In sister Janet's Obituary (the last of the Carlyle clan to die), all her birth family members are discussed in great detail, viewable here.
Charles Eliot Norton - Early Letters of Thomas Carlyle Vol. 1; Cambridge Massachusetts, July 1886; "Members of Carlyle's Family", located after the Preface Section (no page #) here: eBook Google.
Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936; Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh under the Sheriff Courts Act, 1876. Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories, viewable here.
Reminiscences - A Carlyle Collection, Vol.1, page 272. Book by Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), published 1887 in London and New York by MacMillan & Co. Free eBook available here: [1]
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYMW-BCS : 10 February 2018), Mary Carlyle in entry for Margaret Carlyle Austin, 01 Mar 1831; citing , Middlebie, Dumfries, Scotland, reference 2:163GT9T, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,968.
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYM4-GBT : 10 February 2018), Mary Carlyle in entry for Grace Welsh Austin, 31 Jan 1833; citing , reference 2:163GWNG, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,968.
"Scotland Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY1P-KMN : 11 December 2017), Mary Austin, Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; from "1851 England, Scotland & Wales census,"; citing p. 6, PRO HO 107, The National Archives UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 1,042,545.
"Scotland Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBQY-RNY : 11 December 2017), Mary C Austin, Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; from "1861 England, Scotland & Wales census," citing p. 5, PRO RG 9, The National Archives UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 103,819.
"Scotland Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBGZ-6YD : 8 December 2017), Mary C Austin, Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; from "1871 England, Scotland & Wales census," citing p. 4, PRO T 1, The National Archives UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 103,980.
"Scotland Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMFV-8CG : 11 December 2017), Mary C Austin, Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; from "1881 England, Scotland & Wales census," citing p. 6, PRO T 1, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 224,046.
Acknowledgement
I worked to get it right the first time, but as we know... mistakes happen, times change and so does access to information. Please add to or correct this profile based on sourced fact. Thanks. Morgan Mulligan
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