Ralph Thrale

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Raphe Thrale
• Property: 1589, Batchwood, St Michaels, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England; Inherited Batchwood from uncle William Thrale after he died c.1589.
• Residence: 1605, Astwick, Bedfordshire, England; Astwick Manor
• Note: 1620; In Court papers Ralph stated that he had agreed to buy two closes of land from William Grunwyn, which had belonged to the latter's father William; and given information on the Bardolphe family, the defendants.
• Note: 1623; He gave evidence in the case of John Brockett of Wheathampstead against William Preston of Childwickbury, gentleman (who later sold to the Lomaxes) and others.
• Property: 1630, Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; Ralph was the first Thrale to hold No Mans Land.

Ralph married Elizabeth Grunwyn on 4 Sep 1605 in Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England

Notes:

Died:
His death is shown as 'William Thrale of No Man's Land'.

William married Margaret Smyth in 1632 in Redbourn, Hertfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; Nomansland

Ralph married Anne Thrale in 1661 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England. Anne and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; Nomansland
• Will: 1 Jun 1705; His son William received High Croft in St. Michaels, Wall Close in St. Peters, and £500. His daughter Abigail Prentice is also mentioned, and also his brother Thomas Thrale who was made executor and who was to hold Crouch Farm and found the family providing the South African emigrants. Abigail received a third of the household goods. His son Ralph was to receive the remainder of the estate.
  
  An inventory was taken of his estate in 1705, thus:
  
  'An Inventory taken the 1st day of June in the yeare of our Lord God 1705 of the goods and Chattells of Ralph Thrale late of the parish of Saundridge deceased valued and apraised by us whose names are under written as followeth:

  	£	s	d
  Wheat unthreshed 60 loads	51	0	0
  Barley unthreshed 65 qtrs.	35	15	0
  Pease unthreshed 50 loads	22	10	0
  Oats unthreshed 16 qtrs	8	6	0
  2 Cocks of Hay 8 loads	10	0	0
  84 fat sheep	84	0	0
  134 store sheep	73	14	0
  7 hoggs	11	0	0
  4 cows	14	0	0
  1 wagon, 2 carts and other materials	20	0	0
  for plowing and harrowing 34 ac. of Tilth Wheat	38	18	0
  for plowing of Breach Wheat 12 acres	4	10	0
  for 23 loads of seed wheat	18	8	0
  for 14 days dung carting and spreading	7	10	0
  for plowing and harrowing 17 ac. of turnip land	20	0	0
  for plowing and harrowing 19 acres of pease	7	2	6
  for 11 loads of seed pease	4	19	0
  for plowing and harrowing 20 acres of oats	7	0	0
  for 5 qtrs. seed oats	2	15	0
  for plowing 27 acres of winter fallow	6	15	0
  for 4 dozen hurdles	1	12	0
  for 3 horses	25	0	0
  for pease hooks, forks and shovels	11	0	0
  for harness for 5 horses	7	10	0
  for sacks and bean materials	2	10	0
  for 3 plows and 2 pair of gears.	5	10	0
  for 7 harrows	2	1	0
  for long grass seed	2	0	0
  for ready money and wearing apparel	50	0	0
  The Inventory & Appraisement of the Household Stuff, Linen & Plate
  In the Great Parlour and Study	3	10	0
  In the Little Parlour.	1	18	0
  In the Hall	7	11	0
  In the Kitchen	4	11	0
  In the Milk House	2	0	0
  In the Brewhouse	15	10	0
  In the Chamber over the Brewhouse	7	0	0
  In the Chamber over the Kitchen.	8	0	0
  In the Chamber over the Hall	5	5	0
  In the Chamber over the Parlour	18	0	0
  For Silver Plate in the House	10	0	0
  For Linen in the House	16	0	0

Notes:

Died:
He died in 1705 and the inventory to his will dated 1 June referred to him as being "late of Sandridge", i.e. already dead.

Ralph married Abigail Andrews on 29 Sep 1684 in Saint Michaels, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Abigail (daughter of male Andrews) was born in 1661 in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England; died in 1728 in Saint Pauls, Walden, Hertfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: Crouch, Farm, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
• Property: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England; Shepherds Farm, Botley

Thomas married Elizabeth Andrews in 1688 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of male Andrews) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]