Baptism Entry 1705

[mitch7532]

The bottom entry in this list of baptisms from St Oswald, Ashbourne, Derbyshire in February 1705/06 could be mine.
Freereg have interpreted it as "Mary daughter of Tho ALSOP of Ashbourne, Notes: ALSOP als GRAY".
But it, to me, reads, as "Mary daughter of Tho GRAY als? Alsop a? Chappel in this Parish of Ashbourne".
According to genuki: Alsop-en-le-dale, a chapelry in the Parish of Ashbourne. So I think it is Mary GRAY of Alsop en le dale being baptised.

In which case Mary is not the Mary ALLSOP I am looking for as she is actually Mary GRAY and I am back to the drawing board.

Thoughts please. Thank you, Mitch

[Old Bristolian]

I agree with your reading and think the word between Gray and Alsop is 'at', but I can see why someone could read it as als. The ghost image from the recto is causing the problem. I'm not so sure about the gap between Alsop and Chapell. It might be writing on the recto too, but the gap between the words is quite large otherwise.

Steve

[Raybistre]

at Alsop Chappel in this parish
is how I read it
Ray

[mitch7532]

Thanks for the replies. Interestingly findmypast also have it as Mary ALSOP, so I think it is definitely a case of local knowledge rather than trying to just transcribe possibilities.