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Hi WexDor

Many thanks for your contact, We were unaware that Great Grandfather had re-married after the death of his first wife Mary Ann Mainwaring.  My father Ronald George Koepke (the son of William Koepke jnr) was born in 1921 and passed away in 2007 he often recalled helping out with errands for his Grandfather at his GreenGrocers Shop at 161 Port Tennant Road.  We assume that they must have continued to own the shop for several years after 1921 possibly up until his death in 1929.  It is our intention to obtain a copy of his death certificate that should assist us further.  On William's Marriage Certificate it states his father's name as Johann (John) a Foreman of Stores (deceased) and on his Naturalization Certificate his mother is named as Minnie (possibly Wilhemina) and William was born in Steffin Germany in 1860.

Regards
TonyBev.

Hi WexDor,

I am having difficulty communicating on the site but I understand it is because I have not made many postings.  William (Wilhelm) Koepke b. 29 October 1860 and married Mary Ann Mainwaring on 26 August 1894.  They had a son William Koepke b. 13 October 1895.
William married Lilian May Pudue 26 December 1918.  They had a son Ronald George Koepke b. 4 August 1921.
Regards
TonyBev.

Hello WexDor,

You are looking for information Re William Keopky from Swansea.  I noticed your posting this evening the 12th June 2010. As a result I have just signed up to Roots Chat.com and am a very beginner on this form of communication.  Anyway to the point, my wife is the great granddaughter of William (Wilhelm) Koepke and we have just started out on our research for our family tree.  Formerly of 62 Sebastopol Street our Great Grandfather had a Greengrocer's Shop in Port Tennant Road.  He was born in Steffin, Wismar, Germany before moving to Swansea in the 1890's to work as a Sailmaker on Swansea Docks.  I would be very pleased to have a reply from you but please be aware I am very very new to this.

Regards
TonyBev.