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Offline jeffH

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Meaning of RSO after an address?
« on: Tuesday 11 October 05 04:26 BST (UK) »
I have a death certificate with an address in Carmarthenshire with the acronym RSO after it. I've seen this before but can't recall what it means. Can someone help?

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Jeff
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Re: Meaning of RSO after an address?
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 11 October 05 08:08 BST (UK) »
I think its likely to be RSD meaning Rural Sanitary District.

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Re: Meaning of RSO after an address?
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 11 October 05 12:01 BST (UK) »
RSO, a shortlived postal abbreviation.

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Re: Meaning of RSO after an address?
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 11 October 05 13:30 BST (UK) »
Hi there,

I think you will find there are two such abbreviations----RSD and USD.

I believe they stand for Rural Sub-District and Urban Sub-District.

However, I wait to be corrected.
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Re: Meaning of RSO after an address?
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 11 October 05 19:19 BST (UK) »
I'm with D ap D - Rural Sanitary District and Urban Sanitary District

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Re: Meaning of RSO after an address?
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 22 October 05 13:20 BST (UK) »
My son's address in a country area,here in Sth Aus is RSD,which I was told meant roadside delivery,postbox and house in such areas can be a fair way up a not too good track,especially in winter!
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Re: Meaning of RSO after an address?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 23 October 05 06:36 BST (UK) »
There is an excellent definition of "Rural Sanitary District" here:

http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/types/status_page.jsp?unit_status=RSD

It's rather interesting to see how the whole thing grew out of the need for a public health act.

I guess a similar method of addressing here in North America (although it has nothing to do with public health) is a Rural Road seen as RR in an address. Similar to the roadside delivery in Australia Goggy mentioned.

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Re: Meaning of RSO after an address?
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 23 October 05 06:50 BST (UK) »
Here in N.Z. letters addressed with RD at the end mean they are for RURAL DELIVERY - somewhat similar to others mentioned







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Re: Meaning of RSO after an address?
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 23 October 05 08:46 BST (UK) »
On Genuki's pages they list many Trade Directories.
A lot of the adressess have RSO after them.
eg, Kelly's Directory 0f South Wales - 1895
at
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/CGN/LlanfihangelGenau'r-Glyn/Kellys1895Tal.html
has this extract
"Thomas David Hughes, postmaster. (Railway Sub-Office. Letters should have R.S.O. Cardiganshire added)."
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