Decipher word in Morley Wesleyan Chapel 1800 entry

[Janet Waterhouse]

Good morning,

I am having trouble deciphering the date born of Theophilus, in the following entry shown in the Morley Wesleyan Chapel baptism register, RG4/2654:

Theophilus the son of Joseph and Grace Rhoad's of Morley was Born the 21 Day of ? and baptizd. April the 10 1800.  By David Barrowclough.

Any help appreciated.

Over to you.

Janet

[BumbleB]

February 

[arthurk]

I agree - I think it's spelled Feburry.

[Janet Waterhouse]

Thank you BumbleB and arthurk,

I thought it might be February, but a strange way in which to write 'F'.  Very few entries by this minister to check against.

Janet

[arthurk]

In that style of handwriting, upper case 'F' and 'T' can be very similar, and the only way to distinguish them is that the 'F' has a short vertical line at the right hand end of the crossing line. In this case I think the vertical line is there, but the crossing line is missing.

[Janet Waterhouse]

Thank you arthuruk,

for explaining the differences, sometimes shown, between 'F' and 'T'.

It is most appreciated.

Janet

[Viktoria]

To complicate matters there is a break in the long down stroke of the y.
Also in one in the line above at the end of Morley ,but February seems right.
Viktoria.

[dobfarm]

To simplify matters- The timing of birth to baptism is about the normal time period between these events. Now the easy bit - Elimination ! - What other month of the 12 has an (F) eb in it.