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