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William THRALE

Male Bef 1541 - 1589  (> 47 years)

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  • Name William THRALE 
    Birth Bef 18 Mar 1541 
    • Alive when his father made his will.
    Gender Male 
    Property St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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
    Link to Google MapsProperty - "Red Lyon over aganyst the Crosse" aka the Red Lion Inn, Verulam Road. - - St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - 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
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - 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 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 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
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    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Histories
    The Hertfordshire Descent of Henry Thrale
    The Hertfordshire Descent of Henry Thrale
    Major J.H. Busby, M.B.E. Notes and Queries, p.495-498. 13 November 1948.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 23.

    2. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 16 & 23.

    3. [S20] E Giles and R W Thrale, with sketches by R Giles, Historic Sandridge.

    4. [S120] Abstracts and photocopies of wills: Thrale.