1890 census

[Rossini]

Hello all,

I'm wondering if someone with access to the 1890 US census might kindly oblige me by looking up the 1890 census for a THOMAS ARMSTRONG in Hudson, South Dakota.      Just to complicate things, I believe there are 2 Hudsons in SD.

Thomas was born in England near Carlisle in Cumberland in 1867 and moved to Middlesbrough.   He was in the 1881 M'bro census, but then vanished.    Only recently I stumbled across a newspaper cutting of his death notice in M'bro in 1899 which stated that he had lived in Hudson, but he obviously returned home.

Fingers crossed,

           Gordon.

[*Sandra*]

HI Gordon,

The 1890 Census was almost entirely destroyed by fire in 1921 and only remnants remain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890_United_States_Census

Sandra

[Rossini]

Now isn't that just like my luck     

Thank you Sandra, now that you've drawn my attention to it, I do seem to recall reading something about that fire once before.    Thanks too for the link, will have a read and this time hopefully 'digest'.

Best wishes,

             Gordon.