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Title: What happened to Eva?
Post by: Cynfran on Thursday 07 October 21 20:39 BST (UK)
Could anybody please help me find what happened to my wife's cousin, Eva Violet Popiel (nee Woodyear) Born Surrey, England in 1916?
The last I have of her is that she resided in South Africa, from a South Africa Identity Index entry that I found, and my wife's faint recollection of her going there. Her husband, Stefan Stanislaw Popiel died in North Wales in 1999. Thank you.
Title: Re: What happened to Eva?
Post by: Ashtone on Thursday 07 October 21 21:52 BST (UK)
Quote from: Cynfran on Thursday 07 October 21 20:39 BST (UK)
The last I have of her is that she resided in South Africa, from a South Africa Identity Index entry that I found, and my wife's faint recollection of her going there.

Is there a date or address on her SA Identity Index entry?
Title: Re: What happened to Eva?
Post by: Cynfran on Thursday 07 October 21 23:12 BST (UK)
Hi Hillhurst. Thanks for your reply. No, I’m afraid that’s all I’ve got. I seem to remember that it was on a site that just gave the barest details, without a hefty subscription.
Title: Re: What happened to Eva?
Post by: Ashtone on Thursday 07 October 21 23:49 BST (UK)
In that case, try searching for her on Family Search (which is free). FS has a sizeable SA records collection.

Her maiden name appears to be WOODYER, according to her 1916 birth registration.
Mother's maiden name: OWEN. Eva's DoB is 16 Feb 1916 (as per the 1939 Register).
Title: Re: What happened to Eva?
Post by: TreeSpirit on Friday 08 October 21 03:38 BST (UK)
According to the available SA indexes, Eva Violet POPIEL died on 17 Jun 1988.
Unfortunately I can't tell you anything more as these are pay sites.
Title: Re: What happened to Eva?
Post by: amondg on Friday 08 October 21 03:58 BST (UK)
Was there an obituary for her husband, it may give further details
Title: Re: What happened to Eva?
Post by: Cynfran on Friday 08 October 21 08:39 BST (UK)
Thanks Hillhurst for pointing me towards Family Search and yes, her maiden name has caused me a few problems with the family research, changing from Woodyer to Woodyear and back on different records!
And thank you TreeSpirit for her death date, that provides a time scale for further research.
I'll look into the idea of her husband’s possible obituary, thanks amondog
Title: Re: What happened to Eva?
Post by: pampoen on Sunday 10 October 21 13:01 BST (UK)
Did they have children DEPOT     KAB                                                                   
SOURCE    PIO                                                                   
TYPE      LEER                                                                 
VOLUME_NO 513                                                                   
SYSTEM    01                                                                   
REFERENCE 22620E                                                               
PART      1                                                                     
DESCRIPTION          IMMIGRATION PAPERS MISSES I AND B POPIEL.                             
STARTING  1941                                                                 
ENDING
Title: Re: What happened to Eva?
Post by: pampoen on Sunday 10 October 21 13:03 BST (UK)
DEPOT     KAB                                                                   
SOURCE    PIO                                                                   
TYPE      LEER                                                                 
VOLUME_NO 781                                                                   
SYSTEM    01                                                                   
REFERENCE 33846E                                                               
PART      1                                                                     
DESCRIPTION          IMMIGRATION PAPERS MR. AND MRS. KMI POPIEL.                           
STARTING  1947                                                                 
ENDING 
Title: Re: What happened to Eva?
Post by: Cynfran on Sunday 10 October 21 14:27 BST (UK)
Thank you Pampoen. Sorry, I don’t know if they had any children. They married in 1949 and so, although not impossible!, it seems unlikely that the Popiels you kindly found are theirs. It pays to never give up though doesn’t it? I've just found a great great Uncle who ‘vanished' and turned up in Australia, It only took me ten years! 😀 Thanks again for your efforts to help.