Early Life, Family and Training Thomas Heathfield Carrick entered the world on 4 July 1802, born in Upperby, near Carlisle in Cumberland. He was the son of Mary Anderson and John Carrick, a man whose occupation was variously recorded as a calico printer or a mill owner. His early years were shaped by the disciplined environment of Carlisle Grammar School, supplemented by the guidance of his uncle, the Rev. John Topping. Though he woul…