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Offline monkers

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Help with birth certificate! COMPLETED
« on: Thursday 25 November 10 19:54 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone tell me what the last three letters U.S.D would stand for on this birth certificate issued in 1888

The address is in Mount Pleasant in Liverpool, and I suspect the child went into the workhouse or orphanage there fairly soon after birth.

I was just wondering if they stood for something significant.

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« Reply #1 on: Thursday 25 November 10 19:57 GMT (UK) »
Think U.S.D. = Urban Sanitary District.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanitary_district
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Re: Help with birth certificate! COMPLETED
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 25 November 10 20:23 GMT (UK) »
That would make sense.
Thanks for your help and the link!

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« Reply #3 on: Thursday 25 November 10 22:00 GMT (UK) »
Looking at various Birth certificates, after the address are RSD, USD and SD.  SD =Sub District. The R and U may  stand for Rural Sub district and Urban Sub District.
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