John South THRALE

- 1790

• Name	John South THRALE
  Gender	Male
  Property	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  	Probably the John Thrale mentioned in the polling registers who had land in Whitehall, London Colney and Sandridge.
  Occupation	John was an extremely ambitious and thrusting merchant, whose career commenced in the management of a plantation in the West Indies as a young man. His amply documented career gives fascinating insights into cargoes of trading vessels and general commercial conditions of the time.
  Occupation	Charing Cross, Middlesex, England   [2]
  	Pastry cook
  	Address: Opposite the Admiralty Office
  Occupation	Saint Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England   [1]
  	Pastry cook
  Occupation	1 Jan 1785	Orange Street Chapel, Leicester Square, Middlesex, England
  	Advertisement for food and drink establishment in The Times newspaper.
  		John South THRALE THRALE, Pastry and Kitchen Cook, Whitehall, begs leave to acquaint the Public that he continues to serve ladies and gentlemen at his soup rooms as usual with his much admired mock turtle, Gravy and other soups, Ball Brorth in the highest perfection: families may also be supplied with any quantity. Likewise, spruce beer by his Majesty's Royal Letters Patent in the highest perfection and fit for immediate use of good body and sound quality, the excellence of which is well known by those who have been in the Northern Colonies and is now used by the first families in this kingdom at their tables, being very grateful and pleasant to the taste and recommended by the faculty as the most excellent antiscorbutic ever yet discovered. Sold in stone bottles, and sent to any part of the town or country. ORANGE STREET CHAPEL, LEICESTER FIELDS
  Will	1790	Hooks Farm, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  	He left the estate of Hooks Farm in Sandridge to his wife Johanna. She had right to use all barns, stabling, the dwelling house, granary, wood and woodlands, and all land that belonged to that farm.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Death	6 Jun 1790  [2, 3]
  	In the Gentleman's Magazine, his death is recorded as Mr. Thrale, pastry cook, opposite the Admiralty Office, Charing Cross. [1]
  Burial	21 Jun 1790	Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I174	UK Thrale family | Nomansland, Sandridge branch
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	John THRALE,   b. 1738   d. 1805 (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Susan SOUTH
  Marriage		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Family ID	F115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johanna
  Family ID	F521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2004

  
  

• Event Map		Property - Probably the John Thrale mentioned in the polling registers who had land in Whitehall, London Colney and Sandridge. - - Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Occupation - Pastry cook,Address: Opposite the Admiralty Office - - Charing Cross, Middlesex, England Occupation - Pastry cook - - Saint Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England Burial - 21 Jun 1790 - 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.), 47. [S16] Gentleman's Magazine. [S31] Monumental inscriptions - Sandridge, (Herts Family & Population History Society), 41. Thrale John South of White Hall, London d. Jun 6 1790. [S65] Sandridge Parish Register, DP 96/1/3.