Posted 26 September 2009 - 11:24pm by David Thrale
Susannah Arabella ThraleSusannah was born on 23 May 1770. In 1832, together with her other sisters, she founded the Thrale Almshouses. She on 5 November 1858 aged 88 and was buried at Knockholt Church, Kent and has a monument inside the church.div>
The last of the Thrale full-term pregnancy children, Henrietta was born at Streatham on 21 June 1778. Her godmother was Mrs Elizabeth Montagu. Her mother called her Harriett.
Sophia Thrale: Self portrait of by Prince HoareBorn on 23 July 1771 in Streatham and was Christened on 11 August 1771 at St. Leonard's Church, Streatham. Sophia was also a favourite of Johnson, who called her "dear, sweet, pretty, lovely, delicious Miss Sophy".
Posted 22 September 2009 - 12:05am by David Thrale
Hester and Queeney Thrale: by Sir Joshua ReynoldsHenry and Hester Thrale had 12 children most of which died in childhood. It was speculated by Hester that Jeremiah Crutchley was Henry's illegitimate son. However, modern historians think this unlikely.