Fathers middle name on Birth Cert - help needed

[jillieh]

Hi

I need some help to deciphering the middle name of the father on the attached birth certificate.
It looks as if it is underlined, which is odd, the other 'y' & 'g' endings on the document do not trail backwards to underline so its not that I don't think.

But any ideas would be much appreciated.

Cheers

[Rosinish]

It may be an idea to type all what you have to help others to work it out?

Name/date/place etc. as it's not too easy to read & saves time 

Looks like Agoussy or similar but very difficult to work out?

Annie

[jillieh]

Thanks for the tip!

15th October 1844 at 9 Lower Boston Place - Elizabeth - daughter of Edward (?) Horwood - mother - Sophia Horwood formerly Granger - Labourer.

[Kay99]

I wondered if the middle name ended in croft??   

Kay

[Ruskie]

I wondered if the middle name ended in croft??   

Kay

Could be a long s ... so maybe ending in ass, oss or ess?  After the word looks like a number 9. 

You can always order one of the other children's birth certificates in the hope that whatever the word is is also on their certificates.

Having a quick look at his marriage and a couple of censuses, there is no middle name given for Edward ...

[jillieh]

Thanks for your thoughts Kay99 & Ruskie.

The 'f' in Fifteenth looks like the 3rd letter from the end but I also though the old fashioned double ss was possible.

[Rosinish]

After the word looks like a number 9. 

Ruskie,

I pondered over that & wondered why the name was underlined, not something I've seen (not to say it isn't) but then my guess was ending in either 'y' or 'g' i.e. a long under stroke (not sure what that would be called) but rather than underlined 

Edit, favouring a 'y' if last 2 letters are 'ss'!

Annie

[Ruskie]

I don't know Annie. 

If the word ends in an s, I can't think of any name that would end in an ..'sg'. Y - maybe?

The underline (if it is an underline) is odd ....

I wonder if asking the GRO for a clearer copy is possible (as it is for illegible Scottish records from SP)? At the very least they may be able to tell you what is on the original? 

[Rosinish]

I looked at my own docs. (ones with a middle name) & none are underlined although different Parishes etc. 

Annie