Name |
Ralph Thrale |
Suffix |
M.P. |
Occupation |
Between 1693 and 9 Apr 1758 |
Anchor Brewery, Southwark, Surrey, England |
Master of The Brewers Company |
![Anchor brewery plaque Anchor brewery plaque](photos/thumb_anchor_brewery_park_street_plaque.jpg) |
Anchor brewery plaque Park Street, Southwark |
![Anchor Brewery, Bankside, London (1616-1986). Anchor Brewery, Bankside, London (1616-1986).](histories/../photos/thumb_thrale_brewery_circa_1785.jpg) |
Anchor Brewery, Bankside, London (1616-1986). The history of Anchor brewery from 1616 until 1986, including the 52 years between 1729 & 1781 in which it was owned by Ralph and Henry Thrale. |
Birth |
1698 |
Offley, Hertfordshire, England |
Address: Offley Place |
Gender |
Male |
Election |
Between 1741 and 1747 |
Southwark, Surrey, England |
Member of Parliament |
Property |
25 Feb 1747 |
Old Bailey, Middlesex, England |
![Judgement on William Hindley. Judgement on William Hindley.](documents/thumb_1747_william_hindley.png) |
Judgement on William Hindley. Old Bailey 25 February 1747, following theft from Ralph Thrale. Deported. Reference: t17470225-17. |
Physical Description |
1748 |
![Ralph Thrale in 1748. Ralph Thrale in 1748.](photos/thumb_ralph_thrale_1698-1758_by_hudson.png) |
Ralph Thrale 1698 - 1758 By Thomas Hudson. |
Adopted |
29 Mar 1752 |
After receiving bequests, Ralph Thrale became Guardian (akin to adoption) to Jeremiah Crutchley aged 6 after the death of his father (his mother died earlier), on account of their friendship initiated through their shared interest in brewing (Crutchley was a coppersmith specialising in brewing equipment).
Ralph died when Jeremiah was aged 13, and Henry Thrale became his guardian. |
Land |
Crowmarsh Battle Farm, Oxfordshire, England |
Ralph Thrale MP bought the Crowmarsh Estate for £24,000 from the trustees of the Duke of Wharton to expand his landholdings and secure a prestigious country estate. On Ralph's death, it passed to his son Henry Thrale, and following Henry's death, was sold in 1783 to Thomas Walker for £18,000. |
Obituary |
Upon his death a popular London Magazine of the time described Ralph as "the greatest brewer in England". Grand Magazine I, 203. |
Occupation |
Anchor Brewery, Southwark, Surrey, England |
Brewer |
Occupation |
Surrey, England |
High Sheriff |
Death |
9 Apr 1758 [1] |
Burial |
Saint Leonards Church, Streatham, Surrey, England |
Address: Thrale family vault |
Person ID |
I69 |
UK Thrale family |
Last Modified |
26 Jul 2024 |
Family |
Mary Dabbins d. Abt 1760 |
Children |
+ | 1. Henry Thrale, M.P., b. Between 1724 and 1730, Harrow Corner, Southwark, Surrey, England d. 4 Apr 1781, Grosvenor Square, Middlesex, England (Age 57 years)
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+ | 2. Frances Thrale, b. 1726, Lower Tooting, Surrey, England d. 1811 (Age 85 years)
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+ | 3. Lady Mary Thrale, b. 1733, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England d. 1802, Saint Michaels, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England (Age 69 years)
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+ | 4. Susannah Thrale, b. Aft 1733 d. 1789 (Age 55 years)
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Family ID |
F38 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
13 Feb 2004 |