Ralph THRALE

Bef 1766 - 1836  (69 years)

• Name	Ralph THRALE
  		A New Thraliana (1973) A chronicle of the Thrale family of Hertfordshire by Richard William Thrale (1931-2007), building on the Thrale chapter from the 1952 book Historic Sandridge. Reproduced in full with consent of the author.
  Birth	Bef 16 Nov 1766	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	16 Nov 1766	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
  Note	He was willed a legacy of ten shillings from his half-brother Ralph Thrale which should be "paid to him personally each week into his own hands, no more no less".  [1]
  Note	1774	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [2]
  	Thomas Thrale left to his son Ralph the cottage in Sandridge Street which one knows to have been called at one time Goldsmiths, and in which at that time a shoemaker called Thomas Robinson was living. He was further left £950.
  Note	1792  [3]
  	Acquitted of the criminal charge of being a highway robber. In a contemporary newspaper published in Berkhamsted called the Bucks, Beds and Hertfordshire Paper, sold for 3½d, there appeared the following item under the heading 'False Accusation' and read: 'I, Thomas Neyler, postillion to Edward Waller of Watford, Herts., do publicly acknowledge that I falsely accused Mr. Ralph Thrale of Wheathampstead Mill, Herts, and Mr. John Smith of the parish of Ellesborough Bucks., of being the two highwaymen who committed a robbery on Bushey Heath, near Stanmore; signed at Watford on 11th February 1793'
  Occupation	From 1793	Wheathampstead Mill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England   [1, 3]
  	Miller
  Residence	From 1793	Wheathampstead Mill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England   [1, 3]
  Note	1795  [1]
  	Fined 6s 8d for assaulting John Hollingsworth at the Herts County Sessions.
  Note	1813  [3]
  	Indicted at the Hertfordshire County Sessions (specific charge unknown).
  Death	1836  [4]
  Person ID	I46	UK Thrale family | Fairfolds and Hammonds Thrale branch, Marshalswick Thrale branch
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas THRALE,   b. Abt 1735   d. 1774, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Ann PARSONS,   b. Abt 1735, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
  Marriage	2 Jan 1761	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
  		A New Thraliana (1973) A chronicle of the Thrale family of Hertfordshire by Richard William Thrale (1931-2007), building on the Thrale chapter from the 1952 book Historic Sandridge. Reproduced in full with consent of the author.
  Alt. Marriage	02 May 1761
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail BURCHMORE,   b. Abt 1770, Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England d. Bet. 1 Jan 1849 - 31 Mar 1849, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	29 Sep 1796	Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England
  		A New Thraliana (1973) A chronicle of the Thrale family of Hertfordshire by Richard William Thrale (1931-2007), building on the Thrale chapter from the 1952 book Historic Sandridge. Reproduced in full with consent of the author.
  Alt. Marriage	29 Oct 1796	Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England   [5]
  Children	1. Ralph THRALE,   b. 28 Jan 1798, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England d. 1799, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England (Age 0 years) + 2. Thomas THRALE,   b. 5 Dec 1800, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England d. 1840, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England (Age 39 years) m. Sarah THORPE (1823)   3. Elizabeth THRALE,   b. 27 Nov 1802, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England d. 1806 (Age 3 years) m. ? ARNOLD + 4. Sarah THRALE,   b. 11 Aug 1805, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England d. 3 Dec 1884, Cambridge Cottage, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England (Age 79 years) m. John WILSHIRE (1833)   5. Mary THRALE,   b. 9 Mar 1809, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England d. 25 Jul 1882, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England (Age 73 years) m. John SIBLEY (1839)
  Histories		Right Name, Wrong Body. Chris Reynolds. May 2020.
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Bef 16 Nov 1766 - Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Baptism - 16 Nov 1766 - Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Note - Thomas Thrale left to his son Ralph the cottage in Sandridge Street which one knows to have been called at one time Goldsmiths, and in which at that time a shoemaker called Thomas Robinson was living. He was further left £950. - 1774 - Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Marriage - 29 Sep 1796 - Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England Alt. Marriage - 29 Oct 1796 - Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Ralph THRALE's pocket watch Silver pocket watch made for Ralph Thrale by William Creak of London who worked from 1754 to 1763. The watch is in the possession of a related family, the Hodsons.

  
  

  Histories

  Right Name, Wrong Body. Chris Reynolds. May 2020.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 101. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 99. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 102. [S22] Web, http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=33168793&st=1. [S21] International Genealogical Index, (http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp).