Hi Christine FMP shows the letters clearly to be 'Ma'. This could be an abbreviation for a place. The writer is not always consistent. Sometimes he uses 'M' sometimes 'Ma' sometimes 'Macc' sometimes the whole word 'Macclesfield'. Just to add to possibilities there is a also township of MARTON a few miles from Gawsworth which 'Ma' could represent. So maybe he is consistent. He uses N.R. for North Rode so no problem there! Ruth