| Name |
Ralph Thrale |
| Birth |
16 May 1778 |
Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Property |
Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England |
| Property |
1841 |
Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England [1] |
| Shown as holding Mackeyre End together with his son William. |
| Occupation |
1846 |
Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England [2] |
Each year on Lady Day the vestry meeting appointed a guardian of the poor, two churchwardens, a number of overseers and two stonewardens, who were responsible for maintaining the fifteen miles of roads in the parish. The title stonewarden first appears in 1832, thirteen years after John Macadam had invented a new way of making roads with stones. Formerly the same officers were called surveyors of the highways. In 1846 the stonewardens were George Young of Nashs Farm and Ralph Thrale of No Mans Land, each taking an area. Mr. Young employed three roadmen. Certain work was paid for at piece rates, the price being sevenpence a yard for stone breaking, and sixpence a yard for digging gravel; Mr. Thrale employed a different gang at similar rates. When Lady Day came round again Mr. Young produced to the vestry his account for £52 and Mr. Thrale’s was for £33. |
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Historic Sandridge. The story of a Hertfordshire parish (1952).
The first substantial chronicle of Thrale history, written by R.W. Thrale (1931-2007) & E. Giles. Reproduced in full with consent of the author. |
| Will |
1852 [1] |
| The Public House called the King William on Nomansland - was left to his two sons William and Ralph Norman. Later the pub was called The Park Hotel and in 1970 was renamed The Wicked Lady. |
| Death |
29 Jun 1852 |
Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England [3, 4] |
| Burial |
Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England [5] |
- The villagers gave him a wonderful burial. The family brick vault was opened, but William Archer the sexton only received four shillings for taking out the earth and clearing it away. The coffin was covered by the best pall. William Paul was the undertaker. The main items of the bill were the coffin, costing seven guineas, and the hire of hearse and coach, five pounds ten shillings. Among other items, Mr. Paul provided nineteen pairs of gloves varying in price from half-a-crown to one shilling a pair, and twenty black armbands. The entire bill came to £24, which in those days would have kept a labourer's family for seven months.
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| Notes |
- Ralph Thrale left a family bible in which he wrote simple stanza's including:
Ralph Thrale, his book,
Good save him grace wherin to look,
Not only look but understand,
That learning is better than health or land,
For when house and land is gone and spent,
Then learning is most excellent. [1]
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| Person ID |
I155 |
UK Thrale family |
| Last Modified |
14 Aug 2024 |
| Family |
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 |
| Children |
| | 1. Ralph Thrale, b. 15 Jan 1800, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England |
| + | 2. Harriet Thrale, b. 18 Jul 1801, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England d. 8 Mar 1879, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England (Age 77 years) |
| | 3. Ralph Norman Thrale, b. 20 Apr 1803, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England d. 27 Jul 1876, Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England (Age 73 years) |
| | 4. William Thrale, b. 14 Jun 1805, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England d. 8 Dec 1883, Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England (Age 78 years) |
| | 5. Sarah Thrale, b. 19 Aug 1807, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Family ID |
F36 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
13 Feb 2004 |
Thrale/Thrall history
1778 - 1852 (74 years)
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