Registration Number: 168/1 Registration district: St Nicholas
      Civil parish: Aberdeen North County: Aberdeenshire Address: 43 Justice St Occupation: Blacksmith ED: 14
      Household schedule number: 75 Line: 8 Roll: CSSCT1901_51 Household Members Age Relationship
      Adam Esslemont 58 Head Elspet Esslemont 54 Wife
    • in the year 1917: 20 Mount Street, Aberdeen, Scotland.
  • He died on October 31, 1917 in Little Knockockie, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, he was 74 years old.
  • Probate on November 30, 1917 naar Aberdeen, Scotland.
    Name: Adam Esslemont
    Death Date: 31 Oct 1917
    Death Place: Knockothie
    Confirmation Date: 30 Nov 1917
    Confirmation Place: Aberdeen, Scotland
    Effects ¹249-4s-8d (See photo)
  • This information was last updated on June 16, 2021.

Household of Adam Eslemont

(1) He is married to Isabella Brown.

They got married on July 9, 1869 at 20 Prince Regent Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, he was 26 years old.

Name: Adam Esselmont Gender: Male Marriage Date: 09 Jul 1869 Marriage Place: Saint Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeen,Scotland
Spouse: Isabella Brown FHL Film Number: 6035516

(2) He is married to Sophia Wallace.

They got married on March 7, 1890 at 34 Marischal Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, he was 47 years old.


(3) He is married to Elspet Maitland.

They got married on September 1, 1900 at 48 Justice Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, he was 57 years old.

First name(s) Elspit
Last name Knowles
Marriage year 1872
Marriage date 06 Dec 1872
Marriage place Banchory Devenick,Kincardine,Scotland
Spouse's first name(s) Andrew
Spouse's last name Innes
Place Banchory Devenick
County Kincardineshire
Country Scotland
Record set Scotland Marriages 1561-1910

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  • The temperature on February 23, 1843 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1843: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 6 » The first minstrel show in the United States, The Virginia Minstrels, opens (Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City).
    • June 26 » Treaty of Nanking comes into effect, Hong Kong Island is ceded to the British "in perpetuity".
    • August 15 » The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.
    • August 15 » Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.
    • September 13 » The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the granting of a constitution.
    • December 16 » The discovery of octonions by John T. Graves, who denoted them with a boldface O, was announced to his mathematician friend William Hamilton, discoverer of quaternions, in a letter on this date.


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