Abigail BURCHMORE

Abt 1770 - 1849  (79 years)

• Name	Abigail BURCHMORE
  Birth	Abt 1770	Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1841	Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England
  	Grandchildren Norman Thrale (aged 10) and William Thrale (aged 12), sons of Abigail’s son Thomas Thrale, were living - in a cottage in front of St. Helen's Church owned by George Wright - with their grandmother Abigail Thrale née Burchmore, then aged 70, and described in family lore as the “grumpy grandmother.”
  	Poor woman, a difficult husband, early widowhood, and then her grandchildren orphaned at an early age - no wonder her temper was vile; she was renowned for her sharp tongue. [1]
  		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.
  Property	1842	Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  	The tithe map shows Abigail also owning a cottage on Lower Luton Road and the adjacent Ribbon Hall Field.
  Death	Bet. 1 Jan 1849 - 31 Mar 1849	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [2]
  Person ID	I63	UK Thrale family | Fairfolds and Hammonds Thrale branch, Marshalswick Thrale branch
  Last Modified	1 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas BURCHMORE,   b. Abt 1729   d. 25 Jul 1806 (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sarah ANDREWS,   b. 1732   d. 1816 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1758	Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ralph THRALE,   b. Bef 16 Nov 1766, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England d. 1836 (Age 69 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   [3]
  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 - Abt 1770 - Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England Marriage - 29 Sep 1796 - Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England Alt. Marriage - 29 Oct 1796 - Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England Residence - Grandchildren Norman Thrale (aged 10) and William Thrale (aged 12), sons of Abigail’s son Thomas Thrale, were living - in a cottage in front of St. Helen's Church owned by George Wright - with their grandmother Abigail Thrale née Burchmore, then aged 70, and described in family lore as the “grumpy grandmother.” - 1841 - Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England Property - The tithe map shows Abigail also owning a cottage on Lower Luton Road and the adjacent Ribbon Hall Field. - 1842 - Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England Death - Bet. 1 Jan 1849 - 31 Mar 1849 - St Albans, Hertfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 103. [S18] GRO index (UK), Volume 06 Page 355. [S21] International Genealogical Index, (http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp).