Researching William Lodge
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5445 people with the Lodge surname? In that year Lodge was ranked number 785 for popularity in the UK. |

The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Lodge on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of William Lodge in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Lodge and the Lodge Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lodge 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 Lodge family tree.
Study Parish Records for William Lodge at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Lodge using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about William Lodge.
Research the Lodge surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Lodge Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6168 people with the Lodge surname in the UK? Lodge is now ranked number 966 for popularity in the UK. |
Lodge Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for William Lodge.
Study MyTrees for information on the Lodge family and people looking to contact living Lodge relations.
Study One Great Family for Lodge records submitted by people who are already researching the Lodge Family Tree.
Find William Lodge from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Lodge Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Lodge surname in the USA? Lodge is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lodge Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on William Lodge. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Lodge
William Lodge (American football)
William Penn Lodge (May 2, 1890 – June 4, 1950) was an American football coach. He was the third head football coach at Southern Illinois Normal College—now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale—serving for one season, in 1919, and compiling a record of 2–2. Lodge was born in Philadelphia on May 2, 1890. He was a graduate of Battle Creek College—now known as Andrews University—in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Lodge served as a captain in the United States Marine Corps during World War I, receiving the Bronze Star Medal. He was later a medical health officer at Battle Creek Sanitarium and ran a sanitarium in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Lodge also worked as a coroner in Ocean County, New Jersey and as the town clerk for Long Beach Township, New Jersey. He died in Long Beach on June 4, 1950.
Source: William Lodge (American football), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Lodge
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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