| Children |
| | 1. Jean ESSON, b. 6 Sep 1801, Deerness  [Birth] |
| | 2. Mary ESSON, b. 23 Jan 1803, Deerness [Birth] |
| | 3. James Smellie ESSON, b. 15 Jul 1805, Deerness [Birth] |
| | 4. Jannet ESSON, b. 25 Apr 1807, Deerness [Birth] |
| | 5. David ESSON, b. 29 Oct 1809, Deerness [Birth] |
| | 6. Margaret ESSON, b. 23 Aug 1812, Deerness [Birth] |
| | 7. Beaty ESSON, b. 5 Oct 1817, Deerness [Birth] |
| | 8. Euphemia Laughton ESSON, b. 28 Dec 1834, Stromness [Birth] |
| | 9. William ESSON, b. 20 Dec 1836, Stromness [Birth] |
| | 10. James ESSON, b. 18 Sep 1842, Stromness [Birth] |
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