Ralph Thrale

1689 - 1723  (32 years)

• Name	Ralph Thrale
  Birth	9 Sep 1689	Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Property	1694	Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England   [2]
  	Ralph Ewer of St. James, Clerkenwell, left messuages in Abbots Langley and £100 to his cousin Ralph, and also a small legacy to Ralph's father Ralph. Leavesden Farm. Providing income of around £22 per year.
  Will	1705  [3]
  	The Inventory of the personal estate of his estate, as appraised by Thomas Wells and Philip Smith. £ 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 The whole estate was valued at £500-£600, although John Thrale considered that wood cut from one acre should be included, and also three horses and two cows had been omitted since they had been taken as a heriot (a sort of death duty payable to the Lord of the Manor) for No Mans Land and Leavesden. John also knew that Ralph Thrale had been indebted to Mrs. Ann Thrale by bond for £100, and to Mrs. Knowlton for £50.
  Occupation	1710  [4]
  	Described as a 'gentleman'.
  Note	1717  [5]
  	In 1717 John Smith of Abbots Langley complained that he had leased a house to Ralph Ewer in 1696. He had paid Ewer £10 and a bond for a further £10 to obtain permission from the Lord of the Manor to make the transfer, but the lease had not been conveyed and a few months later Ralph Ewer 'made away with himself'. Ewer left his property to Ralph Thrale, infant son of Ralph Thrale of Sandridge, who had since died. In 1710 Smith desired to discharge the bond and asked Ralph to produce it. Ralph said he had mislaid it, but promised to find it and on this promise Smith paid Ralph Thrale £10. Two years later Thrale, then of age, suggested to Smith that the latter should pay £27 a year for the premises and tithes, and he himself would do all necessary repairs, give a new 21 year lease, cancelling the old lease, and all differences would be settled. Smith employed a carpenter to do £9 worth of work, but Thrale repudiated the agreement saying that it had not been put into writing, and that he would not accept the £9 being deducted from the £27 rent.Chancery Proceedings C11/1796/1 The argument went on to one point where Smith was arrested and the case was tried at Hertford Assizes, but was discharged because Thrale could not produce a Promissory Note. How the wrangle settled itself is not known, but Smith was in fact imprisoned for eight months.Chancery Proceedings C11/1181/37
  		A New Thraliana (1973) A chronicle of the Thrale family of Hertfordshire by Richard William Thrale (1931-2007), building on the Thrale chapter from the 1952 book Historic Sandridge. Reproduced in full with consent of the author.
  Property	Bef 1722	Saint Michaels, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [6]
  	Combined the meadows at St Michaels and St Peters, in St Albans provided a joint income of £22 per year.
  Property	Bef 1722	Saint Peters, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [6]
  	Combined the meadows at St Michaels and St Peters, in St Albans provided a joint income of £22 per year.
  Property	Bef 1722	Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [6]
  	Providing income of around £80 per year.
  Alt. Death	1722  [4]
  Note	1722  [4]
  	After his death, Abigail Thrale, the elder widow, Mary Thrale the younger widow, and Thomas Thrale were trying to insinuate that Ralph had not made a will in 1705. Thomas Thrale (executor to Ralph Thrale the senior) made a statement at the Mansion House ('domum mancionalem') of John Thrale at Hammonds, no doubt his son.Chancery Proceedings C11/60/3. Whilst the conflict continued, many depositions were taken in 1725: John Andrews of Kings Langley, gentleman, brother to the Andrew sisters, also Askew, Wells, Smith, Epgrave, Sheppard, Pedder, Dollinge, Meadows, Sibley, Cox, George and Richard Crouch (Ralph Thrale had married Mary Crouch in 1709 at St. Benets Paul Wharf, London and Richard Crouch was her father), Sheppard. Other deponents were Thomas Thrale who at that time was at Cell Barnes in St. Peters, a yeoman, and Thomas Thrale at Marshals Wick, a gentleman, both members of the Marshalswick branch.
  Death	Between 1722 and 1723  [7]
  Alt. Death	1723  [6]
  Person ID	I179	UK Thrale family
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Ralph Thrale   d. Between 1 Jan 1705 and 30 Apr 1705, Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
  Mother	Abigail Andrews,   b. 1661, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England d. 1728, Saint Pauls, Walden, Hertfordshire, England (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	29 Sep 1684	Saint Michaels, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [8]
  Residence	1700	Hammonds, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England   [9]
  	Ralph Thrale at Hammonds with his wife Abigail and four children.
  		Historic Sandridge. The story of a Hertfordshire parish (1952). The first substantial chronicle of Thrale history, written by R.W. Thrale (1931-2007) & E. Giles. Reproduced in full with consent of the author.
  Family ID	F114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Crouch   d. 1743, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England
  Marriage	21 Jul 1709	Saint Benet Pauls Wharf, Middlesex, England   [8]
  		A New Thraliana (1973) A chronicle of the Thrale family of Hertfordshire by Richard William Thrale (1931-2007), building on the Thrale chapter from the 1952 book Historic Sandridge. Reproduced in full with consent of the author.
  Children	+ 1. Ralph Thrale,   b. Bef 30 May 1712, Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England d. 1755 (Age 42 years)   2. Thomas Thrale,   c. 15 Dec 1717, Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England d. Aft 21 Jan 1743 (Age ~ 25 years)
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2004

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Sep 1689 - Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England Property - Ralph Ewer of St. James, Clerkenwell, left messuages in Abbots Langley and £100 to his cousin Ralph, and also a small legacy to Ralph's father Ralph. Leavesden Farm. Providing income of around £22 per year. - 1694 - Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England Marriage - 21 Jul 1709 - Saint Benet Pauls Wharf, Middlesex, England Property - Combined the meadows at St Michaels and St Peters, in St Albans provided a joint income of £22 per year. - Bef 1722 - Saint Michaels, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Property - Combined the meadows at St Michaels and St Peters, in St Albans provided a joint income of £22 per year. - Bef 1722 - Saint Peters, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Property - Providing income of around £80 per year. - Bef 1722 - Nomansland, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S5] British Isles Vital Record Index, Second Edition. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 43 & 46. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 42-43. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 44. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 43-44. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 46. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 44 & 46. [S21] International Genealogical Index, (http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp). [S20] E Giles and R W Thrale, with sketches by R Giles, Historic Sandridge, 23.