Researching Oswald Lohse
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2 people with the Lohse surname? In that year Lohse was ranked number 3577 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Oswald means "God of the Forest" and is of English origin.
Records of Oswald Lohse on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Oswald Lohse and the Lohse Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lohse Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Lohse family tree.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Oswald Lohse.
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Lohse Genealogy Databases
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Lohse Forums
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Miscellaneous Lohse Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Oswald Lohse. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Oswald Lohse
Oswald Lohse
Wilhelm Oswald Lohse (February 13, 1845 – May 14, 1915) was a German astronomer. He first worked at the private Bothkamp Observatory, and starting in 1874 at the Potsdam Astrophysical Observatory, being its Chief Astronomer at the time of his death.
Craters on Mars and on the Moon were named in his honor.
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