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Title: Bemerton place of birth
Post by: SueChris on Saturday 07 December 24 22:41 GMT (UK)
I have a place of birth on a birth certificate in 1930 as 1 Homelands Lower Road, Bemerton, MD.
Can anyone shed any light on this address and what does the MD stand for? Registration district is Salisbury. Many Thanks
Title: Re: Bemerton place of birth
Post by: heywood on Saturday 07 December 24 23:17 GMT (UK)
Could it be R D - rural district?

Searching brings this site up which looks useful

https://bemerton.wixsite.com/history/45-63
Title: Re: Bemerton place of birth
Post by: Kay99 on Sunday 08 December 24 05:16 GMT (UK)
The link Heywood posts lists 1 Homelands now ars 45 Lower Road which is this lovely right hand property on the corner with Cecil Terrace http://www.rootschat.com/links/01tj3/   and on the map https://maps.nls.uk/view/106032910#zoom=6.6&lat=3467&lon=15884&layers=BT

Kay

Added - sorry for some reason the first link doesn't work  so will try posting the long link https://www.google.com/maps/@51.0722374,-1.8192623,3a,75y,344.74h,86.71t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s6HZK2MEmoUb3oVlNBPGKfQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D3.293060043351147%26panoid%3D6HZK2MEmoUb3oVlNBPGKfQ%26yaw%3D344.7400246248645!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Title: Re: Bemerton place of birth
Post by: SueChris on Sunday 08 December 24 21:16 GMT (UK)
Thank you.
Title: Re: Bemerton place of birth
Post by: SueChris on Sunday 08 December 24 21:19 GMT (UK)
It shows as M.D. at the end of the address. Would this have been a Medical Doctor's premises in 1930? The father of the baby born there was a Doctor RAMC with address as the
Experimental Station Porton, Salisbury
Title: Re: Bemerton place of birth
Post by: heywood on Sunday 08 December 24 22:34 GMT (UK)
Might it be something to do with Fanny Phelps, the occupant, being a Midwife - e.g. Maternity ….
I can only think of ‘Maternity Department’ but it seems to have been a private house.
If it follows the address, you would think it is relevant to the address, rather than a person.

The previously linked article mentions her being there in 1925 and the Midwives roll shows her there in 1931.

Could it be a badly written ‘U’ for Urban District, if it follows the word ‘Bemerton’.
Title: Re: Bemerton place of birth
Post by: Kay99 on Monday 09 December 24 03:26 GMT (UK)
Wondered whether it might be Municipal District with Municipal  being used as another word for Urban :-\

Kay
Title: Re: Bemerton place of birth
Post by: SueChris on Monday 09 December 24 04:05 GMT (UK)
Thank you. Having another look I think it is a U so Urban District makes sense. Thanks for the background on the premises/midwife.