George Esson^[1]

Cal 1816 - 1893  (~ 76 years)

• Name	George Esson
  Born	CALC 28 Mar 1816	, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	photography, education,
  Occupation	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Bookbinder
  Residence	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Episcopalian
  Occupation	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Artist
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Church of England
  Occupation	1871	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Photographic Artist
  Occupation	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Photographer
  Residence	114 Queen St. N, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-352347
  Died	11 Mar 1893	Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  	Cause: Cause: Old Age
  Buried	Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I352347	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Jane Jordan Elliott,   b. CALC 30 Jun 1827, , Scotland ,   d. 19 Jun 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 92 years)
  Children	1. George Esson,   b. 6 Apr 1847, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jane Essan,   b. 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elisabeth Jenny Esson,   b. 11 Jun 1849, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. James Henry Esson,   b. 10 Aug 1853, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Sep 1933, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   5. Georgina Esson,   b. 10 Sep 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jul 1930, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   6. Margaret Esson,   b. CALC 10 Dec 1859, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Mar 1927, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)   7. Charles Esson,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F252089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died Esson -- On Saturday, March 11, 1893. George Esson, aged 76 years, 11 months and 11 days. Funeral The funeral will leave the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. John Wolfe, Durham St., Walkerton, for St. Thomas Church, & thence to the Cemetery at 3.30 o'clock on Monday afternoon, the 13th inst. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. Funeral Card ___________________ George Esson is known as one of Preston's pioneers in photography and is the father of James Esson of the Canada's elite photographers of the 19th century. He also was at times a book-binder, telegraph operator, school teacher and peddler. He entered the photography occupation in the 1840's. He returned to Scotland in 1840 through 1850 to photograph a series of landscapes. He opened about 1852 a dauerreotype gallery his home at 113 Queen St., in Preston which he operated until about 1874 when his son James took control. Cambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

  
  

• Sources

  [S42] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Vol 9 Part 2 1852 - 1857, Rev. Chr. Fr. Hildebrand, minister of the Lutheran Church in Preston for the year 1849. Georg, b. 6 Apr. 1847, son of Georg Esson & Jenny Ellert [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 68. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 51. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Pg.41. [S184] Funeral Card - - Funeral Card Notices of Waterloo County from 1851 to 1980, Funeral Card - George Esson. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 9. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:George ?AR? Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1816 Birth Place:Fratad? Age at Death:77 Death Date:Mar 1893 Death Place:Bruce, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 28 Mar 1816 - , Scotland Occupation - Bookbinder - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Episcopalian - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Artist - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Photographic Artist - 1871 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Photographer - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Old Age - 11 Mar 1893 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth