Ralph Norman Thrale

1803 - 1876  (73 years)

• Name	Ralph Norman Thrale
  Birth	20 Apr 1803	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  Christening	Y  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	One of the bachelor brothers - Ralph Norman Thrale and William Thrale - was deadly accurate with a catapult, whilst the other was equally accurate with a bow and arrow both were crack shots with a rifle  [2]
  Note	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 newspaper, The Herts Reformer on the 30 May 1836.  [2]
  Property	Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [2]
  	Ralph Norman Thrale 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.
  		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.
  Death	27 Jul 1876	Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [3, 4, 5]
  Burial	Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
  		Headstone of Ralph Norman Thrale 1876 and William Thrale 1883
  Person ID	I161	UK Thrale family
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  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)
  Marriage	24 May 1799	St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, Middlesex, England
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Apr 1803 - Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Property - Ralph Norman Thrale 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. - - Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Death - 27 Jul 1876 - Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Burial - - Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents		Nomansland Farm excursion - newspaper account Messrs. Herbert and Sons, scale-makers and gas fitters, of St. George-street, E., King's Cross, and 7, West Smithfield. 9 Jul 1870
  		Enthralling tales of Thrale family's colourful past Tribute to Richard W Thrale in local paper after his death

  
  

  Histories		Nomansland farm.
  		Nomansland Farm excursion Account of the 9 Jul 1870 annual workers excursion for Messrs. Herbert and Sons, scale-makers and gas fitters, of St. George-street, E., King's Cross, and 7, West Smithfield, E.C., to Nomansland Farm and the King William pub.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] British Isles Vital Record Index, Second Edition. [S20] E Giles and R W Thrale, with sketches by R Giles, Historic Sandridge, 36. [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), 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).