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Title: Birth Certificate Abbreviations
Post by: St.Quintin on Monday 31 August 15 16:50 BST (UK)
On four birth certificates I have come across the following abbreviations in the 'when and where born' column.  U.D., R.S.D., R.W. and R.D.  Would appreciate any help as to what they stand for.
Title: Re: Birth Certificate Abbreviations
Post by: rutht22000 on Monday 31 August 15 16:54 BST (UK)
Quote from: St.Quintin on Monday 31 August 15 16:50 BST (UK)
On four birth certificates I have come across the following abbreviations in the 'when and where born' column.  U.D., R.S.D., R.W. and R.D.  Would appreciate any help as to what they stand for.

Hi

I think they are:

UD -  urban district
RSD - registration sub district or rural sanitary district?
RD  -  registration or rural district

and
RW - not a clue......
Title: Re: Birth Certificate Abbreviations
Post by: stanmapstone on Monday 31 August 15 16:55 BST (UK)
Urban District, Rural Sanitary District,  not sure about R.W.

Stan
Title: Re: Birth Certificate Abbreviations
Post by: rutht22000 on Monday 31 August 15 16:59 BST (UK)
Quote from: stanmapstone on Monday 31 August 15 16:55 BST (UK)
Urban District, Rural Sanitary District,  not sure about R.W.

Stan

RW might suggest rural or registration but I have no idea what the W could be for. 

St Quintin - where was the RW birth certificate child born?
Title: Re: Birth Certificate Abbreviations
Post by: stanmapstone on Monday 31 August 15 17:01 BST (UK)
The Public Health Act (1872) mapped out England into Sanitary Districts, both Urban and Rural. The 1894 Local Government Act, turned the Sanitary boards into District Councils.

Stan
Title: Re: Birth Certificate Abbreviations
Post by: stanmapstone on Monday 31 August 15 17:12 BST (UK)
RD will not be Registration District as this is written across the top of the certificate, it will be Rural District. Are you sure R.W. is correct? What is the rest of the address?

Stan
Title: Re: Birth Certificate Abbreviations
Post by: ScouseBoy on Tuesday 01 September 15 17:38 BST (UK)
Quote from: St.Quintin on Monday 31 August 15 16:50 BST (UK)
On four birth certificates I have come across the following abbreviations in the 'when and where born' column.  U.D., R.S.D., R.W. and R.D.  Would appreciate any help as to what they stand for.

Can you please give us more information about the Certificate  with R.W   on it?

County,  Date,    Country (Wales, Scotland, England, Ireland )  anything else distinctive.
Title: Re: Birth Certificate Abbreviations
Post by: ScouseBoy on Tuesday 01 September 15 17:54 BST (UK)
My only thought for RW    is Royal   something,   but just cannot think of anything other than Royal Borough?
Title: Re: Birth Certificate Abbreviations
Post by: stanmapstone on Tuesday 01 September 15 18:45 BST (UK)
We need to know the Registration District and the address to make an informed opinion.

Stan
Title: Re: Birth Certificate Abbreviations
Post by: St.Quintin on Tuesday 08 September 15 15:39 BST (UK)
Stan,

Thank you for the most helpful information.  The RW may be a the letter D that has not been completed therefore it would read RD.  However it is a birth certificate issued on 10 October 1927 at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.  Full address is Hopefield Lodge, Haddenham, RW or RD.
Title: Re: Birth Certificate Abbreviations
Post by: stanmapstone on Tuesday 08 September 15 16:10 BST (UK)
Haddenham was in the Rural Sanitary District of Aylesbury Union
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_local_government_districts_in_Buckinghamshire
Stan
Title: Re: Birth Certificate Abbreviations
Post by: St.Quintin on Tuesday 08 September 15 16:31 BST (UK)
Stan,

Thank you for you help and all of my questions have been answered.