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     Charlotte Riseley was born on 6 May 1860. She was the daughter of John Robert Riseley and Sarah Beuth.

     Charlotte Annie Riseley died in 1818. She was born in 1818. She was the daughter of John Riseley and Sophia Gale. Charlotte Annie Riseley was buried on 14 October 1818 at St. Leonard's Church, Great Catworth, Huntingdonshire, England.

     Charlotte Annie Catherine Riseley married James Johnston, son of Archibald Dalgleish Johnston and Elizabeth Simpson, at Unknown. Her married name was Johnston. Charlotte Annie Catherine Riseley was born circa 1836. She married James Johnston, son of Archibald Dalgleish Johnston and Elizabeth Simpson, on 23 January 1864 at Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia. Charlotte Annie Catherine Riseley died on 29 March 1909. She was buried after 29 March 1909 at Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

     Edward Riseley was buried. He lived. He was born on 7 April 1863. He was the son of John Robert Riseley and Sarah Beuth. Edward Riseley died on 17 September 1908 at age 45.

     Her married name was Johnston. Elizabeth Sophia Riseley was born on 3 August 1828. She was the daughter of John Riseley and Sophia Gale. Elizabeth Sophia Riseley was baptized on 21 February 1846 at St. George's Church, Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. She married Thomas Johnston, son of Archibald Dalgleish Johnston and Elizabeth Simpson, on 16 March 1848 at Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. Elizabeth Sophia Riseley died on 15 November 1891 at Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia, at age 63. She was buried after 15 November 1891 at Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

     George Riseley was born in October 1874. He was the son of John Robert Riseley and Sarah Beuth. George Riseley died in November 1874.

     Henry Riseley died in 1853. He was born in 1853. He was the son of John Robert Riseley and Sarah Beuth.

     Herbert Riseley was born on 9 October 1870. He was the son of John Robert Riseley and Sarah Beuth.

     John Riseley lived. He was born on 5 April 1792 at Molesworth, Huntingdonshire, England. He was the son of Robert Riseley and (?) Mary. John Riseley married Sophia Gale on 2 September 1816 at Brighton, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. John Riseley was Manager of Orielt Estate. in 1819. He died in November 1849 at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, at age 57.

     John Robert Riseley was born on 22 March 1823 at Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. He was the son of John Riseley and Sophia Gale. John Robert Riseley married Sarah Beuth on 16 April 1849 at Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. John Robert Riseley died on 27 October 1874 at Franklin, Tasmania, Australia, at age 51.

     John William Riseley was born on 3 February 1851. He was the son of John Robert Riseley and Sarah Beuth. John William Riseley died on 4 October 1924 at age 73.

     Joseph Riseley was born on 18 September 1872. He was the son of John Robert Riseley and Sarah Beuth.

     Margaret Jane Riseley was born on 15 April 1858. She was the daughter of John Robert Riseley and Sarah Beuth. Margaret Jane Riseley died on 25 April 1908 at age 50.

     Convict Maria Riseley was Shopkeeper. She Maria Riseley, wife of officer and entrepreneur Edward Lord, herself engaged in business, mother of three daughters and outwardly respectable, was born in England in 1780. Her parents were Robert and Mary Riseley, and she had at least one brother, John. She was better educated than many girls of her day, for she could write well and had considerable business ability, possibly helped by commercial training or experience of some sort. This suggests that the family was reasonably well-to-do, for poor people had no money to spare for girls' education. Her married name was Thompson. Her married name was Lord. She was born in 1780 at England. She was the daughter of Robert Riseley and (?) Mary. Convict Maria Riseley was convicted in August 1802 at Surrey Assizes, Surrey, England,for stealing from a dwelling-house, and was sentenced to transportation for seven years. She married John Thompson circa 1804. Convict Maria Riseley arrived at on the convict transport ship 'Experiment' on 24 June 1804 in Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia from England from England
The Experiment, had a rough trip out and many of its load of women convicts were ill on arrival.
On recovery, most of the women were assigned to settlers. Officially they did general household work, but many settlers considered sex as part of the women 's duties, and a large number of assigned female convicts became pregnant. It seems probable that Maria Riseley was one of these, for by early 1805 she was pregnant, living at the Female Factory, where expectant convict mothers lived until their babies were born. The Factory was a trying place where there was 'not much work, but confinement and scantiness of food', according to John Pascoe Fawkner, whose rather scandalous memoirs provide the main source for Maria Lord's story at this time.
So, after a fairly depressing beginning to her life in Australia -a frightful voyage out, seduction, then the dreary Factory -Maria Riseley was waiting for the birth of her child, when in April 1805 Edward Lord arrived. He had sailed from Hobart to find a woman, and Fawkner's story goes that he went to the Female Factory and ordered all the women to be paraded before him so he could choose one. Rather surprisingly, he selected Maria Riseley, seven months pregnant. The only question Lord asked her was whether she would go to Van Diemen’s 's Land with him. She assented. 'She was at once let out, and he took possession of her, as truly for a slave to do his behests, or suffer for neglect or refusal,' wrote Fawkner. One can only guess at Maria Riseley's motives. Did she want security, or adventure, was she glad to move away from her earlier lover, or was she merely tired of life in the Factory? Perhaps Lord caught her eye; he was an arrogant, confident man. She lived in 1805 at Female Convict Factory, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. She married Edward Lord, son of Joseph Lord and Corbetta Owen, circa 18 October 1808 at Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, Australia; When Lieutenant-Governor Collins died suddenly in 1810, his second-in-command took over as acting commandant, for a successor could neither be appointed nor arrive for months. Lieutenant Edward Lord therefore took up the reins of power, such as they were. He was a novel commander for Hobart Town: not only was he married but his wife lived with him, at least for part of the time. Their marriage, like many others, did have a Past -not to mention a Future. Convict Maria Riseley died on 22 July 1859 at Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia.

     Maria Riseley was born in 1817. She was the daughter of John Riseley and Sophia Gale.

     Robert Riseley lived at Great Catworth, Huntingdonshire, England. He married (?) Mary. Robert Riseley was born in 1753 at Great Catworth, Huntingdonshire, England. He died on 30 June 1828 at Great Catworth, Huntingdonshire, England.

     Robert Herbert Riseley was buried. He lived. He was born on 8 February 1857. He was the son of John Robert Riseley and Sarah Beuth. Robert Herbert Riseley died on 19 August 1918 at age 61.

     Sarah Riseley was buried. She lived. She was born on 14 May 1870. She was the daughter of John Robert Riseley and Sarah Beuth. Sarah Riseley died on 7 June 1960 at age 90.

     Willaim Riseley was born on 9 July 1854. He was the son of John Robert Riseley and Sarah Beuth.

     Her married name was Leafe. Alice Caroline Rispen was born in 1862. She was the daughter of Christopher Rispen and Mary Dougherty. Alice Caroline Rispen married John George Leafe, son of George Leafe and Charlotte Selina Austin, in 1881 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

     Christopher Rispen was born circa 1820. He was the son of James Rispen. Christopher Rispen married Mary Dougherty in 1844. Christopher Rispen died in 1890.

     Her married name was Maxwell. Elizabeth Rispen was born in 1889. She was the daughter of John Rispen.

     Ethel M Rispen was born in 1890 at New South Wales, Australia. She was the daughter of John Rispen. Ethel M Rispen died in 1891 at New South Wales, Australia.

     Eva Rispen died in 1897 at New South Wales, Australia. She was born in 1897 at New South Wales, Australia. She was the daughter of John Rispen.

     Evelyn A Rispen was born in 1896 at New South Wales, Australia. She was the daughter of John Rispen. Evelyn A Rispen died in 1897 at New South Wales, Australia.

     Frank Rispen died in 1888 at New South Wales, Australia. He was born in 1888 at New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of John Rispen.

     James Rispen was born in 1848 at New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of Christopher Rispen and Mary Dougherty. James Rispen died in 1919 at New South Wales, Australia.

     James Rispen was born circa 1800.

     James W Rispen was born in 1900. He was the son of John Rispen.

     John Rispen was born in 1858 at New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of Christopher Rispen and Mary Dougherty. John Rispen died in 1944 at New South Wales, Australia.