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
1881 Census : George Johnson - 4 Ash St, Stockton-on-Tees 1891 Census : George Johnson - 34 Portrack Lane, Stockton-on-Tees