ChildhoodThomas Carlyle was born in Ecclefechan, Scotland, on 4 December 1795. Thomas Carlyle had a very small family. Thomas Carlyle had a father who truly enjoyed using his talents for the benefit of the citizens of Scotland. One of his talents was building and creating certain objects. Thomas' father used that skill later in his life and became a stone mason. In this field Thomas's father created things such as tombs, monuments and even cathedrals. His father was also a Calvinist. Thomas Carlyle had a stepmother who was present in the most precious and difficult moments of his life. When Thomas thought he would never succeed in his career plans, his stepmother was always there to comfort him. Education Thomas would begin his educational career by being homeschooled in his home. He would continue his career at a school called Annan which was located near a village near his home. Thomas would participate in grammar activities at that school. Thomas finished his education at Annan and went on to attend college at the University of Edinburgh. Thomas earned his BSc in Mathematics from the University of Edinburgh. Thomas began teaching in local schools, including a school called Kirkcaldy, where he saw one of his longtime friends Edward Irving. Marriage Background Thomas Carlyle managed to make many friends during his high school career. One of her friends she was able to meet was a young woman named Jane Balie Welsh. Jane and Thomas began to talk to each other very intensely as the days of their school careers passed. Thomas began to learn some of Jane's characteristics. He began to notice her as if she were in the center of the paper. His most popular pieces consisted of: Past and Present French Revolution Essay on Characteristics Hero and Hero Cult Two Notebooks The First Kings of Norway Thomas Carlyle's works began to touch thousands of viewers' lives.DeathThomas Carlyle and his wife Jane Carlyle were in a car accident. Thomas began to lose the use of his right hand in 1873 soon after this accident occurred. Thomas found himself out of work because he could no longer write due to a hand injury. Thomas would remain strong for another five teenage years after the accident. On February 5, 1881, Thomas Carlyle died at the age of eighty-five. Thomas Carlyle was buried in the old Kirkyard in his home town of Ecclefechan, Scotland.