Thrale/Thrall history
Marshalswick, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
Tree: UK Thrale family
Notes:
Marshalswick was owned by the Thrale family from c.1630 to 1768 by Richard Thrale (1617-1690), son Richard (d.1711) & grandson Thomas (b.1696). After almost 140 years ownership, in 1768, the Thrale family were forced to mortgage Marshalswick, and it was eventually surrendered.
The Marshalswick branch of the Thrales produced the famous Thrale Streatham family: (Ralph Thrale M.P.,, Henry Thrale, and Hester Thrale née Salusbury) with its Johnsonian connections.
The Marshalswick branch of the Thrales produced the famous Thrale Streatham family: (Ralph Thrale M.P.,, Henry Thrale, and Hester Thrale née Salusbury) with its Johnsonian connections.
Marshalswick mansion house & estate
In 1769, Samuel Martin bought Marshalswick which was occupied by Major Richardson.By 1788, Martin had died, 2nd Earl Spencer declined to purchase and Charles Bouchier of Tittenhanger purchased the estate. He changed the name of the main house to Sandridge Lodge, altered the character of the house by adding the west wing and added to the estate.
In 1802, Mr Strode bought the estate, followed by Samuel Marten family in 1803, who restored the name Marshalswick in 1818.
In 1824 they added a west wing. The early death of the first Mrs. Marten and four of her boys, is commemorated in the church. In 1826, bachelor George Marten inherited the estate and lived there for fifty years. In 1888 the estate was said to be 809 acres. The Marten family reinstituted the old name of Marshalswick and built the east wing a few years later. An excrescence for a billiard room and two lodges to the east and west were also built; the estate was calculated at about 809 acres.
In 1921, Marshalswick was sold for £22,000 and 127 acres of land were sold for housing development. In 1927 the houses were demolished and replaced with two lodges that are now known as 1 Marshals Drive and 191 Marshalswick Lane. In the late 1930 the farm was bought for residential development and a shopping precinct which is called The Quadrant.
The only remaining historic building is the old brewhouse on Marshals Drive.
Marshalswick Farm
In 1880, the building at Marshalswick Farm was described in the Herts Advertiser newspaper following the murder of the farmer Edward Anstee and the subsequent hanging of convicted killer Thomas Wheeler. The description was …A dwelling of red brick with a portico and bow drawing-room window projecting beyond the other parts of the building. The back of the house was enclosed in a small court so frequently seen at older farmsteads. The house, very nicely furnished, consisted of a drawing room, dining room and kitchen on the ground floor with four bedrooms on the first floor and some other accommodation above.
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Media
Photos | ![]() | Village shield Sandridge village shield |
![]() | Wick Farmhouse, Marshalwick by Jane Marten in 1825 1825 unsigned sketch by a member of the Marten family - probably Jane b. 1804. This may be the farmhouse in Marshalswick demolished after World War II as there is no indication that it was later rebuilt. | |
![]() | Marshal's Wick Mansion by Caroline Blake in 1825 Sketch of Marshall's Wick mansion from the rear by Caroline Blake in 1825. A photograph of the house taken just prior to demolition over a hundred years later shows little material change. |
Histories | ![]() | The Hertfordshire Descent of Henry Thrale J.H. Busby.Notes and Queries, p.495-498. 13 November 1948. |
![]() | 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. |
Occupation
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Occupation ![]() |
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1 | ![]() | Marshalswick, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England | I1479 | UK Thrale family |
Property
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Property ![]() |
Person ID | Tree | ||
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1 | ![]() | Marshalswick, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England | I284 | UK Thrale family | |
2 | ![]() | Marshalswick, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England | I312 | UK Thrale family | |
3 | ![]() | Marshalswick, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England | I318 | UK Thrale family | |
4 | ![]() | 1728 | Marshalswick, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England | I312 | UK Thrale family |
5 | ![]() | 1768 | Marshalswick, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England | I312 | UK Thrale family |
Residence
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Last Name, Given Name(s) ![]() |
Residence ![]() |
Person ID | Tree | ||
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1 | ![]() | 1630 | Marshalswick, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England | I125 | UK Thrale family |
Residence
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Family ![]() |
Residence ![]() |
Family ID | Tree | ||
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1 | Thrale / Andrews | 1700 | Marshalswick, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England | F43 | UK Thrale family |