Unable to access time machine backup

Due to a crashed disk I am unable to restore from my backup and have lost everything.  I can look at the data but I can't restore.  I believe it has to do with the user account. 
in the account section I am logged in as Administrator with the name Daniel McCarter which appears to have a space between the first and last name.
Underneath that is my  correct email address. 
when I look at the Backup the name of it is Daniel's iMac
Any help with straightening the out would be appreciated
Dan

The right thing to do would have been to use Setup Assistant to restore the data: Move your data to a new Mac - Apple Support
If you have some reason not to want to do that, see below.
While in Time Machine, press the key combination shift-command-C. The front window will show all mounted volumes. All snapshots should now be accessible. Select the one you want and navigate to the files you want to restore.
If you need to restore from a backup of the hidden user Library folder, first select a snapshot, then press shift-command-G. A Go to Folder dialog will open. In it, you'll enter the path to the folder. The dialog will help you by automatically completing the parts of the path when you start to type them.
The path begins with slash character ("/"). Enter that. The rest of the parts will be separated by slashes.
The next part is the date and time of the current snapshot. Enter a "2", and the rest of the date should be filled in automatically. Press the right-arrow key to jump to the end of the path. Enter a slash to start the next part.
Next is the name of the volume (usually "Macintosh HD" unless you gave it a different name.) Start to type that, then jump to the end and enter a slash.
The next part is "Users", followed by a slash.
Next is your (short) user name, which is also the name of your home folder.
Finally, enter "Library", then press return. You should now be in the Library folder. From there you can get around as in the Finder.

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