Record for Portland Lighthouse - 1871 census
Vessel name : Portland Lighthouse
Vessel description : Lighthouse
Location at census : Portland
Census record : Dorset - Portland - District 4
* note that dob year is approximate as it's calculated from the year of census and recorded age
| Name | Marriage status | Age | dob * | Position | Trade or Profession | Born at | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Palmer | Male | Married | 44 | 1827 | Head | Light Keeper | Angle, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Sarah Palmer | Female | Married | 44 | 1827 | Wife | Poplar, Middlesex | |
| John Palmer | Male | Single | 16 | 1855 | Son | Stokenham, Devon | |
| James Palmer | Male | Single | 11 | 1860 | Son | Stokenham, Devon | |
| Arthur Palmer | Male | Single | 8 | 1863 | Son | Stokenham, Devon | |
| Thomas Young | Male | Married | 31 | 1840 | Head | Assistant Light Keeper | Whitechurch, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Mary Young | Female | Married | 29 | 1842 | Wife | Stonehouse, Devon | |
| William Young | Male | Single | 1 | 1869 | Son | Aylesbury, Norfolk | |
| William Boyce | Male | Married | 29 | 1842 | Head | Light Keeper | Shoreditch, Middlesex |
| Elizabeth Boyce | Female | Married | 27 | 1844 | Wife | Alderney, Channel Islands | |
| Helena Boyce | Female | Single | 2y 6m | 1868 | Daughter | St Anthony, Cornwall | |
| Florence Boyce | Female | Single | 8 months | 1870 | Daughter | St Anthony, Cornwall | |
| Mary Mignott | Female | Single | 15 | 1856 | Cousin | Servant | Alderney, Channel Islands |
| John Barchard | Male | Widowed | 46 | 1825 | Head | Principal Light Keeper | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk |
| Emily Barchard | Female | Single | 7 | 1864 | Daughter | Niton, Isle of Wight | |
| William Barchard | Male | Single | 5 | 1866 | Son | Portland, Dorset | |
| Louisa Humber | Female | Single | 20 | 1851 | Sister-in-law | Housekeeper | Niton, Isle of Wight |