Ralph Norman Thrale

1803 - 1876  (73 years)

• Name	Ralph Norman Thrale
  Born	20 Apr 1803	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  Christened	3 Aug 1803	Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Property	Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
  Died	27 Jul 1876	Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [2, 3, 4]
  Buried	Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
  		Headstone of Ralph Norman Thrale 1876 and William Thrale 1883 Next to front boundary wall (near the main gate, inscribed ... "Ralph Norman Thrale died in this parish July 27th 1876. Also William Thrale brother of the above died No Mans Land Farm Sandridge deceased 1883 aged 79 years"
  Person ID	I161	UK Thrale family
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Ralph Thrale,   b. 16 May 1778, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England ,   d. 29 Jun 1852, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sarah Burchmore,   b. Abt 1767, Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England ,   d. 7 Dec 1820, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Married	24 May 1799	St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, Middlesex, England
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Apr 1803 - Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Christened - 3 Aug 1803 - Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Property - - Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Died - 27 Jul 1876 - Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Buried - - Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Ralph Norman Thrale gained local distinction by shooting a large panther which had escaped from a menagerie and which was loose around the parish worrying the sheep. The incident provided wonderful material for the local press. He and his brother William were also famed for their museum which used to be a favourite outing for the villagers during Easter. The museum contained, in the first part, almost every sort of indigenous vermin, from the field mouse up to the big dog fox; the second part consisted of every kind of flower and grass that the farm grew.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] British Isles Vital Record Index, Second Edition. [S31] Monumental inscriptions, (Herts Family & Population History Society), CY34. Sandridge cemetary. (Reliability: 3). CY34 Ralph Norman THRALE died at No-Mans-Land Farm in this parish July 27th 1876 aged 73 years [S18] GRO index (UK), (http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Registeringlifeevents/Familyhistoryandresearch/DG_175464), Death Sep qtr 1876 St Albans 3a 234 (Reliability: 3). [S14] Free BMD, (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/), Death registered Sep 1876, aged 73. St Albans. Vol 3a. Page 234 (Reliability: 3).