help on certs

[kylejustin]

on i think all, english certs i have, in the 'where and when' column, at the bottom, usually says 'UD'.
does this mean under district?

[GallowayLass]

It means Urban District Kyle

[kylejustin]

thank you, haha. now i feel really dumb. :D

[GallowayLass]

LOL so did I till some other kind soul told me. If you ever get USD it is simply Urban Sub District

[kylejustin]

i have had that one, and wasnt going to ask, as i would have felt like i needed to go back to school!! :D

thank you though, glad to know now, it wont be eating at me anymore!!

[scuda]

I may be wrong, but I thought USD was Urban Sanitary District.

scuda

[Anne in Carlisle]

Snap, Scuda, so did I. Never mind it has the same sort of meaning - a local government area.

Anne

[kylejustin]

I may be wrong, but I thought USD was Urban Sanitary District.

why put that on certs then?

[scuda]

I think, as Anne says, it's just a local government area - there is also RSD, which is Rural Sanitary District. I must admit, I don't take much notice of them, but perhaps I should!

scuda

[GallowayLass]

now I could well be wrong on the SUB bit as it was a city dwelling cousin who told me and he's no genealogy expert. Having seen the alternative, and the RSD one as well, I reckon scuda and Anne will be right Kyle. At least I got 1 bit right! ;)

[kylejustin]

im just glad i know what it means. seems a bit funny to put sanitary district on though. i think of it as sewers and stuff, but im so off track right?

[GallowayLass]

not really off track no; I was curious to find out too and there's a few entries on the web that help. Have a look a this Wapedia - Wiki: Sanitary district Also another reference added that the USD rated the inhabitants to provide relief for the poor and had responsibilities for the poor of the district in their remit.

[kylejustin]

thats very interesting. so i was thinking along the lines of sanitation. haha, so good to be having the right ideas!!

[Anne in Carlisle]

My great grandfather was 'surveyor and sanitary inspector' for the Dodworth, West Yorkshire RSD! I suppose I should really go into more depth as to what his job actually entailed. He began his working life as a boy in the mines but soon became a 'roadman' ie road repairer. He made his way up the ladder from there!

Anne