Hello Paul I had a look on ancestry.co.uk for your George Dowse on the 1891 census but no luck. I see that on the 1881 census Grove Hall Lunatic Asylum has a seperate enumeration district but I can find it easily on the 1891. Do you have a ref number for it? When I haven't been able to find a particular address on a cenus I have sent an email to the National Archives at the Family Records Centre here in London asking for the reference nos with the name of the person that I am trying to find. They have always been very helpful, supplying me with the ref nos and even finding my ancestor for me. If you like I could send an email on your behalf of send you their contact details. Regards Carole Moon PS: I have ancestors from East London so I do have a little knowledge of the area & archives MANIC46@aol.com wrote: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 15:34:21 EDT George Dowse (one of my 2nd great grand uncles on dad's side) was born in Coventry in 1836 to Nathaniel Dowse and Martha Elson (3x great grandparents). Sometime in the late 1850s or early 1860s he must have joined the Army because the next hints I have of him are in the 1871 census in London, St. George Hanover Square, St. John Westminster, Millbank Prison where he's shown as military prisoner/ soldier and in the 1881 census at Grove Hall Lunatic Asylum, Fairfield Rd, Bow, London, Middlesex, England where he's shown as patient/ soldier. I have reason to think he died in 1900 at the age of 63, the death registered in Poplar. I've searched for him in the 1891 census, but no joy. If someone has better access to the 1891 census of Grove Hall than I have, could they find George for me and send me the details? Thanks Paul Stringer --------------------------------- Yahoo! Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. Tryit now.