William THRALE

1900 - 1977  (76 years)

• Name	William THRALE
  Birth	1 Jul 1900 to 30 Sep 1900	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [2]
  	80 London Road
  Christening	8 Jan 1903	St Nicholas Church, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  School	Est 1911 to 1916	St Albans School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [4]
  Education	Est 1916 to 1918	Regent Street, Middlesex, England   [4]
  	Engineering studies
  	Agency: Regent Street Polytechnic
  Military Service	Est 1918 to Abt 1920
  	Enlisted in the Artists Rifles.
  Note	As a child, he spent many happy days as a youngster with Aunt Elizabeth Moss née Thrale, Uncle Thomas and cousins Agnes & Caroline; indeed William was even baptised at St. Nicholas Church, Elstree.  [3]
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Occupation	From 9 Nov 1920	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [4]
  	Upon his discharge from the Army he was able to carry on the business upon his mother's death, and was joined by his brother Ralph. Together they built up the business with the later addition of a bakery.
  Occupation	1939	Waterend Barn, St. Peters Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire   [4]
  	In conjunction with Lord Brocket and brother Ralph THRALE, he bought Waterend Barn and opened a restaurant. The business became Thrales Limited and flourished.
  Occupation	1964	Waterend Barn, St. Peters Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire   [4]
  	Further extensions were added to Waterend Barn Restaurant in the form of another old Barn (called the 'Little Barn', brought over from Little Hormead) and auxiliary offices and was the first building after Forrester House to be built on the new Civic Centre. Soon after brothers William Thrale and Ralph Thrale purchased the freehold of this property from Lord Brocket.
  Occupation	1968	Waterend Barn, St. Peters Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire   [5]
  	The business and Waterend Barn were reorganised by selling the frontage and adding further additions including sole entry from the new Civic Centre. The old company was liquidated, and the firm of 'Thrale Partners' was formed.
  Death	1977	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [6]
  Person ID	I275	UK Thrale family | Fairfolds and Hammonds Thrale branch, Marshalswick Thrale branch
  Last Modified	3 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Ernest Norman THRALE,   b. 1866   d. 2 Jan 1909, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Hannah Maria GREEN,   b. Abt 1867, Peckham, Surrey, England d. 9 Nov 1920 (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	1896	Beckenham, Kent, England   [7]
  	Agency: Holy Trinity Church
  	The 1901 census also lists an Ellen LePine as living with them as a 17 year old servant
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Occupation	1898	80 London Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [4]
  		N. Thrale shop 1898 Ernest Norman Thrale, Hannah Thrale (nee Green) and their son Norman Thrale outside their first shop at 80 London Road, St Albans c.1898. It was Hannah who about 1898 asked to be allowed to place a few sweets in the parlour window for sale; these were quickly sold, and a business was born. She worked all hours of all days, and the little confectionery business in London Road thrived.
  Family ID	F144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Vera Joyce PHILLIPSON,   b. 27 Jan 1903, London, England d. 4 Jan 1984, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1 Jul 1926-30 Sep 1926	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [8, 9]
  	Agency: Trinity Church
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Children	+ 1. John THRALE + 2. Richard William THRALE,   b. 1 Apr 1931 to 30 Jun 1931, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England d. 28 Oct 2007 (Age 76 years) m. Odile Isabelle HOECHSTETTER (1958)
  Family ID	F124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Jul 1900 to 30 Sep 1900 - St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Residence - 80 London Road - 31 Mar 1901 - St Albans, Hertfordshire, England School - Est 1911 to 1916 - St Albans School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Occupation - Upon his discharge from the Army he was able to carry on the business upon his mother's death, and was joined by his brother Ralph. Together they built up the business with the later addition of a bakery. - From 9 Nov 1920 - St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Marriage - Agency: Trinity Church - 1 Jul 1926-30 Sep 1926 - St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Occupation - In conjunction with Lord Brocket and brother Ralph THRALE, he bought Waterend Barn and opened a restaurant. The business became Thrales Limited and flourished. - 1939 - Waterend Barn, St. Peters Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire Occupation - Further extensions were added to Waterend Barn Restaurant in the form of another old Barn (called the 'Little Barn', brought over from Little Hormead) and auxiliary offices and was the first building after Forrester House to be built on the new Civic Centre. Soon after brothers William Thrale and Ralph Thrale purchased the freehold of this property from Lord Brocket. - 1964 - Waterend Barn, St. Peters Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire Occupation - The business and Waterend Barn were reorganised by selling the frontage and adding further additions including sole entry from the new Civic Centre. The old company was liquidated, and the firm of 'Thrale Partners' was formed. - 1968 - Waterend Barn, St. Peters Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire Death - 1977 - St Albans, Hertfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Norman Thrale Shop at 80 London Road c.1915

  
  

  Documents

  Enthralling tales of Thrale family's colourful past Tribute to Richard W Thrale in local paper after his death

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Free BMD, (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/), District: St. Albans. Vol: 3a. Page: 704. [S9] Census - UK 1901. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 108. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 110. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 111. [S144] Richard William Thrale, Handwritten descendant chart for Thomas Thrale 1801-1840 sent to David H Thrale on 25 January 2007. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 108 & 121. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 111 & 121. [S67] Barbara Debney, Sept qtr 1926 St Albans 3a 2288.