Ms James and Mr Heywegen in Cardiff in 1943. Then what????

[diplodicus]

The births of Margaret Heywegen and I H were registered in Cardiff in Q1, 1944. The mother's maiden name was "James". I believe they were taken to Holland after the end of WW2 but don't know when.

Margaret came back to UK and met and married a man with the surname "Cuperis" or "Kuperis" and eventually emigrated to Canada.

My interest is that the daughter of Margaret has appeared as a DNAmatch as a fourth cousin to me and some of my Welsh cousins. However, this daughter (with whom I am in correspondence) was given for adoption at birth and knows nothing of her ancestry. I am trying to provide her with some details.

I am ordering the two birth certs from the GRO tomorrow morning but I can't find any other info on these names in Ancestry or Google.

Can one of you genius Rootschatters add any info please?

Thanks as always for this brilliant resource,
Malcolm

p.s. Names removed after being reminded that individuals could still be alive. I apologise for the oversight.

p.p.s I have now confirmed that Margaret died some years ago in Canada.

[CaroleW]

As both these persons were born in 1944 - they could still be alive.  Do you have any info to show they are both deceased?

[diplodicus]

Good question CaroleW,

I haven't asked that question and it's now the middle of the night in Canada so it will have to wait a few hours.

I'm "more" interested in the girls' mother (maiden name "James") which is the connection between us.

Cheers,
Malcolm

[KGarrad]

If the girls who were registered in 1944 are still alive, then you need to remove their names.
RootsChat has a "no living persons" policy.

Both girls births are registered as both James and Heywegen; although one of them was originally registered in 1942.
This usually means that a birth, registered as James, was subsequently amended after the marriage of the parents.
At the very least it means that the father was present at the registration of the births.

Can't see any marriages for Heywegen (or Heywegan), however?

[diplodicus]

My most promising candidate for the father was a merchant seaman which might explain the gaps/dates.

Can anyone suggest a good English language site for pursuing Dutch ancestors?

[KGarrad]

WieWasWie (Who was Who):
www.wiewaswie.nl/en for the English version

[garstonite]

On www,geneanet.org there are only 10 Heywegen records - and only 4 for Heywagen - so it is not a common name - all in Holland - but there is an Ellis Heywegen - I always thought Ellis was a Welsh Christian name - have a look on that site and good luck
ADDED
That tree owner for Ellis Heywegen is Laurens Wilde - does that name mean anything to you ?

[jorose]

Geneanet is not a dutch site so I wouldn't expect much coverage there.

The spelling HEIJWEGEN would be an option.

[diplodicus]

No Garstonite, that name doesn't ring a bell... yet. It's early days. I'll know more when the birth certificates arrive and will update this thread with what they reveal.

Thanks Jorose for the suggestion.

Malcolm