Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of James (Carlisle) Carlile
and Agnes (Warrand) Carlile
Brother of
William Carlile and Warrand Carlile
Husband of
Frances (Hatkins) Carlyle
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 72
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Aug 2012
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Biography
Alexander was born in 1788. Alexander Carlile. [1] He passed away in 1860. [2]
"Carlile, Alexander, the elder, the fourth son of Carlile, James the elder, of Paisley, was born at Paisley in 1788 and was educated privately. He adopted a commercial career, and become associated with his father in the business of James Carlile, Sons & Co., thread manufacturers, Paisley. In 1817 he married Frances (b.1797), daughter of Robert Hatkin, of Alnwick, and had 6 children (James, Robert, Sarah, Alexander, William, and Frances Simpson (m. Fraser). Alexander Carlile was of literary tastes, and was one of the founders and part proprietor of the Pailsey Magazine, which appeared for one year only, 1828. He wrote a volume of poems (177pgs) dedicated to the Duke of Argyll, the longest poem being called "God in Nature" and consisting of 38 pages (London, Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co. 1855). There is a portrait of Alexander Carlile in Blair's Paisley Thread Industry (Paisley, Alexander Gardner, 1907). He died in 1860 and was buried in Paisley Abbey. His wife died in 1858." [3]
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- Judie Nessler, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Judie and others.
- ↑ Scotland’s People OPR Baptisms CARLISLE ALEXANDER JAMES CARLISLE/AGNES WARRAND FR587 (FR587) M 10/07/1788 573/3 20 282 Paisley Burgh or Low
- ↑ Entered by Judie Nessler, Aug 24, 2012
- ↑ pg 27: History of Carlile Family (1909) https://archive.org/stream/historyofcarlile00carl?ref=ol#page/26/mode/2up/search/hatkin?ref=ol
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
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