Kaupawich

[plan321]

I am trying to find info on a Sarah Ellen Kaupawich who was born 12 April 1894 according to her death registration and married Walter J Smith in Coventry sometime in 1925. Sarah was the 2nd wife of my great grandfather Walter. Family legend has it that she was his first wife's sister. The first wife was Castancia Abromovitch. She was also known as Constance and her surname has many spelling variations which makes it hard! Castancia/ Constance was born circa 1893 in West Ham, she married Walter, who was from Coventry in 1917 and her death was registered in West Ham in 1925. She left behind 3 young children - the eldest's birth was registered in West Ham in 1917 and the other 2 were registered in Coventry 1921 and 1922. I have found absolutely nothing that would suggest Sarah and Castancia/Constance were sisters. I have found  Castancia /Constance on the census records and there was no Sarah.
 I cannot find anything on Sarah or much on any Kaupawich person that would fit. I've seen a couple of marriages for what might be sisters of Sarah but have been unable to find anything on any census records or even birth or death records. Hopefully someone might be able to help move me forward
Thank you

[Kay99]

The 1925 marriage cert would hopefully give you details of her father

Marriages Mar Qtr 1925   Coventry    6d   867   
Sarah P Kaupswich - Walter J  Smith   

Kay

Added - Have you looked for the family in the 1939 Register - I think Sarah is listed as born 1900 also living with  a Frances  Johnson/Kaulpawich  born 1907

[sparrett]

This is a possible for the marriage of the parents of first wife Constance

Marriages Dec 1892   

ABRAMOWIEZ John       
OR
Abramowitz John         
Zukanckutie Amieleia        
W. Ham
4a/381

There is a census entry in 1901 under a likely  wrong spelling

Constance ABRAMONST
Aged 7 (abt 1894)
Daughter of John ABRAMONST and Amelia ABRAMONST
Born Woolwich, London, England
Living in East Ham
She has a brother named John aged 3.

Others are in the household 
Frank Gorsley. 36 years
George Wismadbury 23 years
Mary Sandvanton 20 years
Mary Eremminson years

Sue

[amondg]

There is a Sarah Kulposkavis registered West Ham June Quarter vol. 4a page 178 mothers maiden name Sakalowski
This would fit with 1939 register.
This is the closest I could find allowing for transcription mishaps etc.

Constance seems t have been transcribed as Paston Abramarvitch  1893 West Ham mothers maiden name Jacoskirty
he brother John Abramovich registered West Ham 1897 mmn Orachoski.

I believe the mother to be the same person the clerk writing down the surname as he heard it. 

[Kay99]

There is a Sarah Kulposkavis registered West Ham June Quarter vol. 4a page 178 mothers maiden name Sakalowski
This would fit with 1939 register.
This is the closest I could find allowing for transcription mishaps etc. .

I think you cracked it!  This is the family using the 1911 freesearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWFS-HQV   - including sister Frances who was living with Sarah in 1939

[amondg]

Look like they had a sister Lydia registered 1902 West Ham as Kalpokas mothers maiden name Sikolosky
Her death registered West Ham 1918 as Lydia Kaupawich

So many ways to spell the same name

[Kay99]

The  daughter Magdalen filled in the 1911 census so the parents may not have been illiterate

[amondg]

Or didn't write in English, they came from Poland/Russia

[Kay99]

Or didn't write in English, they came from Poland/Russia

Very true