thrale & thrall family history
Robert Thrale
Bef 1509 - 1538 (~ 29 years)1. Robert Thrale was born before 1509; died in 1538. Other Events and Attributes:
- Property: Sandridgebury, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; His farm was Sandridge Bury which he held of the Abbot of St. Albans, the then Lord of the manor, and this farm he left to be occupied jointly by his wife Alice, should she not remarry, and his only son Robert and after their deaths by his two eldest grandsons. His wife was to have 'my gret chamber within the seyd farm with the movables beynge with in the same chamber,' Alice Thrale apparently did remarry, as she is named in her son's will as Alice 'Vyyzth.' Robert Thrale the elder is most likely the same person as held property in St. Albans in 1531. He was probably the same Robert Thrale who held Tuffnalls at Thrales End in 1493.
- Occupation: 1522; Victualler to St Albans Abbey
- Probate: 25 Feb 1527
- Will: 25 Feb 1526-1527; By his will he desired to be buried in 'the middle aley' of Sandridge Church, where in accordance with Catholic custom he wished a priest to say Masses for his soul for three-quarters of a year. His will makes reference to a servant called Alice Hall.
Family/Spouse: Alice. Alice died after 1544. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Robert Thrale was born before 1509; died about 1541.
Generation: 2
2. Robert Thrale (1.Robert1) was born before 1509; died about 1541. Other Events and Attributes:
- Property: Sandridgebury, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; Robert Thrale the younger did not long survive his father and died in 1541, leaving a young family of four sons and two daughters. His farm Sandridge Bury, in accordance with his father?s will, went to his elder sons, Thomas and Alban, and he left other lands in Sandridge to his sons as follows (Arch. St. Albans Reg. Ewer fol. 27 (Richard Thrale d 1541) and Reg. Clapton fo. 132 (William Thrale d. 1589)): (a) Thomas Thrale?a copyhold house and land called ?Townynges.? (b) Alban Thrale?a copyhold house and land called ?Phylype Smythes.? (c) John Thrale?copyhold lands and tenements called ?Feyrwnlfes,? later known as Fairfolds. (d) William Thrale?copyhold lands and tenements called ?Grownwynd, Malewerdecroft and Howberys.?
Family/Spouse: Jane. Jane and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Thomas Thrale was born before 1523; died in 1603.
- 4. Alban Thrale died in 1591.
- 5. Alice Thrale died about 1589.
- 6. John Thrale died in 1617.
- 7. William Thrale died about 1589.
Generation: 3
3. Thomas Thrale (2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born before 1523; died in 1603. Other Events and Attributes:
- Property: Abt 1558, Sandridgebury, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
Thomas married Elizabeth Smith in 1557 in Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Sir Francis Smith and Lady Mary Moreton) died after 1609. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Ralph Thrale was born in 1564 in Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 12 Jul 1565 in Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; died about 1648.
- 9. Thomas Thrale died in 8 Sep 1600-23 Sep 1600.
- 10. John Thrale died in 1607.
- 11. Alban Thrale died in 1633.
- 12. Jane Thrale and died.
- 13. Elizabeth Thrale and died.
- 14. Alice Thrale was born before 5 Jul 1561 in Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 5 Jul 1561 in Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; and died.
4. Alban Thrale (2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) died in 1591. Other Events and Attributes:
- Property: Sandridgebury, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
Notes:
Buried:
Died unmarried5. Alice Thrale (2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) died about 1589. Notes:
An Alice Thrale cited as marrying Thomas Clare in Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England on 27 January 1620. There is no evidence that it is this Alice Thrale other than the age seems about right. More research is needed.
6. John Thrale (2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) died in 1617. Other Events and Attributes:
- Property: Pound Farm, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
- Property: Fairfolds farm, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; His father's will, left John Thrale "copyhold lands and tenements called 'Feyrwnlfes,' later known as Fairfolds"
Family/Spouse: Martha. died about 1599. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Johane Thrale was born before 11 Apr 1560; was christened on 11 Apr 1560 in Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; and died.
- 16. John Thrale was christened on 11 Apr 1560 in Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; died in 1609.
- 17. Elizabeth Thrale was born before 2 May 1562 in Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 2 May 1562 in Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; and died.
- 18. Alban Thrale was born before 18 Feb 1565 in Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 18 Apr 1565 in Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; and died.
- 19. William Thrale was christened on 3 Oct 1567 in Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; and died.
- 20. Margaret Thrale was born before 10 Aug 1571 in Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 10 Aug 1571 in Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; and died.
- 21. Anne Thrale was born before 4 Sep 1575 in Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 4 Sep 1575 in Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; and died.
7. William Thrale (2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) died about 1589. Other Events and Attributes:
- Property: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England; : The Peacock Inn; Address:
Hatfield Road - Property: Batchwood, St Michaels, Hertfordshire, England
- Property: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England; Red Lion Inn, Verulam Road,
- Will: Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England; Died unmarried. William Thrale at the time of his death being possessed of property in St. Albans including; the Red Lion Inn 'over against the Crosse' and the Peacock, and his will was witnessed by Stephen Gosson, author of 'Schoole of Abuse' (1579) and who was Vicar of Sandridge 1586-91
Notes:
Died unmarried. William Thrale at the time of his death being possessed of property in St. Albans including; the Red Lion Inn 'over against the Crosse' and the Peacock, and his will was witnessed by Stephen Gosson, author of 'Schoole of Abuse' (1579) and who was Vicar of Sandridge 1586-91
- Property: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England; : The Peacock Inn; Address: