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Ferdinand Emmanuel Daley
Ferdinand Emmanuel Daley
 
  14 Nov 2024
Engraved goblet of Ralph Thrale (1766-1836)
Previously unpublished image, first published by Thrale.com on 10 June 2002.
(At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) 
  10 Nov 2024
Lurine Adassa Duncan
Lurine Adassa Duncan
 
  2 Nov 2024
Bodvell Hall
Bodvell Hall
About 1975 
  30 Oct 2024
East Hyde
East Hyde
About 1975 
  30 Oct 2024
Auntie Nellie Spittles with Olga, Ken & Brian Thrale, c.1936.
Estimated 1936, as Ken looks about 8 years old.
(At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) 
  28 Oct 2024
Hubert Nathaniel Welds aka Bertie
Hubert Nathaniel Welds aka Bertie
 
  28 Oct 2024
Hubert Nathaniel Welds aka Bertie
Hubert Nathaniel Welds aka Bertie
At a work event 
  28 Oct 2024
Hubert Nathaniel Welds aka Bertie
Hubert Nathaniel Welds aka Bertie
 
  28 Oct 2024
Bertie Welds with his sister Renetta
(At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.) 
  28 Oct 2024
Park Street plaque of attack on Genral Haynau at Anchor Brewery
Park Street plaque of attack on Genral Haynau at Anchor Brewery

AN INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT OCCURED HERE 1850

GENERAL HAYNAU
"THE AUSTRIAN BUTCHER"
WAS RECOGNISED AND ATTACKED
BY BARCLAY & PERKINS
DRAYMEN

 
  24 Oct 2024
Susannah Arabella Thrale Wedgwood teaset 1785
Susannah Arabella Thrale Wedgwood teaset 1785
A 1785 (estimated date) Wedgwood dinner service with turned wood and carved bone serving pieces in the the original pine shipping box was given to Susannah and her sisters by Dr. Samuel Johnson. Susannah Thrale never married but gave the service to the Misses Marter of Knockholt who then bequeathed it to their nieces in the late 1870s/early 1880s. 
  21 Oct 2024
Commemorative plaque, 8 Gay Street Bath.
Commemorative plaque, 8 Gay Street Bath.

HERE LIVED
MRS. PIOZZI
B. 17471 D. 1821

 
  21 Oct 2024
Historical plaque, 20 Sion Hill, Bristol
Historical plaque, 20 Sion Hill, Bristol

HESTER THRALE
(MRS PIOZZI)
DR. JOHNSON'S FRIEND
b. 1741
DIED HERE
2nd MAY 1821

Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society
 
  21 Oct 2024
20 Sion Hill, Bristol
20 Sion Hill, Bristol
 
  21 Oct 2024
Streatham Park entrance
Streatham Park entrance
By Sir Joshua Reynolds before 1792. 
  21 Oct 2024
Frank Gilchrist Thrall
Frank Gilchrist Thrall
 
  19 Oct 2024
Laura Ernestine Thrall
Laura Ernestine Thrall
 
  19 Oct 2024
Laura Ernestine Thrall and George L. Miller
Laura Ernestine Thrall and George L. Miller
On a date. 
  19 Oct 2024
Hospital Ship HMHS Vasna
Hospital Ship HMHS Vasna
Henry Block travelled on her from Catania in Sicily to Bari in Italy between 13 and 16 November 1943 
  13 Oct 2024

Documents

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Birth certificate William Alexander Ivory SMITH
Birth certificate William Alexander Ivory SMITH
 
  3 Dec 2024
Marriage certificate William SMITH & Jessie Georgina GALLIE
Marriage certificate William SMITH & Jessie Georgina GALLIE
 
  3 Dec 2024
Ship manifest for vessel named 'Phoebe Dunbar', 1850
Ship manifest for vessel named 'Phoebe Dunbar', 1850
 
  3 Dec 2024
Death certificate: William SMITH
Death certificate: William SMITH
 
  3 Dec 2024
London Gazette, 26 March 1926.
London Gazette, 26 March 1926.
A notice informing creditors of the business L. Bloch & Co. and Benjamin J Bloch who have not yet submitted their claims—known as "proofs"—to do so by 14 April 1926. 
  5 Nov 2024
London Gazette 23 December 1924
London Gazette 23 December 1924
Orders made on an application for discharge by Benjamin Jacob BLOCH as L. Block and Co.

Resolution of the 1916 bankruptcy of the business L. Bloch & Co. and Benjamin J Bloch. The High Court discharged him from bankruptcy and most bankruptcy restrictions. The discharge was not absolute because of concerns about his conduct and included a requirement to pay £10 to the Official Receiver and pay £1 10s in costs. The conditional nature of the discharge was under the quoted part of the Bankruptcy Act 1914, which listed actions like poor financial records or reckless spending that could block an absolute discharge. 
  5 Nov 2024
UK citizenship
UK citizenship
Lurine Adassa DUNCAN 
  2 Nov 2024
UK census 1921
UK census 1921
2 rooms at address.
  1. Benjamin Jacob Bloch; Head; 43y 0m; M; Married; Born: Reval (Tallinn), Estonia; Nationality: Estonian; Resident; Cap maker; Employer; Workplace: 39 Gun Street, Spitalfields, London.
  2. Rebecca Bloch; Wife; 41y 0m; F; Married; Born: Petrograd, Russia (St Petersburg); Nationality: Russian; Resident; Home duties.
  3. Samuel Bloch; Son; 17y 4m; M; Single; Born: Stepney, London; Nationality: British; Part time; Law Clerk; W Gipps Kent & Son Solicitors; Workplace: 11 Grays Inn Place, London.
  4. Henry Bloch; Son; 16y 0m; M; Single; Born: Stepney, London; Nationality: British; Cap apprentice; B J Bloch Cap Makers; Workplace: 39 Gun Street, Spitalfields, London.
  5. Michael Bloch; Son; 14y 0m; M; Both alive; Born: Stepney, London; Nationality: British; Whole time.
  6. Rose Bloch; Daughter; 12y 0m; F; Both alive; Born: Stepney, London; Nationality: British; Whole time.
  7. Cecelia Bloch; Daughter; 9y 2m; F; Both alive; Born: Stepney, London; Nationality: British; Whole time.
  8. Joseph Bloch; Son; 5y 1m; M; Both alive; Born: Stepney, London; Nationality: British; Whole time.
  9. Louis Bloch; Son; 2y 10m; M; Both alive; Born: Stepney, London; Nationality: British.
 
  1 Nov 2024
Birth registration of Benjamin Jacob Bloch, 14 April 1878.
Birth registration of Benjamin Jacob Bloch, 14 April 1878.

His birthplace is Tallinn, based on an oral account from his eldest son, Sam, Benjamin's declaration in the 1921 UK census, and storage of his birth registration in the Tallinn archive. However, translations of the Old Russian from his birth registration differ. Unless contrary evidence is found, we accept that his birthplace was Tallinn and that his mother’s name was Oxana ZIEL. For transparency, both translations are provided below.
 
  1 Nov 2024
British Naturalisation Certificate
British Naturalisation Certificate
Issac Henry BLOCH 
  31 Oct 2024
Birth certificate
Birth certificate
Rachel ABRAHAMS 1888 
  31 Oct 2024
British Oath of Allegiance
British Oath of Allegiance
Rachel EIFER née ABRAHAMS, 8 Jun 1922 
  31 Oct 2024
British Naturalisation Certificate
British Naturalisation Certificate
Rachel EIFER née ABRAHAMS and daughter Gertie EIFER 
  31 Oct 2024
British Military Record
British Military Record
Herbert Donald Thrale
1914-1919, including later War Pension documents. 
  30 Oct 2024
Funeral Order of Service
Funeral Order of Service
Hubert Nathaniel WELDS 
  29 Oct 2024
British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
Herbert THRALE. Entered war theatre: 9 March 1915.

Regiments

  • 17th London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles). Private. Regimental number: 3097.
  • Royal Engineers. Regimental number: WR11368.
  • Royal Engineers. Regimental number: 551343.
  • Labour Corps. Regimental number: 282425.

Medals awarded

  • Victory Medal. Roll: RE/103.B, page 302. Awarded for service in any operational theatre between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. It was issued to individuals who received the 1914 and 1914-15 Stars and to most individuals who were issued the British War Medal.
  • British War Medal. Roll: RE/103.B, page 302. Awarded to both servicemen and civilians who either served in a theatre of war or rendered service overseas between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918.
  • 1914-15 Star Medal. Roll: RE/24C, page 1182. Awarded for service in France or Flanders (Belgium) between 23 November 1914 and 31 December 1915.
 
  28 Oct 2024
Prize for general proficiency, 1950.
Prize for general proficiency, 1950.
Awarded to Shirley Block. Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. 
  24 Oct 2024
British Army Christmas card, 1944.
British Army Christmas card, 1944.
Sent to by Henry Block to daughter Shirley (aged 7) for Christmas 1944. 
  13 Oct 2024
Incomplete USA Returning Resident Status form.
Incomplete USA Returning Resident Status form.
Although she wanted US residency, so she could live with her daughter Delores who was a US resident, it is not known if she obtained this. 
  11 Oct 2024
US Visa
US Visa
Lurine Duncan
  11 Oct 2024

Headstones

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Headstone for Henry BLOCK
Headstone for Henry BLOCK
פּ״נ
ר׳ נחמיה ב׳׳ר בנימין יעקב הצהן
נפּטר ד׳ אלול תשמ׳׳ט לפ׳׳ק
ת׳ נ׳ צ׳ ב׳ ה׳

[Hebrew translation]

Here lies
Nechemiah ben Binyamin Yaakov Hacohen
who died on 4 Elul 5749.
May his soul be bound up in the bond of eternal life.
In loving memory of
Henry Block
Died 3 Sep 1989
4 Elul 5749
Aged 84
 
Western Cemetery
W349 
    3 Dec 2024
Headstone of Leah BLOCK née ABRAHAMS
Headstone of Leah BLOCK née ABRAHAMS

פּ״ט
מ׳ לאה כת ר׳ מרדכי
נפּטרה ז׳מנחם אב תשדמ״ לפּק״
ת׳ נ׳ צ׳ ב׳ ה׳

[Hebrew translation]

Here lies
Leah, daughter of Mordecai
who died on 7 Av 5744.
May her soul be bound up in the bond of eternal life.

In loving memory of
Leah (Lily) Block
Died fifth Aug 1984
7th AV 5744
Aged 80

Deeply mourned by her
Devoted husband Henry, Daughters Shirley and Lindsay
Son-in-law, Grandchildren
Relatives and friends

Forever in our thoughts

 
Western Cemetery
X349 
Located    3 Dec 2024
Headstone for Leah BLOCK née ABRAHAMS, 2024
Headstone for Leah BLOCK née ABRAHAMS, 2024
Following the significant deterioration of the 1985 headstone, a replacement headstone was installed in 2024 by her grandson David H Thrale.
פּ״ט
מ׳ לאה בת ר׳ מרדכי
נפּטרה ז׳מנחם אב תשד׳׳מ לפּ׳׳ק
ת׳ נ׳ צ׳ ב׳ ה׳

In loving memory of
Leah (Lily) Block
Died 5 Aug 1984
7 AV 5744
Aged 80
[Hebrew translation]

Here lies
Mrs. Leah, daughter of Mr Mordechai
Passed away on the 7th of Menachem Av, 5744 (1984)
May her soul be bound in the bond of life 
Western Cemetery
X346 
Located    3 Dec 2024
Damaged headstone for Leah BLOCK née ABRAHAMS
Damaged headstone for Leah BLOCK née ABRAHAMS
The damaged condition of the headstone installed in 1985, by 2021. 
Western Cemetery
X346 
Located    3 Dec 2024
Headstone for Joseph Block
Headstone for Joseph Block

פ"נ
ר׳ יוסף ב׳׳ר בנימין יעקב הכהן
נפתר ז׳ סיון תשנ׳׳ד לג׳׳ק
ת' נ' צ' ב' ה'

[Hebrew translation]

Po nikbar
R’ Yosef b’r Binyamin Yaakov HaKohen
Niftar 7 Sivan 5754

Here lies
Mr. Yosef son of Benjamin Yaakov the Kohen
Passed away on the 7th of Sivan, 5754
May his soul be bound in the bond of life.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JOSEPH (JOE) BLOCK
PASSED AWAY 17TH MAY 1994,
AGED 78

SADLY MISSED BY HIS SON HARVEY, DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW VIVIENNE AND ANJI,
GRANDSON BRANDON,
GRADDAUGHTER EMMA,
SISTER, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.

A COURAGEOUS MAN
WHO WAS AN INSPIRATION
TO ALL WHO KNEW HIM

שלום

 
Streatham Park Jewish Cemetery
A1B 
Located    3 Dec 2024
Headstone for Carmen Ileen DALEY
Headstone for Carmen Ileen DALEY
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
CARMEN ILEANE
WRAY
A Dear Wife,
Mother. Grandmother
Great Grandmother
19th AUGUST 1941
6th APRIL 2016
Always in our thoughts
 
Alperton Cemetery Located    30 Nov 2024
Temporary grave marker for Carmen Ileen Wray née Daley
Temporary grave marker for Carmen Ileen Wray née Daley
In Loving Memory
of
Carmen I Wray
RIP
 
Alperton Cemetery Located    30 Nov 2024
Headstone for Joseph Gladstone MCLAGGAN
Headstone for Joseph Gladstone MCLAGGAN
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF

A Dear Husband, Father and Grandfather
JOSEPH GLADSTONE MCLAGGAN
"DERRICK"
2nd APRIL 1937 - 5th APRIL 2016
Forever in our thoughts
 
Alperton Cemetery Located    30 Nov 2024
Headstone of Ivy Daley née Willie
Headstone of Ivy Daley née Willie
In Loving Memory Of
A Wonderful Wife, Mum, Grandma,
Great Grandma & Great Great Grandma
Ivy Daley
28.2.1919 - 5.8.2013
Aged 94 years
A light is from our household gone, a voice we loved is still.
A place is vacant in our home, that never can be filled.
 
Alperton Cemetery Not yet located    30 Nov 2024
Headstone of Ferdinand Emmanuel DALEY and Idy Daley née Willie
Headstone of Ferdinand Emmanuel DALEY and Idy Daley née Willie
FERDINAND EMANUEL DALEY
Affectionately known as "Pops"
A Wonderful Husband, Dad,
Grandad & Great-Great Grandad
2.3.1917 - 27.2.2018
Aged 100 Years
Reunited, may you rest in eternal peace
 
Alperton Cemetery Located    30 Nov 2024
Headstone of Marks WELLS (ABRAHAMS) and Henrietta Sarah ABRAHAMS née WELLS
Headstone of Marks WELLS (ABRAHAMS) and Henrietta Sarah ABRAHAMS née WELLS

ABRAHAMS

פ"נ
ר' מרדכי בן יוסף
נפטר ו' אדר תש"ט ל
ת ' נ ' צ ' ב ' ה

[Hebrew translation]
Po nikbar
Rav Mordechai ben Yosef
Niftar vav Adar 5709 lamed
Tehei nafsho tzrurah b’tzror hachayim

Here lies
Mr. Mordechai son of Yosef
Passed away on the 6th of Adar 5709
May his soul be bound in the bond of life.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MARK WELLS (ABRAHAMS)
WHO DIED 6TH MARCH 1949, AGED 65.

DEEPLY MOURNED BY HIS SORROWING WIFE, SONS,
DAUGHTERS, SONS-IN-LAW, DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW,
GRANDCHILDREN, BROTHER, SISTERS, NIECE,
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.

MAY HIS DEAR SOUL REST IN PEACE.

פ"נ
מרת שרה בת ר' אברהם
נפטרה א' טבת תש"מ
ת ' נ ' צ ' ב ' ה

[Hebrew translation]
Po nikbarah
Marat Sarah bat Rav Avraham
Niftarah aleph Tevet 5740
Tehei nafshah tzrurah b’tzror hachayim

Here lies
Mrs. Sarah daughter of Mr. Avraham
Passed away on the 1st of Tevet 5740
May her soul be bound in the bond of life.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HENRIETTA SARAH WELLS
DIED 21ST DECEMBER 1979. AGED 95.

DEEPLY MOURNED BY HER SONS, DAUGHTERS,
SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW, GRANDCHILDREN,
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND NIECE.

MAY HER DEAR SOUL REST IN PEACE.

Sarah’s Hebrew inscription identifies her father simply as "Mr. Avraham" without the traditional "son of" to indicate her father’s Jewish lineage. This was because converts are traditionally described as being the “child of Avraham Avinu” (Abraham our patriarch) the first monotheist and the spiritual “father” of all who join the Jewish people, rather than the biological paternal ancestry.
 
Edmonton Federation of Synagogues Cemetery
Plot: Y1 Row/Grave: 24 06 & 07 
Located    20 Nov 2024
Book memorial on grave of Rebecca and Joseph Abrahams from their children.
Book memorial on grave of Rebecca and Joseph Abrahams from their children.

A token of love from the children Betsy, Jane, Deborah
Annie, Mark, Rose, David, Rachel and Lily.

 
Edmonton Federation of Synagogues Cemetery
XS. Row 01. Grave 72. 
Located    3 Oct 2024
Headstone of Joseph Abrahams and Rebecca Abrahams née Kosky
Headstone of Joseph Abrahams and Rebecca Abrahams née Kosky

פ”נ
ב׳ יוֹספ אלכסנדר בן ר׳אברהם יצהק
נפתר יום כ׳׳ה אלול ת׳ר׳פ׳ח לפ׳׳ק

In loving memory of
JOSEPH ABRAHAMS
who passed away 10th September 1928
aged 76

נגם פ’’ט
מ’ רבקה בת ר’ דוד
נפתרה ר’’ח מרחשון ת’ר’צ’ה לפ’’ק
ת’ נ’ צ’ ב’ ה

also his devoted wife
REBECCA ABRAHAMS
died 9th October 1934
aged 81.

Deeply mourned by their sorrowing
sons, daughters, sons-in-law,
daughters-in-law & grandchildren.

May their dear souls
rest in peace.

 
Edmonton Federation of Synagogues Cemetery
XS. Row 01. Grave 72. 
Located    3 Oct 2024
Headstone of Ralph Norman Thrale 1876 and William Thrale 1883
Headstone of Ralph Norman Thrale 1876 and William Thrale 1883
 
St Leonards Church Located    26 Sep 2024
St Albans Cathedral mourning tablet, 1704.
St Albans Cathedral mourning tablet, 1704.
Mourning tablet for John Thrale, wife Margaret Thrale née Chaplin & sons Richard, John and Charles. Displayed the Thrale arms of a paly of ten or and gules impaling those of the Chaplin family, ermine on a chief indented azure, three griffins, heads erased or. This is the earliest known time that the arms of the family were monumentally displayed, having been adopted by John Thrale from the arms granted to the Threeles of Sussex. 
St Albans Cathedral
South transept. 
Located    30 Aug 2024
Louis Block inscription on the Dunkirk War memorial.
Louis Block inscription on the Dunkirk War memorial.
Inscribed in column 111. 
Dunkirk Town Cemetery
Column 111 
Located    24 Aug 2024
Dunkirk War Memorial.
Dunkirk War Memorial.
 
Dunkirk Town Cemetery     24 Aug 2024
Memorial tablet for Hester Lynch Thrale.
Memorial tablet for Hester Lynch Thrale.
Erected 28 April 1909 
Church of Corpus Christi Located    9 Aug 2024
Henry Thrale's memorial tablet
Henry Thrale's memorial tablet
Erected on Friday 20 September 1782. The monument is by Joseph Wilton  R.A. who also made George III's coronation coach. The Latin inscription is by Dr. Samuel Johnson
St Leonards Church Located    21 Jul 2024
Hester Maria Cotton's mourning tablet
Hester Maria Cotton's mourning tablet
By Joseph Wilton, epitaph by Dr. Samuel Johnson
St Leonards Church     12 Jul 2024

Histories

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Henry & Hester's friends and acquaintences
Henry & Hester's friends and acquaintences
Friends and guests of Henry Thrale and Hester Lynch Thrale née Salusbury (in alphabetical surname order) 
  24 Oct 2024
Thrale Parliamentarians
Thrale Parliamentarians
Thrales, their spouses, and others with close family connections were elected as Members of Parliament. This is not a definitive list. Please contact us if you know of others. 
  24 Oct 2024
Henry Thrale's parliamentary career
Henry Thrale's parliamentary career
His political view, electoral addresses and results. 
  24 Oct 2024
A New Thraliana (1973)
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.
 
  22 Oct 2024
A Newer Thraliana (2005)
A Newer Thraliana (2005)
The most comprehensive & recently updated book on the history of the Thrale family of Hertfordshire by Richard William Thrale (1931-2007)
  22 Oct 2024
Thraliana (1776-1800)
Thraliana (1776-1800)
The diary of Mrs. Hester Lynch Thrale (later Mrs. Piozzi) 1776-1809 
  22 Oct 2024
According to Queeney (2001).
According to Queeney (2001).
According to Queeney is a ‘faction’ account of Hester Maria Thrale by Beryl Bainbridge, published in 2001. This is my contemporary account of discovering the book and the book itself.
At no cost, we also have the TV programme According to Beryl, about Queeney, Johnson and the Thrale family and is based on the book.
 
  20 Oct 2024
Parting of Hester Thrale and Samuel Johnson.
Parting of Hester Thrale and Samuel Johnson.
Hester Lynch Thrale and Dr. Samuel Johnson largely ended their close friendship just before Hester married Gabriel Mario Piozzi on 23 July 1784. 
  19 Oct 2024
Dr. Samuel Johnson's close friendship with the Thrale family.
Dr. Samuel Johnson's close friendship with the Thrale family.
Samuel Johnson’s close friendship with Henry and Hester Thrale began in 1765, declined in 1781 after Henry’s death and mostly ended 1784 just before Hester married Gabriel Piozzi
  19 Oct 2024
Broad Arrow
Broad Arrow
Princess Elizabeth thanked the Thrale family securing her escape from Queen Mary between 1556 and 1558, by hiding her up a tree on their farm at Nomansland - which was just 6 miles from Hatfield House. When Elizabeth became Queen she repaid the Thrale family by giving them family arms and a Broad Arrow. 
  2 Sep 2024
Arthur Murphy
Arthur Murphy
Henry Thrale's oldest and dearest friend. It was Arthur Murphy who introduced Dr. Samuel Johnson to the Thrales in January 1765. Arthur Murphy (1727-1805) was a barrister, journalist, actor, biographer, translator and playwright. One of the most popular comic dramatists of the second half of the eighteenth century, from which he made his fortune. He occasionally used the pseudonym, 'Charles Ranger'. 
  24 Aug 2024
Hester Piozzi's London residences (1804).
Hester Piozzi's London residences (1804).
Written by Hester Piozzi on 25 June 1804. 
  24 Aug 2024
Anchor Brewery, Bankside, London (1616-1986).
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. 
  24 Aug 2024
Historic Sandridge. The story of a Hertfordshire parish (1952).
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. 
  24 Aug 2024
We Will Remember Them (1989).
We Will Remember Them (1989).
Written by Henry Morris, edited by Gerald Smith. Louis Block is included in this record of the 2,000 Jews who died serving in the British armed forces 1939-1945.  
  24 Aug 2024
Streatham Park tenants
Streatham Park tenants
Streatham Park's tenants, during two periods of rental:
  • 1778 - April 1790 and
  • 1795 - 1828.
 
  7 Aug 2024
Streatham Park library and the Streatham Worthies
Streatham Park library and the Streatham Worthies
 
  7 Aug 2024
Fanny Burney's relationship with the Thrales
Fanny Burney's relationship with the Thrales
Frances (Fanny) Burney (1752-1840) was an English novelist and diarist. She was the second daughter of Dr. Charles Burney, a music historian, and his wife, Esther. She is best known for her novels, including:


Burney first met the Thrales at a dinner party at her father’s house on 26 November 1778, aged 26. She became a close friend of the Thrales and her diary provides insight into their lives at Streatham Park
  7 Aug 2024
Pets of Henry & Hester Thrale
Pets of Henry & Hester Thrale
The Thrales' love of animals is evident in both their writings. The Thrales' pets including dogs, cats, birds, chickens, ducks, rabbits, an aviary (including canaries, finches, and parrots) and a monkey, were an important part of their family, and they brought them a great deal of joy. 
  31 Jul 2024
Hester Lynch Thrale tributes, obituaries and criticisms
Hester Lynch Thrale tributes, obituaries and criticisms
 
  18 Jul 2024

Videos

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BBC TV Arena: According to Beryl (2001).
BBC TV Arena: According to Beryl (2001).
On 6 October 2001, BBC Television broadcast 'According to Beryl'. Their hour-long account of the family arrangement enjoyed by Samuel Johnson and the Thrale family of Streatham seen through the eyes of Beryl Bainbridge, author of the book on the same subject, According to Queeney.
We also have an account of the Bery Bainbridge book According to Queeney, upon which this TV programme about Queeney, Johnson and the Thrale family is based.
 
  20 Oct 2024

Their works

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Verses 'Convolvulus' by Sophia Thrale aged 9.
Verses "Convolvulus" by Sophia Thrale aged 9.
 
  23 Oct 2024
Songs exchanged by Hester Lynch Thrale and Herbert Lawrence.
Songs exchanged by Hester Lynch Thrale and Herbert Lawrence.
In 1777-8 Hester Lynch Thrale’s account of:
  • the song written by Herbert Lawrence in her praise;
  • her earlier admiration of him;
  • their estrangement due to his behaviour after the sudden death of her 10-year-old son; and
  • her song in reply.
 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses for hester Thrale's 35<sup>th</sup> birthday, written by Samuel Johnson.
Verses for hester Thrale's 35th birthday, written by Samuel Johnson.
Verses written by Dr. Samuel Johnson on the occasion of the thirty-fifth birthday of Hester Lynch Thrale née Salusbury and recorded in Thraliana December 1777. 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'Youth' by Hester Lynch Thrale
Verses "Youth" by Hester Lynch Thrale
 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'To a Lady on April Fool Day' Hester Lynch Salusbury
Verses "To a Lady on April Fool Day" Hester Lynch Salusbury
Written on 1 April 1758. Thraliana entry dated June 1777. 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'The Two Signs' by Hester Lynch Thrale
Verses "The Two Signs" by Hester Lynch Thrale
Hester Thrale wrote in Thraliana and published in Public Advertiser 7 July 1779. 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'The Dean of Derry' by Hester Lynch Thrale
Verses "The Dean of Derry" by Hester Lynch Thrale
 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'Streatham' by Sophia Thrale aged 7.
Verses "Streatham" by Sophia Thrale aged 7.
With added lines by her mother, Hester Lynch Thrale
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'Sonetto dal Povoleri alla Sigra Thrale' by Hester Lynch Thrale
Verses "Sonetto dal Povoleri alla Sigra Thrale" by Hester Lynch Thrale
 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'Robin Redbreast' by Hester Lynch Thrale
Verses "Robin Redbreast" by Hester Lynch Thrale
 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'Political Alphabet' by Hester Lynch Thrale
Verses "Political Alphabet" by Hester Lynch Thrale
 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'My Dear Flo' by Hester Lynch Salusbury
Verses "My Dear Flo" by Hester Lynch Salusbury
Written by Hester Lynch Thrale. Thraliana entry dated 1 September 1797. 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'Lady with an English watch' by Hester Lynch Thrale
Verses "Lady with an English watch" by Hester Lynch Thrale
Written by Hester Lynch Thrale. Thraliana entry dated 21 January 1782. 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'Hagley' by Hester Lynch Thrale.
Verses "Hagley" by Hester Lynch Thrale.
Written in 1776. 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'Dover' by Hester Lynch Thrale
Verses "Dover" by Hester Lynch Thrale
 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'D'un amato & fido Cuore' by Hester Lynch Thrale
Verses "D'un amato & fido Cuore" by Hester Lynch Thrale
Hester Lynch Thrale née Salusbury wrote alternative lyrics to Sacchini’s Song of Torna pure al carobene in 1787. The poem is about the pain of being separated from a loved one. The speaker describes how her heart “languishes” and “palpitates” in the absence of her beloved. She compares the pain to “affanno” (shortness of breath) and “fatica” (fatigue). The only thing that can soothe her pain is the thought of being reunited with her beloved. 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'Charade' by Hester Lynch Thrale
Verses "Charade" by Hester Lynch Thrale
 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'Bathing' by Hester Lynch Thrale
Verses "Bathing" by Hester Lynch Thrale
 
  16 Oct 2024
Verses 'Against drinking' by Hester Lynch Thrale.
Verses "Against drinking" by Hester Lynch Thrale.
 
  16 Oct 2024
Verse 'That Sting Has None' by Hester Lynch Thrale.
Verse "That Sting Has None" by Hester Lynch Thrale.
 
  16 Oct 2024

Individuals

 ID   Last Name, Given Name(s)   Born   Location   Tree | Branch   Last Modified 
I372 
ABRAHAMS, Leah 
b. Between 24 Apr 1904 and 25 Apr 1904  Hoxton, Middlesex, England  UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I371 
BLOCK, Henry 
b. 6 Jun 1905  Whitechapel, Middlesex, England  UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I2245 
SMITH, William Alexander Ivory 
b. 13 Jun 1891  Fairlie, New Zealand  UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I2247 
MURPHY 
   UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I2246 
SMITH, Ethel Edith Louisa May 
   UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I2243 
SMITH, Sarah Ann 
   UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I2244 
MACARTHUR 
   UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I1642 
SMITH, William 
b. 28 Apr 1835  Great Hormead, Hertfordshire, England  UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I2236 
CHRISTIE BIRSE, Jessie Georgina 
b. 1860  Little Tillyfair Farm, Coull, Aberdeeen, Scotland  UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I2242 
GALLIE, male 
   UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I2241 
GALLIE, George 
   UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I2240 
CHRISTIE, Mary 
   UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I2237 
CHRISTIE, May 
   UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I2239 
BIRSS, Unknown 
   UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I2238 
LOVIE, William 
   UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I1644 
SMITH, William Alexander 
b. 3 Feb 1806  Furneux Pelham, Hertfordshire, England  UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I4482 
SMITH, Thomas 
b. 20 Oct 1838  Great Hormead, Hertfordshire, England  UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I17071 
SMITH, Nathan 
b. 14 Mar 1845  Great Hormead, Hertfordshire, England  UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I6966 
HALL, Sidney Richard Edmond 
b. 9 Apr 1895  Marton, Rangitikei District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand  UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
I1641 
SMITH, Elizabeth Emily 
b. 14 Sep 1865  Motueka, New Zealand  UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024

Families
                    
 ID   Father ID   Father's Name   Mother ID   Mother's Name   Married   Tree | Branch   Last Modified 
 F1064 
 I1642  William SMITH  I2236  Jessie Georgina CHRISTIE BIRSE  1888  UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
 F1070 
 I2247  MURPHY  I2246  Ethel Edith Louisa May SMITH    UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
 F1069 
 I2244  MACARTHUR  I2243  Sarah Ann SMITH    UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
 F1068 
 I2241  George GALLIE  I2236  Jessie Georgina CHRISTIE BIRSE  1886  UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
 F1067 
           UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
 F1065 
 I2238  William LOVIE  I2237  May CHRISTIE    UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
 F1066 
 I2239  Unknown BIRSS  I2237  May CHRISTIE    UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
 F629 
 I1642  William SMITH  I1643  Elizabeth HAINES    UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
 F1063 
 I4489  William DRUMMOND  I2235  Female UNKNOWN    UK Thrale family 3 Dec 2024
 F953 
 I1959  Richard GRANT  I1877  Mina Rebecca DALEY  31 May 1908  UK Thrale family 17 Nov 2024
 F596 
 I1556  Frederick Emanuel CAMPBELL  I1557  Jessie Ann STEWART  23 Feb 1913  UK Thrale family 17 Nov 2024
 F227 
 I462  Thomas Seeford DALEY  I463  Virginia Medora CAMPBELL  29 Aug 1920  UK Thrale family 17 Nov 2024
 F234 
 I1555  Thomas DALEY  I480  Morgiana MILLER    UK Thrale family 17 Nov 2024
 F224 
 I451  Ferdinand Emmanuel DALEY  I452  Ivy Esmural WILLIE  22 Jun 1941  UK Thrale family 17 Nov 2024
 F228 
 I468  John Samuel WILLIE  I469  Zillah Elizabeth Anne BROWN  31 Jul 1907  UK Thrale family 14 Nov 2024
 F236 
 I1174  John CAMPBELL  I470  Thessa Maud Eugenie WILLIE    UK Thrale family 14 Nov 2024
 F284 
 I578  Male THIELE  I579  Female WILSHER  1949  UK Thrale family 10 Nov 2024
 F1062 
 I2233  Male THIELE        UK Thrale family 10 Nov 2024
 F383 
 I1669  Steve JONES  I1549  Judy THIELE    UK Thrale family 10 Nov 2024
 F192 
 I391  Alfred ABRAHAMS  I574  Bessie BLOOM  Between 1 Jul 1933 and 30 Sep 1933  UK Thrale family 31 Oct 2024