This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: halpark Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/129.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The answer to your question about inmates being included in the Census, the answer is "Yes". Everybody was supposed to be entered wherever they were that night - hospitals, ships, the lot. However to go further. You "have been told" he was "put in an orphanage" and understand his father had been lost at sea. Have you thought of trying the Liverpool Seamen's Orphanage? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.