RISEAM – William Royal Marines Chatham Division 59th 95th and 13th Company

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Royal Marines 1854 Britains Sea Soldiers Vol 1 by Cyril Field

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
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 Embarked 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 William Not yet known
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage	NORTON Sally Not yet known
Siblings	Not yet known
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	UNKNOWN Ann 1802 Wiltshire England
Date/Place of Marriage	Not yet known
Children by 1^st 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. 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. 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 Devises 1861 Census RG 09/403/125/8 Greenwich, London, Kent, England William Riseam, In Pensioner, Married, age 54, Born London Middlesex