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| Name | RISEAM – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Marines Chatham Division 59th 95th and 13th Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3573 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 28th August 1826 / 19 years / Rochester Kent England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Fair / Hazel / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Undaunted – 22nd August 1827 to 15th November 1830 Pelorus – 5th October 1831 to 7th October 1835 Serpent – 5th October 1836 to 10th October 1836 Wolverine – 11th October 1836 to 29th May 1837 Wolverine – 30th May 1837 to 16th June 1837 Wellesley – 1st July 1837 to 9th August 1842 Curacao – 5th March 1843 to 4th September 1847 He also served in the merchant service for 1 year 3 months as a seaman |
| Length of Service | 21 years 14 days Private 28 August 1826-10 April 1836 Corporal 11April 1836-29 May 1837 Private 30 May 1837-10 September 1847 Afloat or at Foreign stations 17 years 6 months 19 days On shore 3 years 5 months 25 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th September 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1851 2nd East London 1854 Canterbury 1854 2nd East London 1854 Plymouth 1855-1859 Western Australia 1859 2nd East London 1861 Deptford 1861 In-Patient Chelsea Hospital |
| Pension Paid | £15/4/0 per annum |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th February 1855 Plymouth England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STAG 23rd May 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 St. Leonard’s Shoreditch Middlesex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 19th May 1811 Shoreditch London England |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | RISCAM (sic) William Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | PERRY Sally Norton Not yet known 23rd October 1803 London MDX |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Ann 1802 Wiltshire England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Last paid Western Australia to 30th June 1858 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd Quarter 1870 Whitechapel London England Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | William Riseam saw active service while serving in the Wellesley at China, may have been eligible for medal. Discharge: Length of service and at his own request AJCP reel 466/87 part 2 Folio 233 Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry into complaints by the wives of the Pensioner Guard on the Stag into the conduct of the Super Intendent Surgeon Caldwell. Enrolled Pensioner Private William Riseam said he had no personal quarrel with Mrs Brown before she accused him of co-habitating with Mrs Denman. She was a most quarrelsome woman and he did not see her gagged. This suggests that his wife did not accompany him on the voyage to Western Australia, she has not been found on any census after 1851 although on his admission to Chelsea Hospital he said he was a married man. 1851 Census RG 107/1548/25/43 1 Short Street, St. George in the East, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, London, England William Riseam (Riseane) Head, Married, 43, Labourer, Born Shoreditch, Middlesex Ann Riseam (Riseane) wife, 49, born Wiltshire Devizes 1861 Census RG 09/403/125/8 Greenwich, London, Kent, England William Riseam, In Pensioner, Married, age 54, Born London Middlesex |