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Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 0 Send Message	April	Report	4 Oct 2007 16:04
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 0 Send Message	I have just recieved a birth certificate for 1883, under 'when and where born' it says Eccleston (which is the village), followed by R S D. I just wondered what the RSD means because there's no actual address. April
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 1 670 Send Message	♥Athena	Report	4 Oct 2007 16:14
	Not 100% sure but I thought it meant Rural Sanitary District. Athena
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 1 670 Send Message	♥Athena	Report	4 Oct 2007 16:15
	Ah yes - just Googled and it says "Rural District Councils originated in 1872, when the Public Health Act divided the country up into unglamorously-named Urban and Rural Sanitary Authorities" So that would be about right then for 1883.
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 0 Send Message	April	Report	4 Oct 2007 17:10
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 0 Send Message	Thank you April