Hi
I am very grateful to everyone who has contributed to this topic.
The spelling as in the BMD index may be a dodgy transcription, or it may be a mistake on the part of the original registrar on being confronted with the unfamiliar name!
Philip(p) Melancthon was a theologian of the German reformation, and an associate of Martin Luther. I guess I'm unlikely to find Luther HORSFALL's baptism in a C of E church!
Regards,
Lesley