History of the Carlile family

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES.
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Parish Church, Flora, daughter of the late Thomas Vickers.
There have been five children of the marriage, all sons, and
all of whom survive ; see Carlile, Victor Wilson, Edward, of
Westgate, Christopher, Harold and Reginald. In 1905 he
made a tour of enquiry through Belgium, Holland, Germany
and Denmark, examining the poor law system. In 1906 he
visited the Holy Land, and was deeply interested in all that
he saw. In 1907 he made a trip to Ceylon for his health.
His portrait, by A. S. Cope, a.r.a., was shown at the Exhibition
of the Royal Academy in 1908. He is heir presumptive to the
headship of the Paisley Carliles.
Carlyle, Ada Irving, the only daughter of Carlyle, James
Edward, was born on 25 September, 1863, and was educated
privately. She has spent much of her life abroad, and now
resides partly in England and partly on the Riviera. She is
much interested in religious questions, and is a member of the
Roman Church.
Carlyle, Adam, is considered to have been the second
son of Adam and Blanch Carlyle, of the Bridekirk family of
Carlyles, who were descendants of Adam Carlyle, younger son
of Sir William Carlyle, of Torthorwald, and younger brother
of John, first Lord Carlyle of Carlyle. Adam Carlyle, the
subject of this biography, was born in 1626, and is treated as
having been the founder of the Annan family of Carlyles. Very
little is known of his life, except that he was a landed pro-
prietor, and was a baillie (or alderman) of Annan, Dumfries-
shire. He married Janet Muirhead, who died on 25 February,
1 67 1, and was buried in Annan Churchyard. Adam Carlyle
died on 31 January, 1685, and was buried in the same place.
There were three children of the marriage : James (see Carlyle,