Children of Hester and Henry

Susannah Arabella Thrale

Susannah Arabella ThraleSusannah 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>

Henry Salusbury Thrale

Henry - also known as Harry - was born on 15 February 1767 in Southwark.

Anna Maria Thrale

Born on 1 April 1768 in Streatham, and named after Lady Anna Maria Salusbury (née Penrice) 1718-1759.

Henrietta Sophia Thrale

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.

Cecilia Margaretta Thrale

Cecilia Margaretta ThraleCecilia Margaretta ThraleCecilia was born on 8 February 1777 at Streatham. Her Godparents were Miss Owen, Mrs. Hester D'Avenant and William Seward.

Sophia Thrale

Sophia Thrale: Self portrait of by Prince HoareSophia 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".

Stillborn Thrale son

In 1779 Hester Thrale wrote in the Family Book…

"I think I am again pregnant".

Ralph Thrale (1773-1775)

Ralph Thrale was born on 8 November 1773 at Streatham. He died on at the Thrale's Brighton home on 13 July 1775 aged twenty months.

Frances Anna Thrale

Born on 4 May 1775 at Streatham, she was named after Mrs. Thrale's niece, daughter of Mrs. Plumbe, Frances Plumbe Rice.

Henry and Hester's children

Hester and Queeney Thrale: by Sir Joshua ReynoldsHester 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.

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