Thrale history
Ralph SMITH
1727 - 1800 (73 years)-
Name Ralph SMITH Birth 1727 [1] Gender Male Property 1772 Kingsbury, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England 
[2] He inherited Kingsbury Manor & estate upon the death of his father. Death 1800 [2] Obituary Aft 1800 Kingsbury, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England [2] At St. Albans, aged 73, Mr. Ralph Smith, an opulent farmer, whose ancestors for a generation or two have been long tenants to the noble family of Grimston, of their manor farm of Kingsbury, adjoining to that town. His mother was sister of Ralph Thrale Esq., formerly M.P. for the borough of Southwark; and he was related also to the family of Halsey of whom Anne - daughter of Edmund Halsey Esq. - Lady Viscountess Cobham who died in 1760 is said to have been his aunt and left considerable legacies to him and his family. Person ID I72 UK Thrale family | Fairfolds and Hammonds Thrale branch, Marshalswick Thrale branch Last Modified 9 May 2025
Father Richard SMITH d. 1772 Mother Anna THRALE d. 1770 Marriage 1718 [3] - Their daughters married into the Peyton and Langford families. Her sons inherited a good deal because "her dear husband has much more than sufficient". [2]
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Family ID F40 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary CHILD d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 9 May 1762 St Dunstan-in-the-West, Middlesex, England [1] - Married by licence on 9 May at St Dunstan in the East, London, he was called bachelor of St Michael St Albans and she spinster of the parish, the marriage was witnessed by her father Stephen Child and his brother-in-law John Peyton. The only confusing thing about it (and I have had the original records checked) is that their first son Ralph Thrale Smith was baptised 11 April 1762 at St Michael, St Albans - which I have no explanation for!
The IGI gives the baptisms of a total of nine children to them at St Michael, but by the time Ralph's father Richard Smith made his PCC will dated 29 May 1770 (I have a copy) only Ralph Thrale Smith, Stephen Smith, William Smith and Hannah Smith were still alive and another three, Sally, Mary Ann and Harriot baptised after. [1]
Children + 1. Henry SMITH d. Bef 1770 + 2. Stephan SMITH d. 1828 3. Hannah SMITH d. Aft 29 May 1770 4. Ralph Thrale SMITH, c. 11 Apr 1762, Saint Michaels, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England d. Aft 29 May 1770 (Age ~ 8 years)5. William SMITH, c. Bef 1770 d. Bef 1770 (Age ~ 0 years) 6. Sally SMITH, c. Aft 1770 d. Yes, date unknown 7. Mary Ann SMITH, c. Aft 1770 d. Yes, date unknown 8. Harriot SMITH, c. Aft 1770 d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F41 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Apr 2010
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Marriage - 9 May 1762 - St Dunstan-in-the-West, Middlesex, England 
Property - He inherited Kingsbury Manor & estate upon the death of his father. - 1772 - Kingsbury, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Obituary - At St. Albans, aged 73, Mr. Ralph Smith, an opulent farmer, whose ancestors for a generation or two have been long tenants to the noble family of Grimston, of their manor farm of Kingsbury, adjoining to that town. His mother was sister of Ralph Thrale Esq., formerly M.P. for the borough of Southwark; and he was related also to the family of Halsey of whom Anne - daughter of Edmund Halsey Esq. - Lady Viscountess Cobham who died in 1760 is said to have been his aunt and left considerable legacies to him and his family. - Aft 1800 - Kingsbury, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S61] Carole Child.
- [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 81.
- [S22] Web, https://www.stalbanshistory.org/buildings/historical-buildings/kingsbury-manor.
- [S61] Carole Child.