The link goes to the Anc$stry site. Many of us will not be able to read the link for further clues becasue of this. Do you have a reference so we can access it through other means please? Eg is it the English or US Census?
To me it looks like Samuel. There is a tip on this board to read difficult writing upside down. Perhaps you could try doing that? I have done this in the past and it is a good tip. It apparently disentangles the brain from seeing something that may not be there or feeling that it cannot see any name it at all
