Help decipher writing old baptism certificate

[SophiesMummySaid]

If any super sleuths can help I’d be very grateful.

This baptism certificate is from an old, old biscuit tin that used to live in my Great-Granny’s house.

We don’t know much about her (Great Granny’s) family history/ ancestry and are trying to piece together some information from this tin of old photos and papers.

Can anyone read the name of the child being baptised??

Close up of name

Minnie Mcauley?, I think both the first letters are M.

Clemence? It is an incredibly unclear one.

McGaughey as the surname??

The surname looks like McCauley. Can't tell the first name though.

Looks like Minnie to me? The dot for the i is off to one side.

Hmm. Definitely a capital M, then it looks like Merr , then possibly ce, or ci ?
What is the year ? I can look her up on ancestry if you like.

I doubt a child at that time would be christened Minnie. It's an nn for Whelemina.

Could it be an Irish name?

Agree it could be Minnie, although they read more an an r to me than a n. Eg Merrie /Marrie.

Merrie McCauley?

Looks like Merree. Is that a name?

Oh sorry I can see the year, I wasn’t paying enough attention.

I thought Minnie as well. I have a Minnie in my family tree from a decade or so earlier.

I thought Marnie perhaps?

Marnie possibly?

Do you have the parents names? Happy to look it up on ancestry for you?

Minnie.

Merrill

I can see McCauley but also McGrady? Also William as the first name?

Undecided on letters 3 & 4 but Minnie McCauly looks possible.
Wilhelmina would be an interesting choice 2 years after WW1 and Kaiser Wilhelm.

Clemie?

I’d be surprised if it was a pet name like Minnie on a baptismal cert. Although I can’t suggest an alternative, and it definitely looks like it.

I think the last name is McGrealey.

I'm seeing Marnie McGrady

I think it’s Marnie.

@DramaAlpaca

I'm seeing Marnie McGrady

Or McGrealey