The 1852 census substitute for London Town and London Township is not a typical census. The 1851/2 census of Middlesex County is complete EXCEPT for London Township and London town which had just separated from London township in 1850. The only part of London township census which survived was St. Patrick's ward. To replace the missing parts of the census, 2 volunteers searched through journals, directories, newspapers, reports, assessment notices and many other written items from 1850 - 1854. When a name was found it was indexed in the town or township as appropriate. So the information in the census replacement is a list of names and a resource reference. So the list indicates that the person was involved in some way in the town or township at that time. Some names occur in both lists. To find out how the person was involved you would have to refer to the resource item. The lists are available as 2 booklets or as one CD. For further details see our website at: http://www.ogs.on.ca/londonmiddlesex/ Victor W. Sifton Publications, London-Middlesex branch OGS [email protected]