This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TZ.2ADE/4837.2.1 Message Board Post: Berit & Deborah, Most of the 1890 Census was destroyed by fire in 1921. A few pages survived but none for Connecticut. One subsititution for the 1890 Census, if your ancestors lived in a large town, is the city directory. This is a good subsititution for Bridgeport, but it only lists the head of household; no family members. Catherine Reuther