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Surnames: CARLYLE/JOHNSTON/TOD/BELL
Classification: Query
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The Francis Carlyle that I have as the son of James Carlyle and Mary Gillespie, was
born 1 Jun 1760 and died 28 Oct 1819. He was an uncle, not cousin of the author Thomas
Carlyle 1795-1881. Francis married Elizabeth Bell and had two known children, Thomas 6 Feb
1815, who emigrated to Australia, and John, born/chr 17 April 1818. This Francis could not
not have been the father of your Elizabeth 1838-1925 because he had died long before she
was born.
Maybe someone else can confirm or dispute this ... I have a large database of CARLYLE
names and am always looking for primary evidence to support my research.