Researching Louis Esson
Dig into the past of Louis Esson using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | 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 Louis means "Famous in Battle" and is of German origin.
Records of Louis Esson on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Louis Esson in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Esson ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Louis Esson and the Esson Genealogy
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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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.
Explore Parish Records for Louis Esson at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Louis Esson using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Louis Esson.
Research the Esson surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Esson Military records.
![]() | 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 History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Louis Esson.
Study MyTrees for information on the Esson family and people looking to contact living Esson relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Esson records submitted by people who are already researching the Esson Family Tree.
Find Louis Esson from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Esson Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Esson surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Esson Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Louis Esson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Louis Esson
Louis Esson
Thomas Louis Buvelot Esson (10 August 1878 – 27 November 1943) was an Australian poet, journalist, critic and playwright.
Esson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland but moved to Melbourne, Australia when he was three. He attended the University of Melbourne and began working as a journalist and playwright after.
In the 1920s he was a co-founder of the Pioneer Players, a theatre company dedicated to the performance of Australian plays and the development of a national theatre. The Pioneer Players produced 18 new Australian plays in their four years of existence. The Pioneer Players have been called "a mismanaged collection of fly-by-night amateurs, but somehow he has come to be called 'The Father of Australian drama'".
Source: Louis Esson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Esson
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