I think U.S.D. stands for Urban Sanitary District. Not the "nicest" of terms! Lou On 13 Nov 2006 at 12:50, A PIPER wrote: > i think the law changed in 1926 ish that a person could marry at > the age of 12 then. it had to be approved by an adult though.don't > hold me to that though. > > marie > > Julie Thompson <Julie777@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > Hi my name is Julie Thompson and I reside in Melbourne , > Australia. I have just recently ordered a birth certificate of a > Dorothy Frances Winifred Harrison, born in 1881. The place of birth > is given as 3 Alexndra Retreat , Margate, registrationd District > Thanet. the Letter U.S.D are listed after the address. I am > interested if anybody knows of this place, and what the letters > u.S.D stand for? The place of her birth may have been somebody's > house, but it doesn't sound like it to me. I am also concerned as > the Mothers name is given as Dorothy Harrison , Formerly Christmas. > This lady was only 15 at the time of birth. Did somebody marry that > young in 1881? > Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. > Many thanks > Julie Thompson (Australia) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ISLE-OF-THANET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ISLE-OF-THANET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >