 He was the author of treatises on "The Law Relating to Riots and Unlawful Assemblies" (1848), "The Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act" (1849), "The Common Law Procedure Act" (1853), and various legal works in conjunction with other writers.He married Maria Bate, daughter of Lieutenant John Smith, R.N.. Their second son, Bernhard Wise, was born in Sydney on 10 February 1858.Wise's sister, Emily Anne, married William Montagu Manning.