| Name |
Richard William Thrale |
| Birth |
1 Apr 1931-30 Jun 1931 |
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Education |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Ecole Hoteliere (Hotel School) |
| Hobbies |
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| President of the Old Albanian Club |
| Hobbies |
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| Rotary Club |
| Military Service |
1950-1952 |
| National Service |
| Note |
Chairman and later President of the Ver Valley Society & campaigned against water companies abstracting water from the River Ver.
|
| Note |
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| Chairman of trustees at Glenalmond elderly care home |
Address:
King Harry Lane |
| Note |
St Albans School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| Governor & Chairman of Governors at St Albans School |
| Publication |
1952 |
| Publication |
1952 |
| A New Thraliana. A chronicle of the Thrale family of Hertfordshire. |
 |
Historic Sandridge. The story of a Hertfordshire parish.
Published in 1952 by E Giles & R. W. Thrale. This book is important because it is the first substantial chronicle of Thrale history. No longer in print, but the entire book is reproduced here with the kind consent of the author, the late Richard William Thrale. |
| Residence |
1963 |
France |
| Bought a run-down farmhouse |
| Note |
1971 |
| Founding Chairman of the Luton Airport Resistance Committee, set-up in 1971 to oppose the expansion of Luton Airport. |
| Publication |
1973 |
| A New Thraliana |
 |
A New Thraliana
A chronicle of the Thrale family of Hertfordshire by Richard William Thrale, building on the Thrale chapter from the 1952 book Historic Sandridge. |
| Publication |
2005 |
| A Newer Thraliana |
 |
A Newer Thraliana
The most comprehensive & recently updated book on the history of the Thrale family of Hertfordshire by Richard William Thrale. |
| Death |
28 Oct 2007 [2] |
| Obituary |
8 Nov 2007 |
| Herts Advertiser 8 November 2007, page 4. |
 |
Obituary for Richard William Thrale (1931-200)
Published in Herts Advertiser on 8 November 2007. |
| Obituary |
28 Nov 2007 |
| St Albans and Harpenden Review on 28 November 2007, pages 18 & 19. |
 |
Enthralling tales of Thrale family's colourful past
Tribute to Richard W Thrale in local paper after his death |
| Property |
1978 - 2013 |
Sandridgebury, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England [3] |
 |
Sandridgebury 2013
Property sold for £1,650,000 |
 |
Entrance gates, Sandridgebury
Entrance gate on the lane leading to Sandridgebury Farm, though not the entrance to the farm. |
| School |
St Albans School |
St Albans School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation |
31 Market Place, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation |
80 London Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation |
Waterend Barn, St. Peters Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire |
| Ran the business for 25 years |
| Person ID |
I197 |
UK Thrale family |
| Last Modified |
20 Jul 2024 |
| Father |
William Thrale, b. 1 Jul 1900-30 Sep 1900, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England d. 1977, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Vera Joyce Phillipson, b. 27 Jan 1903, London, England d. Jan 1984, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England (Age 80 years) |
| Marriage |
1 Jul 1926-30 Sep 1926 |
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England [4, 5] |
| Agency: Trinity Church |
| Family ID |
F124 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Thrale/Thrall history
1931 - 2007 (76 years)
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set
