Buckhorn Weston, Dorset 1871 What is this name?

[mugwortismy cat]

trying to interpret the name of George and Charlotte's first daughter, it seems to start W-and end -assa, But I just cannot make sense of it

 

[MollyMay]

Well using Logan I looked on the GRO and it gave mmn as Cave - so I looked for a daughter in 1855 - nothing

But there is this:-


I think Care is close enough to Cave

FMP have transcribed it as Wyassa

 

[AnnB]

It's even more puzzling in 1861, so I tried Blackmore as the suname, year of birth 1854 +/- 1 and Shaftesbury reg district on the GRO site...... and came up with

That must be one of the weirdest names I've ever seen
Snap MM

 

[MollyMay]

The family are at the same address in 1861 RG09/1649/31/19

FMP made no attempt to transcibe the name


I have no idea how you would pronounce it though.

 

[Archie's Mum]

Afrassa?
Oops Urfessa Postena apparently
Should have read previous posts

 

[Jellylegs]

In 1881 Ancestry have it as Euphrasia.

Looks like she married a Henry Charles Crocker in 1884 and from there on, it is always Euphrasia.

 

[Archie's Mum]

I was wondering if it IS supposed to be Euphrasia.

 

[Daft Bat]

I was wondering if it IS supposed to be Euphrasia.

Euphrasia is another name for the flower Eyebright.

(Just thought that I would throw that in....)

 

[Archie's Mum]

A case of accent

 

[Archie's Mum]

Looking again at post #1 it looks like UFRASSA. Close enough to Euphrasia for me.

 

[mugwortismy cat]

A case of accent

A bit like Augusta who became Agerstar on one census

 

[mugwortismy cat]

Ok I shall try to digest your findings in a note which i will add to my transcription which i think is going to be Wyrassa

Thank you all

 

[Archie's Mum]

Euphrasia Crocker died in 1932 in Sherborne.
Have you compared the ‘y’ in ‘Wyrassa’ to the ‘y’ in Mary down further?
Sorry Mugsy but it looks like an ‘f’

 

[burt]

I really think that although the first letter is very similar to a 'W',
it is in fact a 'U'. I think Sue has it spot on with 'Ufrassa', and I
think it is a bad spelling of 'Euphrasia' as suggested.

 

[mugwortismy cat]

you are probably right, but I can only see what I can see but I have taken another look at it and yes I will go with "Ufrassa"

this handwriting which is on the surface quite straightforward has caused me many stumbles