140 documented Carlisle ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
Scottish and northern English habitational name from the city of Carlisle in Cumbria.
Where the records place them: Iowa (90%) and Vermont (6%), out of 124 Carlisle records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: William, Mary, James, Thomas and Harold.
Of the 120 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 78 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Thomas Carlisle, born 1722 in Massachusetts.
Documented Carlisle families on this page come from History of Highland County, Ohio.
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Deceased Carlisle ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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Scottish and northern English habitational name from the city of Carlisle in Cumbria.
The documented line here reaches back to 1722. Most Carlisle lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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