William THRALE

Bef 1541 - 1589  (> 47 years)

• Name	William THRALE
  Birth	Bef 18 Mar 1541
  	Alive when his father made his will.
  Gender	Male
  Property	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  	"Red Lyon over aganyst the Crosse" aka the Red Lion Inn, Verulam Road.
  Property	Batchwood, St Michaels, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England  [1]
  Property	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  	William Thrale left to nephew Thomas 'the Pecocke situate in the Town of St. Albans'.
  	Agency: The Peacock Inn
  	Address: Hatfield Road
  Property	1542	Sandridgebury, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [2]
  	Alban shared Sandridgebury with his brother William Thrale, after inheriting from brother Thomas Thrale. The Rowlatts, Ralph and his son, Sir Ralph, in their conflict with the Thrales, made the case, in Chancery that before the Dissolution of the Monastery of St. Albans the abbot had granted a forty-year lease of Sandridgebury, and of Napsbury to Robert Thrale the younger. When Sir Ralph Rowlatt inherited the properties in 1542, he was not able to find the abbot's part of the lease and therefore did not know what covenants Robert Thrale the younger had entered into regarding the farm, nor for certain the length of the lease. Sir Ralph asked the executor of Robert Thrale's will, the Reverend Henry Kyrke, to produce therefore their part of the lease. Then in further action Sir Ralph claimed that the Reverend Kyrke as executor, and trustee of Sandridgebury Farm until Robert's sons Thomas and Alban had reached the age of 21, had granted all his interests in the property to him. But Alice Fitz, the widow of Robert Thrale the elder, had entered Sandridgebury without any right and would not give it up. Alice in her turn replied that Robert Thrale the younger's widow Jane had died shortly after him, and that the Reverend Kyrke assigned the property to her, Alice, in trust for her grand-children. How the matter turned out is not really known, but the Thrales continued to live at Sandridgebury for a further four generations.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Will	16 Mar 1588	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [3, 4]
  	ABSTRACT OFTHE WILL OF WILL[IA]M THRALE OF SANDRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF HERTFORD, yeoman. DATED. 16 March 1588.- PROVED. 28 April 1589. Archd. St.Albans: Reg. Clapton. fo.132. my body to be buryed in the Churchyarde of the p[ar]ishe of Sandridge. I geve and bequeathe to my nephewes. Thomas Thrale the younger sonne of Thomas Thrale of Sandridgebury those my two houses situate in the Towne of St. Albans in the Cowntye aforesaid the one of them beinge called the Read Lyon over agaynst the Crosse, the other house called the Pecocke w[i]th all Appurtennance to them belonginge To the said Thomas and his heires for ever ……… to my nephewe Rafe Thrale sonne of Thomas Thrale of Sandridgebery his heries and assignes All that Lease w[hi]ch I late purchased of one Edward Smyth of certeyne ~ grounds called Batcheworthe conteyninge fower score and eleven acres of land more or lease lyeinge in the p[ar]ishe of St. Mychaelles in the said Countye of Hartford. The Rest of my goodes and Chattelles I do geve unto Thomas Thrale my elder brother whom I do make my sole Executor………my lovinge frende William Gru[n]wyn. And my brother Albon Thrale Overseers. Will[ia]m Thrale mark. Witnesses: Stephen Gosson vicar of Sandridge. John Clarke of Nasshes. Willm. Gran[er]wyn. Willlia]m Wethered. Albon Thrale. Robert Anderson. and of me Andrewe Colteman ser. Proved 28th April 1589. Archd. St.Albans. Reg. Clapton. fo.132.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Death	From 1589 to 28 Apr 1589
  	Died unmarried.
  Burial	Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
  Person ID	I346	UK Thrale family
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert THRALE, the younger,   b. Bef 1509   d. From 18 Mar 1541 to 21 May 1541 (Age 32 years)
  Mother	Jane   d. Between 1538 and 1542
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Property - "Red Lyon over aganyst the Crosse" aka the Red Lion Inn, Verulam Road. - - St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Property - William Thrale left to nephew Thomas 'the Pecocke situate in the Town of St. Albans'.,Agency: The Peacock Inn,Address: Hatfield Road - - St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Property - Alban shared Sandridgebury with his brother William Thrale, after inheriting from brother Thomas Thrale. The Rowlatts, Ralph and his son, Sir Ralph, in their conflict with the Thrales, made the case, in Chancery that before the Dissolution of the Monastery of St. Albans the abbot had granted a forty-year lease of Sandridgebury, and of Napsbury to Robert Thrale the younger. When Sir Ralph Rowlatt inherited the properties in 1542, he was not able to find the abbot's part of the lease and therefore did not know what covenants Robert Thrale the younger had entered into regarding the farm, nor for certain the length of the lease. Sir Ralph asked the executor of Robert Thrale's will, the Reverend Henry Kyrke, to produce therefore their part of the lease. Then in further action Sir Ralph claimed that the Reverend Kyrke as executor, and trustee of Sandridgebury Farm until Robert's sons Thomas and Alban had reached the age of 21, had granted all his interests in the property to him. But Alice Fitz, the widow of Robert Thrale the elder, had entered Sandridgebury without any right and would not give it up. Alice in her turn replied that Robert Thrale the younger's widow Jane had died shortly after him, and that the Reverend Kyrke assigned the property to her, Alice, in trust for her grand-children. How the matter turned out is not really known, but the Thrales continued to live at Sandridgebury for a further four generations. - 1542 - Sandridgebury, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Will - ABSTRACT OFTHE WILL OF WILL[IA]M THRALE OF SANDRIDGE IN THE COUNTY OF HERTFORD, yeoman. DATED. 16 March 1588.- PROVED. 28 April 1589. Archd. St.Albans: Reg. Clapton. fo.132. my body to be buryed in the Churchyarde of the p[ar]ishe of Sandridge. I geve and bequeathe to my nephewes. Thomas Thrale the younger sonne of Thomas Thrale of Sandridgebury those my two houses situate in the Towne of St. Albans in the Cowntye aforesaid the one of them beinge called the Read Lyon over agaynst the Crosse, the other house called the Pecocke w[i]th all Appurtennance to them belonginge To the said Thomas and his heires for ever ……… to my nephewe Rafe Thrale sonne of Thomas Thrale of Sandridgebery his heries and assignes All that Lease w[hi]ch I late purchased of one Edward Smyth of certeyne ~ grounds called Batcheworthe conteyninge fower score and eleven acres of land more or lease lyeinge in the p[ar]ishe of St. Mychaelles in the said Countye of Hartford. The Rest of my goodes and Chattelles I do geve unto Thomas Thrale my elder brother whom I do make my sole Executor………my lovinge frende William Gru[n]wyn. And my brother Albon Thrale Overseers. Will[ia]m Thrale mark. Witnesses: Stephen Gosson vicar of Sandridge. John Clarke of Nasshes. Willm. Gran[er]wyn. Willlia]m Wethered. Albon Thrale. Robert Anderson. and of me Andrewe Colteman ser. Proved 28th April 1589. Archd. St.Albans. Reg. Clapton. fo.132. - 16 Mar 1588 - Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Burial - - Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

  The Hertfordshire Descent of Henry Thrale Major J.H. Busby, M.B.E. Notes and Queries, p.495-498. 13 November 1948.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 23. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 16 & 23. [S20] E Giles and R W Thrale, with sketches by R Giles, Historic Sandridge. [S120] Abstracts and photocopies of wills: Thrale.