Researching George Esson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 661 people with the Esson surname? In that year Esson was ranked number 2919 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Esson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Esson and the Esson Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Esson Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Esson family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 685 people with the Esson surname in the UK? Esson is now ranked number 3394 for popularity in the UK. |
Esson Family Tree Databases
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Esson Forums
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Some Famous People called George Esson
George Esson
George Albert Esson (b. 30 March 1942) was Assistant Chief Constable of Grampian Police and Chief Constable of Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary (1989-1994). He was at the centre of major inquiries into the Piper Alpha disaster and the 1986 Chinook Helicopter Crash. He also headed the police investigation into the Lockerbie Bombing.
He is a graduate of the University of Aberdeen.
After retiring from the Police, he worked for Shell UK as a security and external affairs advisor and led their response to the Greenpeace protests at the decommissioning of the Brent Spar oil facility in the North Sea.
He was appointed CBE in the 1994 Birthday Honours.
Source: George Esson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Esson
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