Has baby Margaret's father's name been mis-engraved? Was he James?

 St Leonard, Hatfield, Herefordshire

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This church was built in the late 11th century. The west porch that can be seen in the photograph was added some 300 years later.

 

 

My surname is Nicholson but in this case Nicholson seems to be a place rather than a person. Has baby Margaret's father's name been mis-engraved? Was he James? 

 

 

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