The RISING Family 

There were 7 children in the RISING family:

• John - died in 1809 in prison in Arras. 
• Robert, b. 1768; d. 1862, of Martham 
• William of Somerton 
• Tilney 
• Thomas of Martham 
• Mary 
• Frances 

In 1803 Robert purchased the Horsey Estate from Sir G.B. Brograve and others, when it was of little value, being generally flooded. By repairing the sea-bank, draining the marshes, planting quickthorn hedges, and making a road to Somerton, he rendered it one of the most fertile estates in the county.

In 1800 Robert married Mary PRESTON (b.1776; d.1862), and had 4 children:

• Robert, b.1802; d.1885 
• William, b.1803; d.1805 
• William, b.1807; d.1807 
• John, b.1816; d.1817 

in 1830 Robert married Elizabeth PARISH (b.1807; d.1882) and had 6 children:

• Mary Elizabeth (b.1831; d.1834) 
• Emily Caroline (b.1833) 
• Robert Arthur (b.1836) 
• Edward Cartwright (b.1840; d.1851) 
• Capt. Charles Compton (b.1841; d.1913) who married Catherine Ursula REYNARD (b.1847; d.1890) 
• Thomas Alfred (b.1843) 

The following information regarding Capt. Charles Compton RISING, kindly given by Tony Seymour:

Capt CC Rising married Catherine Ursula Reynard of Sunderlandwick Yorks 1874.
They had one son Francis Simon Rising b Peterborough 1878.
Francis Simon became a Commander RN then to Southern Nigeria with the Foreign Office as District Commissioner. He died in Bath 1940, never having been married
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This would now appear to be incorrect...
Recent research has shown that Francis married Undine Monica M Dixon in St George Hanover Square, London, Middx, Eng - Sep Qtr, 1898.
The 1901 census shows Francis Rising (23) Marr Ret Lieutent R.N. Staying Junior Army & Navy Club, Westminster St James, London.
In 1904 Undine re-married using the RISING name.
Francis is shown marrying Ruby Jenkins in 1916 Jun Qtr at Chelsea)
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On to Capt CC Rising, His wife Catherine Ursula died Horsey 1890 I believe in the December. As you are probably aware there is a window to her memory in the Parish Church.

Not long after the death of his wife, Capt CC took up with the wife of Jonathon Gedge, the Millman. This lady is my Great Grand Mother Ellen. She was born Ellen Seymour in Littler Munden, Herts 20th Jan 1859 and married John Gedge at Horsey 23rd March 1880, John and Ellen had two sons b Horsey, Frederick [my Grandfather] and George his brother.

Captain CC, paid Jonathon Gedge a sum of money, this in 1891-2. Capt CC then took Ellen and her two sons away with him ,they lived in Norwich for a time where two children were born, Frank Rising ,and Helen Rising, they then all moved to Stradbroke Suffolk,where a farm was purchased [Seymours Farm] here two more children were born Robert, who was registered Seymour b 1896,and Elizabeth registered Rising b 1899.
It was from this place that Frank Rising [Capt first child to Ellen] and Ellens' two sons to J Gedge now known as Seymour ,[Ellens maiden name] were entered into Framlingham college as boarders.

In 1907,my Grandfather, Frederick [Gedge] Seymour married Harriet Ellis in Colchester, at this time he was stationed there with the Hussars, my Father William George Seymour was b 1909 Colchester.
At this time Capt CC Rising was living with Ellen and family at Withipole st Ipswich. It was in Ipswich in 1913 that the good Captain died.
Sometime in 1914, Ellen ,who had not actually married Capt Rising, moved to Ontario Canada with all her children except one, my Grandfather Frederick, he remained in Ipswich.

Through a letter I posted on the net, I made contact with my cousins in Canada. It would appear that Ellen when she went out to Canada took along Capt Risings ashes, He lays alongside her in Culross Cemetery, Ontario.

Captain Rising had one natural and lawful son ,as stated in his last will and testament, dated 1913, viz:

Francis Simon Rising, son of CC Rising and Catherine Ursula Reynard who was born 1878 at Peterborough.

At the time of Capt Risings death Francis was noted as Commander RN.
Francis died Bath 1940 and was unmarried, this then would be the correct end of the legitimate line, but of course his descendents of his later illegitimate line are still well and truly kicking along in Canada. 
Tony Seymour