Ralph Norman THRALE

1803 - 1876  (73 years)

• Name	Ralph Norman THRALE
  	It is not unlikely that it was William NORMAN’s surname influenced the choice of Christian names for Ralph Norman THRALE, as a mark of respect due to his devotion to the Thrale family. [1]
  Birth	20 Apr 1803	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [2]
  Christening	Y  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Note	One of the bachelor brothers - Ralph Norman Thrale and William Thrale - was deadly accurate with a catapult, whilst the other was equally accurate with a bow and arrow both were crack shots with a rifle  [3]
  Note	Ralph Norman Thrale gained local distinction by shooting a large panther which had escaped from a menagerie and which was loose around the parish worrying the sheep. The incident provided wonderful material for the local newspaper, The Herts Reformer on the 30 May 1836.  [3]
  Property	Mackerye End Farm (previously Pope's Farm), Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [4]
  Property	1852	Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [3]
  	Inherited the eight-acre farm and the Public House called the 'King William' (later called the 'Park Hotel' and then the 'Wicked Lady') after the death of his father. Ralph Norman Thrale and his brother William were also famed for their museum which used to be a favourite outing for the villagers during Easter. The museum contained, in the first part, almost every sort of indigenous vermin, from the field mouse up to the big dog fox; the second part consisted of every kind of flower and grass that the farm grew.
  Death	27 Jul 1876	Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [5, 6, 7]
  Burial	Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
  Person ID	I161	UK Thrale family | Nomansland, Sandridge branch
  Last Modified	10 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Ralph THRALE,   b. 16 May 1778, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England d. 29 Jun 1852, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sarah BURCHMORE,   b. Abt 1767, Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England d. 7 Dec 1820, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1799	St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, Middlesex, England
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Apr 1803 - Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   Property - - Mackerye End Farm (previously Pope's Farm), Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Property - Inherited the eight-acre farm and the Public House called the 'King William' (later called the 'Park Hotel' and then the 'Wicked Lady') after the death of his father. Ralph Norman Thrale and his brother William were also famed for their museum which used to be a favourite outing for the villagers during Easter. The museum contained, in the first part, almost every sort of indigenous vermin, from the field mouse up to the big dog fox; the second part consisted of every kind of flower and grass that the farm grew. - 1852 - Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Death - 27 Jul 1876 - Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Burial - - Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 99. [S5] British Isles Vital Record Index, Second Edition. [S20] E Giles and R W Thrale, with sketches by R Giles, Historic Sandridge, 36. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 54. [S31] Monumental inscriptions - Sandridge, (Herts Family & Population History Society), CY34. Sandridge cemetary. CY34 Ralph Norman THRALE died at No-Mans-Land Farm in this parish July 27th 1876 aged 73 years [S18] GRO index (UK), Death Sep qtr 1876 St Albans 3a 234. [S14] Free BMD, (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/), Death registered Sep 1876, aged 73. St Albans. Vol 3a. Page 234.