1881 Census
In 1881 George, Jane and three children are living at 4 Ash St. The previous entry on the census is Portrack Lane with a grocer’s shop at 19 Portrack Lane
just three entries away.
George Johnson, head, mar, 42, grocer’s assistant, b Hutton Rudby
Jane E Johnson, wife, mar, 32, b Osmotherley
John T Johnson, son, 7, scholar, b Stockton
Mary E Johnson, dau, 3, b Stockton
Edith A Johnson, dau, 3m, b Stockton
William Peacock, lodger, 30, iron turner, b Osmotherley
Charles T Pallister, lodger, 27, grocer’s assistant, b Kirkby Wisk
1891 Census
Electoral Rolls indicate that George Johnson moved from Ash St to Portrack Lane between 1885 and 1888. By 1891 it appears that George Johnson had
another three children and now owned his own shop.
George Johnson, head, 53, grocer master, b Hutton Rudby
Jane E Johnson, wife, 42, b Osmotherley
John T Johnson, son, 17, grocer’s assistant
Mary E Johnson, dau, 13, b Stockton
Arthur Johnson, son, 7, b Stockton
Robert Johnson, son, 5, b Stockton
George E Johnson, son, 2, b Stockton
Mahala Blenkhorn, visitor, single, 19, b Swainby
William Peacock, boarder, single, 40, ironworks labour, b Osmotherley