Thrale/Thrall history
Offley, Hertfordshire, England
Tree: UK Thrale family
Notes:
Offley Palace
Offley Palace is said to have been built in the eighth century by the Saxon King Offa, from whom the village probably takes its name. According to local legend, Offley Palace once stood where Offley Place, currently stands.
Offley Place
Offley Place was owned by Sir Thomas Salusbury (Hester Thrale’s uncle) and was where Hester grew up and was first introduced to Henry Thrale.The building is now a training and conference centre.
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Media
Photos | ![]() | Offley Place Unknown artist, & date |
![]() | Offley Place 1700 Engravings of Hertfordshire country seats from the first edition of Sir Henry Chauncy's Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire published in 1700. |
Their works | ![]() | Verses "Offley Park" by Hester Lynch Thrale. A 1761 poem by Hester Lynch Thrale née Salusbury from her Thraliana entry dated June 1777, in which she laments being disinherited of Offley Place by her uncle Sir Thomas Salusbury. She describes the beauty and tranquillity of Offley Park, in Hertfordshire. The poem reflects on the natural scenery, the park’s landscape and the pleasures of rural life. |
![]() | Verses "Fall of the Great Ash Tree" by Hester Lynch Thrale. 1760 verses by Hester Lynch Thrale née Salusbury about the fall of the Great Ash Tree in Offley Park in 1760. |
Birth
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Last Name, Given Name(s) ![]() |
Birth ![]() |
Person ID | Tree | ||
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1 | ![]() | Offley, Hertfordshire, England | I485 | UK Thrale family | |
2 | ![]() | 1698 | Offley, Hertfordshire, England | I69 | UK Thrale family |
Property
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Last Name, Given Name(s) ![]() |
Property ![]() |
Person ID | Tree | ||
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1 | ![]() | Offley, Hertfordshire, England | I428 | UK Thrale family |
Residence
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Last Name, Given Name(s) ![]() |
Residence ![]() |
Person ID | Tree | ||
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1 | ![]() | Offley, Hertfordshire, England | I287 | UK Thrale family |
Note
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Family ![]() |
Note ![]() |
Family ID | Tree | ||
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1 | Thrale / Salusbury | 1762 | Offley, Hertfordshire, England | F46 | UK Thrale family |
Residence
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Family ![]() |
Residence ![]() |
Family ID | Tree | ||
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1 | Salusbury / Cotton | From 1747 | Offley, Hertfordshire, England | F53 | UK Thrale family |