Name | John Thrale | |
Born | 1650 | |
Occupation | 1684 | Barbados ![]() |
Farm manager. One of many chancery proceedings tells of his early career in that when thirty four years old he had declared that he had been manager of a farm in Barbados and during the term of his employment he had sold to Jonothan Woodhouse goods belonging to the farm to the value of £11586 in the name of the owners John Strode and Patrick Trant. At the time of this deposition in 1684 John was living at St. Giles, Cripplegate, calling himself a merchant. | ||
Christened | 1686 | |
Gender | Male | |
Property | Ilford, Essex, England ![]() |
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Residence | 1686 | Saint Nicholas Cole Abbey, Middlesex, England ![]() |
Occupation | 1693 | London, England ![]() |
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Address: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=1613 | ||
Occupation | 27 Mar 1696 [1] | |
Appearing in the Livery as Citizen and Brewer in 1696, he was the same year a signatory of the Association Oath Roll, endorsed "The Company of Brewers; Association Entered into the 27th of March 1696". The oath illustrates the political situation of the time for it reads, "Whereas there has been a horrid and destestable conspiracy formed and carried on by Papists and other wicked and Traitorous persons for Assassinateing his Majesties Royal Person in order to Encourage an Invasion from France to subvert our Religion Laws and Libertie Wee whose names are hereunto Subscribed doe heartily sincerely and solemnly profess testifie and declare That his present Majestie King William is rightfull and lawful king of these realms And Wee do mutually promise and engage to stand by and Assist each other to the utmost of our Power in the Suport and defence of his Majesties most Sacred Person and Goverm't against the late king James and all his adherents And in case his Maj'tie come to any Violent or untimely death (which God forbid) Wee do hereby further freely and Unanimously oblidge ourselves to unite Associate and stand by each other, in Revengeing the same upon his Enemies and their adherents and in supporting and deffending the Succession of the Crown according to an Act made in the first year of the Reign of king William and Queen Mary Intituled An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subjects and settling the succession of the crown. | ||
Agency: The Company of Brewers; Association | ||
Property | 1670-1704 | Fairfolds farm, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England ![]() |
Died | 15 May 1704 | St Albans, Hertfordshire, England ![]() |
Will | 1 Jun 1704 [3] | |
John's will is curious in that no mention is made of Thrale kin except his daughters. No knowledge can therefore be gleaned of the destinies of his brother Thomas, or sisters. He asked to be buried at St Albans Abbey. He bequeathed funds for the benefit of the Abbey, St Peter's and St Michael's, all of St Albans, the funds to be supervised by Mayor and Aldermen of St Albans. His numerous London friends are mentioned, silver spurs being a favourite legacy. Gilbert Parker was to benefit but his name was erased owing supposedly to the acrimony a few years earlier. His cousin was William Marston and friend John Gape, no doubt both of the families in St Michael's, St Albans. A most complicated sharing was devised between his wife and three daughters, which included his property at Ilford. A commission in 1708 was granted to Elizabeth Waldron, wife of Christopher Waldron, apothecary, Margaret Hyde, wife of William Hyde, and Sarah Huntman, wife of Robert Huntman. In his will (Will proved P.C.C. 1 June 1704) he left the farm; to his wife and thence to the issue of his daughters Margaret and Sarah and failing; such issue to the Rector of the Abbey Church and other Trustees in trust for the rents of the farm to be spent on the repair of the Abbey. Fairfolds, however, was to remain the possession of the descendants of John Thrale until sold to their kinsman, Thomas Thrale, in 1765. | ||
Buried | Sumpter Yard, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England ![]() |
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Mourning tablet 1704. St Albans Cathedral Near unto This Place Lyeth Interred The Body of Mr JOHN THRALE Late of London Merchant Who departed This Life The 15 of May 1704 Aged 54 years. As Also The Bodies of Three of His Children (To Wit) RICHARD JOHN And CHARLES Who All Died in Their Infancies. As Also the Body or MrsMARGARET THRALE Late Wife of The Said Mr JOHN THRALE Who Departed This Life The 31 Day of August 1708. In The 57th year of Her Age. Plot: South wing of St Albans cathedral |
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Thrale coat of arms on John Thrale's monument at St Albans Cathedral |
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Person ID | I304 | UK Thrale family |
Last Modified | 8 Dec 2015 |
Father | Richard Thrale, b. 1625, d. Yes, date unknown | |
Mother | Martha Aylward, d. Yes, date unknown | |
Married | 5 Oct 1646 | Saint Peters, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England ![]() |
Family ID | F155 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Margaret Chaplin, b. Abt 1651, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Married | 1673 | |||||||||||||||
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Last Modified | 13 Feb 2004 | |||||||||||||||
Family ID | F159 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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