Audrey, This is an excerpt from a message I sent to the List a few years ago about this problem. --------- The missing EDs were EDs 13 through 27. I found the following handwritten note after ED 7 and before ED 8 on LDS film 0224047: "Dumfries 13-27 not found in Basement Rooms at removal." (As to which Basement Rooms, I do not know. In Edinburgh? Dumfries?) EDs 1 through 12 cover most but not all of Greyfriars and St Mary's Parishes. None of the EDs for St Michael's Parish survived. My best guess is that over 50% of the population of the Burgh is NOT enumerated in the surviving EDs. Perhaps a more knowledgeable Lister has a better assessment. Below is a listing of the Enumeration Districts ON the film and the streets that are included in each ED: ED 1 - Part of Greyfriars Parish - parts of: Castle St., Church Place, Church Crescent, Academy St., Nithmount Terrace, Buccleuch St., Irving St., Gordon St., George St., Charlotte St., Burgh Police Station ED 2 - Part of Greyfriars Parish - parts of: Bridge St., Brewrey St., Friars Vennel, St. David St., Buccleuch St., County Prison ED 3 - Part of Greyfriars Parish - parts of: Buccleuch St., Castle St., Friars Vennel, Greyfriars St., St. David St., St. Andrew St., Queensberry St., Church Crescent ED 4 - Part of Greyfriars Parish - parts of: High St., Chapel St., Church Place, St Andrew St., Queensberry St., Queensberry Square ED 5 - Part of Greyfriars Parish - parts of: Friars Vennel, Irish St., Bank St., Whitesands, Brewrey St., Bridge St. ED 6 - Part of Greyfriars Parish - parts of: Friars Vennel, High St., Long Close, Irish St. ED 7 - Part of Greyfriars Parish - parts of: Long Close, High St., Midsteeples Buildings, Turnpike Close, Bank St., Irish St. ED 8 - Part of Greyfriars Parish - parts of: Academy St., Queensberry St., Queensberry Square, King St., Loreburn St. ED 9 - Part of Greyfriars Parish - parts of: Loreburn St., Nichol Rae's Close, Union St., High St., Queensberry Square, Queensberry St., King St. ED 10 - Part of St Mary's Parish - parts of: Nichol Rae's Close, South Queensberry St., Union St., High St., English St., Loreburn St. ED 11 - Part of St Marys Parish - parts of: English St., Shakespeare St., Queen St. ED 12 - Part of St Mary's Parish - parts of: Queen St., English St., High St., Shakespeare St. I hope this helps anyone frustrated with disappearing ancestors in Dumfries during the 1881 Census. Yours aye, John Jardine Cincinnati, Ohio USA D&G FHS Member #1918 Alba mo dhuthaich gu deireadh mo la! (Scotland my homeland forever!) JARDINE/JARDEN in Dumfries, Maxwelltown, Annan, Applegarth, Wamphray, Torthorwald, Collin, Racks, Cummertrees, Powfoot, Mouswald, Kirkmichael, Templand; GREEN in Dumfries, Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbright; RAE in Dumfries, Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbright; MOFFAT in Dumfries, Maxwelltown; McMILLAN in Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Irongray; HALLIDAY in Irongray; BRODIE in Dumfries, Maxwelltown; DICKSON in Mouswald; HOPE in Annan; JOHNSTON(E) in Applegarth, Kirkpatrick-Juxta; PORTEOUS in Applegarth; RICHARDSON in Applegarth