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What does U.D. mean???
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Jayne | Report | 2 Mar 2006 17:40 |
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I've just received my grandfather's birth certificate (at long last!!) and underneath 'When and Where Born' it reads: Fifteenth May 1918, 44 Main Street, Rawmarsh U D. Does anyone know what this means?? Many thanks Jayne x |
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Merry | Report | 2 Mar 2006 17:41 |
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Urban District! Merry |
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Jayne | Report | 2 Mar 2006 17:42 |
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OK I've had a hard day and I am blond! Thank you Merry. Jayne x |
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Merry | Report | 2 Mar 2006 17:50 |
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I wasn't suggesting you should know! Then there's the other one.......USD Urban Sanitary District........Ugh! Merry |
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Angela | Report | 2 Mar 2006 18:39 |
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And RSD is Rural Sanitary District Angela |
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Jayne | Report | 2 Mar 2006 19:08 |
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Do you ever get the feeling you really don't want to know the answer to some questions??? What on earth is an urban sanitary district???? Jayne x |
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Merry | Report | 2 Mar 2006 19:12 |
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LOL Jayne, Urban Sanitary Districts existed nationally from 1875 to 1894. Their purpose was to maintain and improve public health services in urban areas, although they had more powers than Rural Sanitary Districts due to bigger problems. There are lots of descriptions of similar things on: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/types/index.jsp Merry |
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Jayne | Report | 2 Mar 2006 19:14 |
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I knew I shouldn't have asked - I like the mention of 'bigger' problems Merry, that conjoured up all sorts of really awful images!! Jayne x |
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Merry | Report | 2 Mar 2006 19:15 |
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Quite! |
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Glen In Tinsel Knickers | Report | 2 Mar 2006 19:16 |
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Merry, Please do not even try to answer what the bigger problems were,i don't think i could take it. Sometimes the mind boggles when you don't want it to. Glen |
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Jayne | Report | 2 Mar 2006 19:18 |
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Exactly Glen and I 've just eated - not a good idea! Jayne x |
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