William Keopky

[WexDor]

I am well and truly puzzled.....I have been searching for the whereabouts of William Keopky but without success and wonder whether some kind person could help      William married Margaret Eleanor Ann Jenkins in Swansea in 1920 ( I have a copy of the marriage certificate) but after this date there is no trace of either of them.  Keopky is an unusual name in Swansea ( William is down on the marriage certificate as being a 'greengrocer').   If anyone can help with whatever information gleaned I would be very grateful

[lizdb]

where have you searched / what were you hoping to find?

There are no censuses after this date ...

Did they have children? If so birth certs will give their address at the time. (modified to add - cant see any in the indexes)
Have you seen what Directories the local Record Office holds for years after 1920?
Other than that there is just his death!

[osprey]

the name appears as Koepky on FreeBmd for the 1922 marriage

1901 62 Sebastopol St, Swansea RG13/5079 folio 93 pg 27
William Koepke head amr 41 sailor steam ship b. Germany, German subject
Mary A wife 32 b. Llangyfelach
William son 5 b. Swansea

marriage ref
Wilheml Koepke sept qtr 1894 Swansea vol 11a pg 1269 with Mary Ann Mainwaring on the same page

there looks to be a marriage of either father or son to Lilian M Perdue in dec qtr 1918

[Isobelruss]

theres a birth Sep qu 1923 Swansea 11a 2141
Annie E Koepke mmn Perdue is it possible Margaret was married before.also
Ronald G Koepke  Sep qu 1921 Swansea 11a 2440 mmn Perdue
Lilian M Koepke mmn Perdue Mar qu 1920 Swansea 11a 2775

Just seen Ospreys reply,must be the sons children.

[osprey]

yes, just realised it must be the son's marriage to Perdue as Mary Ann died in  march qtr 1919!

 

There's also a birth reg & death for Helmuth George Köpke/Kopkë in 1893 & 1894 in Swansea

[Isobelruss]

Looks like William died  Dec qu 1929 Swansea 11a 1016 aged 69
in 1911 he was a shop keeper

[osprey]

1891 has another Kopke in Swansea, and a mate in merchant service. He married as

John Charles H Kopke march qtr 1886 Swansea vol 11a pg 789 with Emilie Seagrave on the same page.

His place of birth on the census looks to be Langendamm.

Possible relative?

 

[osprey]

John is on the Welsh mariners index and it gives his mate's certificate as 013292

http://www.welshmariners.org.uk/search.php

but can't see William...

[osprey]

William was granted naturalisation 21/2/1905 - National Archives ref HO 144/781/125946 and the certificate was number 15101 and you can request a copy

 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/