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William Rising

Male Abt 1769 - Abt 1846  (~ 77 years)


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  • Name William Rising  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born Abt Apr 1769  West Somerton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 13 May 1769  St Mary, West Somerton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Birth Bef 1770  Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation 6 Jun 1841  [1] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 6 Jun 1841  West Somerton Hall, West Somerton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation 24 Jun 1841  [4] 
    Esquire 
    Death Abt May 1846  Flegg RD, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Died Abt May 1846  West Somerton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 3 Jun 1862  [4] 
    Esquire 
    Buried St Mary, West Somerton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • WE ARE ENDEBTED TO JUDY JONES OF AUSTRALIA FOR MUCH OF THE INFORMATION ON THIS FAMILY

      son of Robert Rising and Ann. William died 1846 and is buried in the chancel of West Somerton Church. William Rising was the squire of West Somerton Hall, the big house beside the church in West Somerton. They had several children and lived at West Somerton Hall. Children of William Rising and Elizabeth Howes had the surname of Howes except the last 3 children. At least William Junior was a son of Elizabeth, per the parish register

      William Rising was of Martham House at the time of writing his will. Thanks to Judy Jones for the following details:
      He appoints his wife, Elizabeth and son, William Rising of West Somerton, gentleman and friends, Sir Edmund Henry Knowles Lacon of Ormesby House in the parish of Ormesby St Michael and Baronet Thomas Browne of Thrigby and the Reverend John Morton of Caister next Yarmouth, clerk to be executrix and executors of the will.

      Messuages, tenements, etc including Martham House and surrounds - many pieces of land, property etc for the use his son William Rising and heirs.
      Benjamin Rising is an Ensign in Her Majesty's 76th Regiment of Foot. - lands cottages, tenements in Repps
      Thomas Sutfield Rising - marshes and lands lying in Potter Heigham
      Eliza Rising (now in Paris) - dwelling house, lands and hereditaments in Martham
      Harriet Wells - paintings, books, prints
      Wife Elizabeth - farming stock, grain, crops, farm buildings, and lands in my occupation situate in Martham and Potter Heigham
      Robert Rising, nephew of Horsey - 2 pounds for a mourning ring

      Will witnessed by T D Water and Thos Collier.
      Codical witnessed by Edmund Barrett and Charlotte Claxton ( nee Howes, wife Elizabeth's sister)
      Effects under 4000 pounds
    Person ID I25897  ONS
    Last Modified 17 Jun 2023 

    Family Elizabeth Howes,   b. Dec 1789, Potter Heigham, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt May 1868, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married Abt May 1841  Flegg RD, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Married 27 May 1841  St Mary, West Somerton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. William Rising Howes,   b. 1802, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1805, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     2. William Rising Howes,   b. 22 Jul 1807, Horsey, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1807, Horsey, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +3. Harriet Rising Howes,   b. 5 Feb 1811, Sea Palling, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1871, St George, Norwich, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    +4. William Rising Howes,   b. 24 Sep 1812, West Somerton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Sep 1871, Flegg RD, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    +5. Robert Rising Howes,   b. Abt Feb 1814, West Somerton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1871, Martham, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years)
     6. Thomas Sutfield Rising,   b. Abt Sep 1825, West Somerton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Sep 1899, Flegg RD, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)
    +7. Reverend Benjamin Rising,   b. Abt 1828, West Somerton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Aug 1902, St Asaph, Denbighshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)
    +8. Eliza Rising,   b. Abt 1829, West Somerton, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1895, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years)
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2018 
    Family ID F3989  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt Apr 1769 - West Somerton, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 13 May 1769 - St Mary, West Somerton, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Bef 1770 - Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt May 1841 - Flegg RD, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 May 1841 - St Mary, West Somerton, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 6 Jun 1841 - West Somerton Hall, West Somerton, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt May 1846 - Flegg RD, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Abt May 1846 - West Somerton, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St Mary, West Somerton, Norfolk Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] 1841 Census - England & Wales.

    2. [S475] BMD register (England & Wales) - marriages - multiple sources.
      available online from various sources

    3. [S62] Parish Register - baptisms.
      indicates that we have seen the original parish register, microfilm/fiche or a scanned image

    4. [S218] Marriage record - son.

    5. [S840] Judy Jones.

    6. [S476] BMD register (England & Wales) - births - multiple sources.
      available online from various sources

    7. [S64] Parish Register - marriages.
      indicates that we have seen the original parish register, microfilm/fiche or a scanned image


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