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'''Sir Nicholas Carlisle''', [[Royal Guelphic Order|KH]], [[Royal Society#Fellows|FRS]], [[Royal Irish Academy|MRIA]], (1771 in [[York]], England – 27 August 1847 in [[Margate]], England) was an [[English people|English]] antiquary and librarian. In 1806, he became a candidate for the office of Secretary to the [[Society of Antiquaries of London|Society of Antiquaries]], which he obtained the following year. In 1812, he became an Assistant Librarian of the [[Royal Library, Windsor|Royal Library]]; he went on to accompany that collection to the [[British Museum]], which he attended two days each week. He wrote several [[topography|topographical]] [[dictionary|dictionaries]] of England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland. He also wrote an historical account of Charitable Commissioners, and of Foreign Orders of Knighthood.<ref name="Royal1888">{{cite book|author=Royal Numismatic Society (Great Britain)|title=The Numismatic chronicle|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Go5EhJDWjyoC&pg=PA276|accessdate=12 May 2012|edition=Public domain|year=1888|publisher=Royal Numismatic Society|pages=276–}}</ref><br />
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Carlisle traced his descent from John Carlisle (d. 1670), of [[Witton-le-Wear]]. He was the son of Thomas Carlisle. His father married, first, Elizabeth Hutchinson; they had at least one child, a son, the surgeon, [[Anthony Carlisle]]. Thomas married secondly Susanna Skottowe, who was Nicholas' mother. Nicholas was born in York, where he was baptized in the [[St Mary Bishophill Junior, York]] on 8 February 1771. He received his education from the Rev. James Lawson at [[West Witton]]. Carlisle entered the naval service of the [[East India Company]], attaining the post of [[purser]]. He also went into private business and made a large sum of money.<ref name="Jefferies1848" /><br />
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In 1839, he was elected as a member of the [[American Philosophical Society]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS Member History|url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=1836&year-max=1836&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced|access-date=2021-04-08|website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref> He was appointed [[Doctor of Civil Law]] in 1847.<ref name="Jefferies1848">{{cite book|title=The Gentleman's magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HjRZhWeToDwC&pg=PA208|accessdate=12 May 2012|edition=Public domain|year=1848|publisher=F. Jefferies|pages=208–}}</ref><br />
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==Select Bibliography==<br />
* [https://www.google.com/books?id=rY-8ceSYvWoC ''A concise description of the endowed grammar schools in England and Wales 2 vols.''] (1818)<br />
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=Uu3sSAAACAAJ ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1808)<br />
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=QTFHGwAACAAJ ''An Index to the First Fifteen Volumes of Archaeologia; Or, Miscellaneous Tracts, Relating to Antiquity''] (1809)<br />
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=k9k-AAAAYAAJ&q ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''] (1819)<br />
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=bL4eSQAACAAJ ''A Topographical Dictionary of the Dominion of Wales''] (1811)<br />
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=4QT4cQAACAAJ ''A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland''] (1813)<br />
* ''A concise account of the several foreign orders of knighthood : and other marks of honourable distinction'' (1839)<br />
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