How did this two-year-old child die?

[unlikely_librarian]

I think this is on the right track... the first letter of that word looks like a W if you look at it in context (I've attached the full certificate in case that helps). "Wheel" seems to be the most obvious word, although I'm not sure the letters match.

@Maddy Thanks for the info on Mousesweet – it certainly doesn't sound as idyllic as the name suggests!

[shanreagh]

As much as I don't like grammatically-wise I think it reads '.....what accidentally passing over him" meaning a cart 'what passed over him. 

[tonepad]

 "By a Cart Wheel accidentally passing over him" makes more sense.

Compare "Wheel" letters:
W in William
e in accidentally and over , especially the second e in wheel
l in accidentally


Tony

[ptdrifter]

Interesting thread, people's handwriting causes us loads of problems. I did notice that every double e in all the other words are quite clearly written though, and not in the case of the wheel/what word.

[MollyC]

The final letter is not similar to other examples of t.
It is as if the writer realised he has to fit in a long word to follow Wheel on that line, so he cramps up the letters a bit.  In "High Street", both the horizontal strokes of the ee are also quite faint, even where there is plenty of space.

[JenB]

The final letter is not similar to other examples of t.
It is as if the writer realised he has to fit in a long word to follow Wheel on that line, so he cramps up the letters a bit.  In "High Street", both the horizontal strokes of the ee are also quite faint, even where there is plenty of space.

Exactly.

I have (very inexpertly) filled in the missing bits of the two 'e' s which I hope makes it clear that the word is 'wheel'.

The fact that the loop on the second 'e' was touching the final 'l' also complicated things.

[ptdrifter]

Very well done Jenb. I think you may have it.

[JenB]

Very well done Jenb. I think you may have it.

Others had it much earlier in the thread, I was just trying to clarify it for the doubters 

[unlikely_librarian]

Excellent work everyone! I think we solved it. Special recognition to JenB and her editing skills