Thrales of Streatham
Ralph Thrale
Henry, and his father Ralph before him, both owned the powerful Anchor Brewery and were also both Members of Parliament for Southwark. They were wealthy and enjoyed a coterie of servants, maids and valets.
Samuel Johnson
1709 - 1784
English Thrale family history
In 1773 while listening to an account of the history of the Maclean family, Dr Samuel Johnson retorted… >"I'd rather hear the history of the Thrales."
The article summarises the earliest known records of the Thrale family.
Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson by Hester Lynch Thrale
The Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson or the Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. During the Last Twenty Years of His Life by Hester Thrale, was first published 26 March 1786.
It was based on the various notes and anecdotes of Samuel Johnson that Thrale kept in her Thraliana. She wrote the work in Italy while she lived there for three years after marrying Gabriel Piozzi.
The work was first published 26 March 1786.