Hi All,
Thanks once again for all your thoughts, it is very much appreciated.
I have enlarged the the section of the birth certificate in question (see below) and I believe this shows that the letter is an "A", so currently I am going with the concensus of opinion that it's 1 A.M. especially considering the information provided by Little Nell.
From the information provided by Wred, I will investigate Edward George Scoffield entering the workhouse in 1880. This would have been two years prior to his daughter's (Amelia) death, unfortunately she died in Borough of Portsmouth Lunatic Asylum with Tuberculosis.
Interestingly, Amelia Ann Mitchell (nee Scoffield) was in Portsea Island Union Workhouse at the time she was committed to Dorset County Asylum on 25th May 1877 (see transcribed reception document below).
Steve
