Henry Merrick HOARE

1770 - 1856  (86 years)

• Name	Henry Merrick HOARE
  Birth	1770
  Gender	Male
  Physical Description	1799
  		Henry Merrik Hoare by Samuel Woodforde c. 1799.
  Physical Description	1815
  		Henry Merrick HOARE (by Sophia Thrale) Souvenirs de l'Amitié, a collection of 36 exquisitely detailed miniatures by Sophia Thrale of her family and friends that she began working on in 1815. Painted in watercolour on grey-tinted paper, each portrait was glued into a leather-bound book with a decorative title page and a list of all the sitters. Sophia and husband Henry Merrik share the Hoare family crest: a fierce double-headed eagle, which bears no relation to the gentle expression of the sitters.
  Note	1832	Thrale Almshouses (1832-1930), 103-105 Streatham High Road, Streatham, Surrey, England
  	The four daughters of Henry & Hester Thrale established almshouses for poor single women of Streatham.
  Occupation	Banker in the family firm founded by his great great grandfather.
  Death	1856	Barnes, Surrey, England
  	Agency: Barn Elms
  Person ID	I106	UK Thrale family | Fairfolds and Hammonds Thrale branch, Marshalswick Thrale branch
  Last Modified	23 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Baronet Sir Richard HOARE   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F68	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophia THRALE,   b. 23 Jul 1771, Streatham Park, Streatham, Surrey, England d. 8 Nov 1824, Sandgate, Kent, England (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	13 Aug 1807	Saint Marylebone, Middlesex, England   [1, 2]
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Landscape with Cattle by Thomas Gainsborough 1772-4 As a wedding present the Piozzis had given Sophia and Henry Merrick Hoare a painting by Thomas Gainsborough. Hester Lynch Thrale née Salusbury told Queeney: It is a Gainsborough, scarce five Feet by four - The Subject Cattle driven down to drink, and the first Cow expresses something of a Surprize as it an Otter lurked under the Bank! On 17 October 1807, Hester wrote of the painting … The Subject Cattle driven down to drink, & the first Cow expresses Something of Surprize as if an Otter lurked under the Bank. It is a naked looking Landschape "done to divert Abel the Musician by representing his Country Bohenia in no favourable Light, & the Dog is a favourite's Portrait... Sophia cannot have much cared for it as in June 1815 it was sold at Philips's in London and was later owned by the Marquis of Lansdowne and displayed in London at 1936 Gainsborough exhibition.
  Note	On hearing of the wedding, which she did not attend, Sophia's mother Hester wrote of Sophia's kindness and civility.
  Residence	Marylebone, Middlesex, England
  	Address: 31 York Place, Portman Square
  	Sophia and Henry, lived at the address throughout their marriage. [3]
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 May 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 13 Aug 1807 - Saint Marylebone, Middlesex, England Note - The four daughters of Henry & Hester Thrale established almshouses for poor single women of Streatham. - 1832 - Thrale Almshouses (1832-1930), 103-105 Streatham High Road, Streatham, Surrey, England Death - Agency: Barn Elms - 1856 - Barnes, Surrey, England Residence - Address: 31 York Place, Portman Square - - Marylebone, Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Thrale Almshouses, Streatham High Road, 1931
  		Thrale Almshouses, 27 Polworth Road About 1985

  
  

• Sources

  [S33] Pallot's Marriage Index. [S127] Kate Chisholm, Letters to Sophia, 46. [S127] Kate Chisholm, Letters to Sophia, 47.