Abigail BURCHMORE

Abt 1770 - 1849  (79 years)

• Name	Abigail BURCHMORE
  Birth	Abt 1770	Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England
  Gender	Female
  Census	6 Jun 1841	The Village, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England
  	Grandchildren Norman Thrale (aged 10) and William Thrale (aged 12), sons of Abigail’s son Thomas Thrale, were living - in a cottage in front of St. Helen's Church owned by George Wright - with their grandmother Abigail Thrale née Burchmore, then aged 70, and described in family lore as the “grumpy grandmother.” [1]
  		UK census 1841 Village, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England. Abigail Thrale, 70 years. William Thrale 12 years. Norman Thrale, 10 years.
  Property	1842	Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  	The tithe map shows Abigail also owning a cottage on Lower Luton Road and the adjacent Ribbon Hall Field.
  Death	Bet. 1 Jan 1849 - 31 Mar 1849	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [2]
  Note	1973  [1]
  	"Poor woman, a difficult husband, early widowhood, and then her grandchildren orphaned at an early age - no wonder her temper was vile; she was renowned for her sharp tongue."
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Person ID	I63	UK Thrale family | Fairfolds and Hammonds Thrale branch, Marshalswick Thrale branch
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas BURCHMORE,   b. Abt 1729   d. 25 Jul 1806 (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sarah ANDREWS,   b. 1732   d. 1816 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1758	Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ralph THRALE,   c. 16 Nov 1766, Saint Leonards Church, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England d. 1836 (Age ~ 69 years)
  Marriage	29 Sep 1796	Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Alt. Marriage	29 Oct 1796	Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England   [3]
  Residence	Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England   [4]
  Children	1. Ralph THRALE,   b. 28 Jan 1798, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England d. 1799, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England (Age 0 years) + 2. Thomas THRALE,   b. 5 Dec 1800, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England d. 1840, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England (Age 39 years) m. Sarah THORPE (1823)   3. Elizabeth THRALE,   b. 27 Nov 1802, Sandridge, Hertfordshire, England d. 1806 (Age 3 years) m. ? ARNOLD + 4. Sarah THRALE,   b. 11 Aug 1805, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England d. 3 Dec 1884, Cambridge Cottage, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England (Age 79 years) m. John WILSHIRE (1833)   5. Mary THRALE,   b. 9 Mar 1809, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England d. 25 Jul 1882, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England (Age 73 years) m. John SIBLEY (1839)
  Histories		Right Name, Wrong Body. Chris Reynolds’ cautionary tale, written in May 2020, about the pitfalls of incorrectly linking records for individuals with the same name, using the real-life example of Ralph Thrale to illustrate the potential consequences of mistaken identity.
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 May 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1770 - Flamstead, Hertfordshire, England Marriage - 29 Sep 1796 - Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England Alt. Marriage - 29 Oct 1796 - Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England Census - 6 Jun 1841 - The Village, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England Property - The tithe map shows Abigail also owning a cottage on Lower Luton Road and the adjacent Ribbon Hall Field. - 1842 - Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England Death - Bet. 1 Jan 1849 - 31 Mar 1849 - St Albans, Hertfordshire, England Residence - - Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

  Right Name, Wrong Body. Chris Reynolds’ cautionary tale, written in May 2020, about the pitfalls of incorrectly linking records for individuals with the same name, using the real-life example of Ralph Thrale to illustrate the potential consequences of mistaken identity.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 103. [S18] General Records Office index (UK), Volume 06 Page 355. [S21] International Genealogical Index, (http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp). [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 101.