Help with place name please

[Brummygirl]

Hi Folks I wonder if anyone can help. The baptism says Faith the daughter of Boaz and Sarah Goodchild of ?
Can anyone read the place please
The baptism was in Cadeby Leicestershire
Many thanks
Brummy Girl

[JenB]

It reads ‘osboston’.
Probably Osbaston https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LEI/Osbaston

[Brummygirl]

Hi Jenb
Thank you very much

Brummygirl

[horselydown86]

The father's name is Boar.

We have examples of the same form of r in Daughter, first and (what must be) September.

Compare those to the z in baptized - which is the typical form of z in this period.

[Istrice]

I think that the fathers name is indeed Boaz (Old Testament).

The "r's" and the "z" are similar, however if the emphasis placed on the lower strokes of each of these letters is examined, the heavier pen stroke on the letter "r" used in the exemplars given eg "daughter", "first", and "September", is to the left.  On the letter "z" in "baptized", the heavy pen stroke is to the right, as is that on the father's name, although in the latter case it appears to be incomplete, thereby giving cause for doubt.

Istrice

[JenB]

There is a record of a will of 1678 made by a 'Booz' Goodchild of Osbaston, so I think maybe in this case although, as hd has said the letter matches the 'r's' on the page, it is actually a 'z' and that the name is  Boaz 

[Karen McDonald]

There is a record of a will of 1678 made by a 'Booz' Goodchild of Osbaston, so I think maybe in this case although, as hd has said the letter matches the 'r's' on the page, it is actually a 'z' and that the name is  Boaz 

There is a definite little blob top right on the "o" and, with a bit of squinting  I see a straightish side on the 3rd letter, so maybe it does actually say "Boaz" and not "Booz" in your image?

Best regards,
Karen

[horselydown86]

There is a record of a will of 1678 made by a 'Booz' Goodchild of Osbaston, so I think maybe in this case although, as hd has said the letter matches the 'r's' on the page, it is actually a 'z' and that the name is  Boaz 

Between the good point made by Istrice and having seen your find, Jen, I tend to agree.  There may be an example of baptized with the same z in the register, which would put the matter beyond doubt.

[ShaunJ]

More threads on Boaz and Sarah Goodchild of Osbaston:

https://www.GenesReunited.co.za/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1331951

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/boards/thread.aspx?o=10&m=215.4&p=surnames.goodchild