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Hi ...
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I cannot help regarding who the George E D Lodington or Edward H D Lodington might be, or even if they are two persons, not one.  However, with the Lodington and Dyer names, and the way they kept marrying their cousins, he/they was/were probably cousin/s of some sort.
 
I can say the following, based on family correspondence from that time:
-- William was the eldest of Sarah (Day) Lodington's children. 
-- He died sometime before 1872, and this is consistent with the 1862 death you report.
-- His widow Harriet died suddenly in mid to late 1872, and her son William ("Billy") died in Middlesex Hospital 6 weeks later.
-- "Billy" was the only son of William and Harriet.
-- the family did not know of a George Lodington.
 
That defines the problem, at least.
 
Peter

Hi ...
I'm new to the RootsChat site, so bear with me...
Re Lorraine's post of 9 October 2011.  I am one of the descendants of the Camilla Lodington at the end of that post (G-G-Son).  She does indeed have descendants, mostly in New South Wales.  I know of 154 of them, but the true count will be closer to 400, I imagine.
I am also in contact with a lot of the Lodington branches in Australia (as far as I know, all Lodingtons in Australia are descendants of Kenneth William 1860; Cuthbert 1858 did not marry).  My count of descendants of John Day Lodington and Bridget McKenzie is 235, but again the true count is closer to 600 or 700, I guess.  Those I know of are spread over New South Wales and Victoria, with a few in Western Australia.
My knowledge of the Lodingtons goes back to Isaac Lodington b. about 1691, married Ann somebody.
I believe that William Day was Governor of Sierra Leone on 2 occasions, in 1803 and in 1805; it seemed to be an annual appointment.
I shall read the entire thread with interest, but right now it's after midnight and I need some beauty rest.
Peter in Canberra