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Name | RISEAM – William |
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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 |
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. AJCP reel 466/87 part 2 Folio 233 1851 Census RG 107/1548/25/43 1861 Census RG 09/403/125/8 |