Hello Phoebe Urban Sanitary District Nothing (particularly) to do with the poor laws, just an early manifestation of the local council system Colin Moretti I'm a member of the Anglo-Italian Family History Society http://www.anglo-italianfhs.org.uk Looking for MORETTI, PAGLIANO, BARGMAN, in London CADWELL & MILLER in Cambridgeshire & Huntingdon TYAS, IVESON, WOOD, ABBOTT in Yorkshire ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phoebe" <fcutting@alphalink.com.au> To: <ENG-HUNTINGDON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 5:31 AM Subject: Woodstone USD > Hello. > > Can anyone help me with these initials? Woodstone USD is given as my > grandfather's birthplace in 1883. It probably has some connection to the > Poor Laws, perhaps representing a maternity home for unmarried women. > > Phoebe > >