Researching Mary Carlisle
Dig into the past of Mary Carlisle using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | 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 Mary means "bitter" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Mary Carlisle on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Mary Carlisle in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Carlisle ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mary Carlisle and the Carlisle Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Carlisle Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Carlisle family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Mary Carlisle at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Mary Carlisle using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Carlisle surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Carlisle Military records.
![]() | 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 Tree Databases
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Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Mary Carlisle.
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Find Mary Carlisle from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Carlisle Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Carlisle surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Carlisle surname in the USA? Carlisle is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Carlisle Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Mary Carlisle. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mary Carlisle
Mary Carlisle
Mary Carlisle (born Gwendolyn Witter; February 3, 1914 – August 1, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer, she was best known for her roles as a wholesome ingénue in numerous 1930s musical-comedy films.
She starred in more than 60 Hollywood films, moving beyond bit parts after coming to attention, alongside the likes of Gloria Stuart and Ginger Rogers, as one of 15 girls selected by the Western Association of Motion pictures as their WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1932. Her first major role was in the 1933 film College Humor with Bing Crosby. The two performers worked together in two additional films, Double or Nothing (1937) and Doctor Rhythm (1938). After her marriage in 1942 and a starring role in Dead Men Walk (1943), she retired from acting.
Source: Mary Carlisle, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaMary Helen Carlisle
Mary Helen Carlisle (1869 - 1925) was a British painter.
Carlisle was born in Grahamstown, South Africa, and went to school in England. Her first exhibition was at the Royal Academy in 1890, and she studied art in Paris between 1890 and 1895 at the Académie Julian under William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Tony Robert-Fleury, and Benjamin Jean-Joseph Constant. Her female contemporaries at the Academie included Rose-Marie Guillaume and Amelie Beaury-Saurel.
Having travelled in the United States of America she stayed in California between 1911 and 1915, then moved to New York.
Her work included working in pastels and oils, landscape painting, miniatures, and portraits. Carlisle's miniatures depicting Queen Victoria and Princess Mary are held in the National Portrait Gallery.
Carlisle was an internationally renowned artist who exhibited her works at the Royal Academy of Arts in London; the Paris Salon; Walker's Art Gallery, London; Charles Cobb Gallery, Boston; Knoedler & Co., New York; and Steckel Gallery, Los Angeles.
Source: Mary Helen Carlisle, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Carlisle
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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