Researching Alexander Carlisle
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1577 people with the Carlisle surname? In that year Carlisle was ranked number 2113 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alexander means "Helper and defender of mankind" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Alexander Carlisle on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alexander Carlisle and the Carlisle Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 2648 people with the Carlisle surname in the UK? Carlisle is now ranked number 1983 for popularity in the UK. |
Carlisle Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Alexander Carlisle
Alexander Carlisle
Alexander Montgomery Carlisle, PC (8 July 1854 – 6 March 1926) brother-in-law to Viscount Pirrie, was one of the men involved with designing the s in the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff. His main area of responsibility was the ships' safety systems such as the watertight compartments and lifeboats. As a Privy Councillor, he was known as "The Right Honorable".
While working on the liners, Carlisle had some minor disputes with Lord Pirrie over the number of lifeboats required for a vessel of this size. Pirrie, the chairman of Harland and Wolff, was satisfied that the number of lifeboats supplied more than met the board of trade regulations. Carlisle then retired and did not have anything more to do with shipbuilding. Thomas Andrews, Pirrie's nephew, was then made master ship builder. Contemporary documentaries claimed Carlisle retired in anger due to Pirrie not accepting his lifeboat recommendations, if his recommendations were accepted the overall death toll of the Titanic’s sinking would far lower. The Olympic-class liners were the last ships that Carlisle was involved with.
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