Our Riseley family lived in Croxton in Cambridgeshire, although our founders (John Riseley and Sarah Cuppis) married in Little Paxton in Hunts. It is probable that this John Riseley came from Bedfordshire where there are numerous Riseley families, but research needs to be done on that.

Someone told me that the name 'riseley' meant 'brush clearer' in Danish. I dont know whether the Riseley families were Danish, but they were certainly agricultural labourers and the like, possibly working for the same family. They lived for some 200 years in Croxton in Cambridgeshire.

During the middle of the 19th century the Riseley's began to move into London; my own George Wiles Riseley was a coachman who was unable to drive the new motor car bought by his employer. Out of a job, George moved to London where, ironically, he became an omnibus driver.

I have an extensive database on the Croxton Riseleys, many more than I can fit in here, which is my own direct line. Please email me if you have Riseleys from Hunts or Cambs, I'd love to hear from you!!

1. JOHN RISELEY married SARAH CUPPIS on 3 October 1716 in Little Paxton, Hunts.

Children of John Riseley and Sarah Cuppis were:

Elizabeth Riseley, b.25 July 1717, Great Paxton, Hunts; d. 17 August 1777, Great Paxton, Hunts.

John Riseley, b.1718, Great Paxton, Hunts; d. April 1718, Great Paxton, Hunts.

Thomas Riseley, b.25 December 1720, Great Paxton, Hunts; d.19 February 1746/47, Great Paxton, Hunts.

Mary Riseley, b.4 February 1720/21, Little Paxton Hunts.

John Riseley: (see below)

2. JOHN RISELEY, b. 08 December 1723, Great Paxton, Hunts; d. 02 January 1805, Croxton; married ELIZABETH LINGO on 11th April 1748 in Gt. Paxton, Hunts.

Children of John Riseley and Elizabeth Lingo were:

Sarah Riseley, b.1749, Croxton Cambs; d. March 1793, Croxton Cambs. She married John Cullip on 29 September 1767 in Croxton Cambs.

Elizabeth Riseley, b.July 1751, Croxton Cambs.

Thomas Riseley, b.November 1753, Croxton Cambs; d. 23 August 1835, Croxton, Cambs. He married Anne Smith on 12 October 1779 in Croxton Cambs.

John Riseley, b.28 May 1757, Croxton Cambs; d. 2 January 1805, Croxton, Cambs. He married Elizabeth Saywell on 16 November 1781 in Croxton Cambs

Judith Riseley, b.5 March 1761, Croxton Cambs; d. 05 July 1769, Croxton Cambs.

Anne Riseley, b. 11 August 1762, Croxton Cambs.

Mary Riseley, b. 24 June 1764, Croxton Cambs; d. 24 September 1764, Croxton Cambs.

William Riseley, b. 09 March 1766, Croxton Cambs; d. 26 August 1766, Croxton Cambs.

William Riseley, b. 12 February 1768, Croxton Cambs.

Samuel Riseley (see below):

3. SAMUEL RISELEY was born 25 March 1759 in Croxton Cambs. He married JUDITH MAYPISH

Children of Samuel Riseley and Judith Maypish were:

John Riseley, b.1782, Croxton Cambs; he married Rebecca Riseley, daughter of Thomas Riseley and Anne Smith.

Mary Riseley, b.1789, Croxton Cambs married John Denton on 7 October 1806 in Croxton.

Sarah Riseley, b.1791, Croxton Cambs.

Samuel Riseley, b.1794, Croxton Cambs.

Thomas Riseley, b.1796, Croxton Cambs; d. 1848, Croxton Cambs.

James Riseley, b.1798, Croxton Cambs.

George Riseley, b.1800, Croxton Cambs.

William Riseley (see below):

4. WILLIAM RISELEY was born 21 May 1786 in Croxton Cambs, and died 19 March 1850 in Croxton. He married LYDIA SPENCER DRURY 10 March 1807 in Croxton Cambs

Children of William Riseley and Lydia Spencer Drury were:

Samuel Riseley, b.10 January 1808, Croxton Cambs married Mary Kidman on 31 May 1830 in Croxton.

Lydia Riseley, b.20 February 1810, Croxton Cambs married (1) James Eltham on 13 October 1828 in Croxton, and (2) Charles Iveson on 5 February 1838 in Islington.

Ann Riseley, b.14 August 1811, Croxton Cambs; d.8 March 1884, Croxton married Charles Paine, about 1829.

Sarah Riseley, b.21 September 1812, Croxton, Cambs married Thomas Gear on 21 November 1836 in Croxton.

George Riseley, b.21 September 1817, Croxton Cambs; d. 01 January 1821, Croxton Cambs.

James Riseley, b.20 August 1820, Croxton Cambs married Sarah Robinson about 1842.

George Spencer Riseley, b.18 August 1822, Croxton Cambs married Elizabeth Wildman on 28 June 1848 in Croxton.

Thomas Riseley, b.28 August 1825, Croxton Cambs.

Rachel Riseley, b.20 March 1828, Croxton Cambs; d. 30 March 1828, Croxton Cambs.

Rachel Riseley, b.18 August 1831, Croxton Cambs.

William Riseley (see below):

5. WILLIAM RISELEY was born 30 April 1815 in Croxton Cambs, and died 14 December 1860 in Croxton Cambs. He married ELIZABETH MITCHELL on 26 September 1836 in Croxton Cambs.

Children of William Riseley and Elizabeth Mitchell were:

Henry Mitchell Riseley, b.7 February 1839, Croxton Cambs.

George Riseley, b.25 May 1842, Croxton, Cambs; m.Emily Meeks, 11 June 1877, Croxton

Charles Riseley (see below):

6. CHARLES RISELEY was born 09 April 1837 in Croxton Cambs, and died June 1903 in St.Neots. He married ELLEN COLE in December 1858 in Eltisley Cambs.

Children of Charles Riseley and Ellen Cole were:

Flinders Riseley, b.1872, Eltisley Cambs.

Minnie Riseley, b.1873, Eltisley Cambs; m. Frederick Simms in June 1898, Bedford;

Alice Riseley b.1871, Eltisley Cambs married Robert Jeakings in March 1892 in Bedford.

Maud Ellen Riseley, b.1880, Eltisley Cambs.

Henry Charles Riseley, b.1882, Eltisley Cambs.

Melody Riseley, b.1864, Croxton married (1) Leonard Betts Cole in September 1884 in St Neots, and (2) George William Sparkes in December 1893 in Bedford.

Betsey Mitchell Riseley, b.1859, Eltisley married Cornelius Levi Watson in June 1882 in St Neots.

Arthur Riseley, b.1869, Weald, Hunts.

George Wiles Riseley (see below):

7. GEORGE WILES RISELEY was born 09 January 1862 in Eltisley Cambs. He married SUSAN ELIZABETH GILBERT on 4 October 1880 in Abbotsley, Hunts

Children of George Riseley and Susan Gilbert were:

George Wiles Riseley, b.1884, Newington.

Mabel Riseley, b.1886, Gt.Slaughton, Hunts.

Ethel Mary Riseley, b.1881, Abbotsley; m. ? ROSLYN, 1908, Cambridge .

Josiah C Riseley, b.1889, Abbotsley Hunts.

Walter J Riseley, b.1891, Newington .

Emily Riseley, b.1893, Newington

Thomas P Riseley, b.1894, Newington .

Minnie Riseley, b.1896, Newington .

Arthur Harry Riseley (see below):

8. ARTHUR HARRY RISELEY was born 17 March 1887 in Buckworth Hunts, and died in Herne Bay, Kent. He married SUSAN ELIZABETH CORNEY in October 1905 in St. Olaves Rotherhithe

Children of Arthur Riseley and Susan Corney were:

Madeleine Riseley, b.February 1907, Camberwell; d.1979, Surrey.

Marion Edith Riseley, b.1 December 1911, London; d. May 1999, Forest Hill London; m. Sidney Marchant.

Arthur Harry Riseley, b.1914, Bermondsey; d.1992, Richmond on Thames; m. (1) Gladys Neville, b.1920 m. (2) Ann Fraser; b.1923

John Riseley, b.September 1925, Greenwich; d.30 September 2004, Banbury, Oxon; m. Mary Hawkins

Arthur Harry Riseley, b.1910, St Olaves; d. 1910, St Olaves.

Lilian Elsie Riseley, b.1908; see below

9. LILIAN ELSIE RISELEY was born 15 November 1908 in Rotherhithe, and died 26 November 1974 in Sidcup. She married STANLEY JOHN FRENCH in June 1943 in Lewisham.

Child of Lilian Elsie Riseley and Stanley John French was:

Valerie Joan French b.7 December 1945; m.William John Coubrough Stuart on 15 July 1972.

Their children are on the STUART page.