Can anyone help me decipher this signature?

[LaBelleSauvage123]

I’m doing some family tree research and can’t find this person - it’s definitely a male. What do you think?

I think it’s Kylh at the start... I don’t think it’s a t.

I am not quite sure about the 'Hans'. I think the first name may be abbreviated due to the dot that follows.

If the dot is an abbreviation - could it be indicative of a middle name, beginning with a G?

How about Kyltmutz

Hans Kylhuntz?

Yes, Kylhuntz is a good option!

First name looks like James to me.
Or Ham used to be a name.

Could the first name be James?

I also think the last letter in the name could be a esszett "ß".

I think it starts with Kylh or Kilb I now feel the crossed t effect is a red herring from the underlining of “affectionately “
Last letter an f maybe ?

Ham Kylburt ?

I now think the surname may end "-ly", if you compare the end of the surname with the end of "affectionately" on the line above it's almost identical.

Kyltly
Kyttly
Kyth__ly

Hi OP, sometimes the records have errors so worth checking something that may be way off. With my own family history research I found what should have been F in ancestry as a T, L as a B etc. Completely changed the surname.

There appears to be initials on the bottom left of the page, Looks like HK

I reckon the last letter in the surname is a 'y' because it looks the same as the obvious 'y' in the word 'affectionately' immediately above it.

That's my immediate reaction to it anyway.

OP, have you had a Google of 'sutterlin script' or similar?

How about Hamish for the first name? It was the first thing that jumped out at me. I read it as Hamish Kylhurst, just as a first impression...

Yes, looking at it that could well be the case.

I’ve tried all these suggestions and still haven’t got anywhere. So frustrating! Keep them coming though.

Yes have googled sutterlin but it didn’t really help, though the script does look similar

Hans kylbuntz.

I also read it as Hamish.

Could it be Ham S. Kylburney or
Hamish S. Kilburny
Abra Ham S Bylberry...
Kilkenny
I've seen some very odd alterations of spellings in my family research.

Kilburney and variations is getting the most results so far - nothing linked to my family yet, but lots of possibilities to search. Thank you!

I'm wondering now could it be Hon. S. Kylbarry. Maybe he had an important position abroad. Also have you searched all possibilities with the names Maisie, Margaret and Mary.