The table below gives details about who owned and occupied the house. The sources for information vary; the records pre 1800 are mainly manor court rolls. Every time a property changed hands, even between family members, the transaction had to be recorded at the manorial court. The names of those who surrendered and those who were admitted and the entry fines they paid were written in the rolls of parchment by the clerk. An entry fine was paid to the lord of the manor and the new owner was given a written copy of the transaction, hence the term copyhold.
All records were in abbreviated medieval latin until 1752 except for a short period during the commonwealth between 1650 and 1660.Freehold property is rarely mentioned but can sometimes be found in the manor rentals. It is difficult to trace the history of a house as addresses are never given and therefore the only way is to use the owners name or very occasionally the name of the house.
Post 1800 there are many more sources of information although actual addresses are not used until mid 20th century. One method of identifying a house in the records is by the description of the land that went with it or the annual rent paid to the lord of the manor which often didn’t change over a hundred years.
The table is arranged over five columns. The first gives the year of the record and the second is the source document sometimes with a reference number. The next two columns record the transfer of ownership and the occupier of the property. Click on the names to link to the people database. Sometimes there is no link to the database so go to the people page on the top navigation bar and simply type in the name you are searching for. The search function returns all documents where the name searched for appears in that document. Click on a name match to view the document in which that name appears. When viewing a record that contains other names, it is possible to perform a new search on that name by clicking on the name link.
The last column shows information about the property and any comments
There used to be an old house on this site. The present house was built around 1870
| date | source | owner/buyer | occupier | comment |
| 1810 | Pre enclosure Plan/Hofton | William Wilshere transferred ownership to James Hanscombe | Jos Barber | now Hanscombe previous Wm Wilshere |
| 1811 | Pre enclosure Plan/Hofton | William Wilshere transferred ownership to James Handscombe | William Abbiss | now Hanscombe previous Wm Wilshere |
| 1818 | Enclosure award/HALS | William Wilshere transferred ownership to James Hanscombe | William Abbiss | House and close freehold 2 rood 27 perch |
| 1841 | Census 1841 | George Young | Near Burge End. George Young – Agricultural labourer age 30 | |
| 1851 | Census 1851 | George Young | George Young – Coal Dealer age 40 | |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | George Young | George Young – Scrub & wood dealer age 50 | |
| 1863 | Rates/HALS | William Handscombe | George Young | House and premises. 1 acre rateable value £8 0s 0d |
| 1864 | Cassey – trade directory/HALS | George Young | Shopkeeper. | |
| 1871 | Census 1871 | Azel Young | Azel Young – Carpenter age 27 | |
| 1877 | School admission register/HALS | Azel Young | Elizabeth Young born 3/12/1868 enrolled 1877 | |
| 1877 | School admission register/HALS | Azel Young | Annie Young enrolled 1877 | |
| 1877 | School admission register/HALS | Azel Young | George Young born 11/12/1873 enrolled 15/1/1877 | |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | Mr Hanscombe | Azel Young | Cottage. with do yard. Well in field, drainage-into ditch. 8 inmates sharing 2 living rooms, 4 sleeping rooms and Privy |
| 1879 | School admission register/HALS | Azel Young | William James Young born 12/7/1864 enrolled 1879 | |
| 1879 | School admission register/HALS | Hazael Young | George Young born 11/12/1872 enrolled 1879 | |
| 1881 | Census 1881 | Azel Young | Azel Young – Carpenter age 37 | |
| 1882 | School admission register/HALS | Haziel Young | Francis Young born 1/5/1879 enrolled 17/4/1882 | |
| 1886 | School admission register/HALS | Haziel Young | Down Town. Nellie Young born 9/4/1882 enrolled 26/4/1886 | |
| 1886 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Azell Young | Carpenter. | |
| 1888 | School admission register/HALS | Azel Young | Pirton. Arthur Young born 1/5/1879 enrolled 1888 Last school – Pirton Infants, | |
| 1890 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Azell Young | Carpenter. | |
| 1891 | Census 1891 | Azel Young | Near Burge End. gone to live at Stevenage 21/11/1898 Azel Young – Carpenter age 47 | |
| 1901 | Census 1901 | William Arnold | Near Burge End. William Arnold – Ordinary agricultural labourer age 74 | |
| 1908 | School admission register/HALS | Frank Arnold | Pirton. Doris Arnold born 22/8/1903 enrolled 4/5/1908 | |
| 1909 | Register of electors/HALS | Frank Arnold | Dwelling house. Near Burge End division can be Q =list of voters formerly part of Shillington, can vote county and parochial elections | |
| 1910 | Register of electors/HALS | Frank Arnold | Dwelling house. Near Burge End division can be Q =list of voters formerly part of Shillington, can vote county and parochial elections | |
| 1910 | School admission register/HALS | Frank Arnold | Pirton. Doris W Arnold born 22/8/1903 enrolled 1910 Last school – Pirton Infants, | |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | William Hanscombe | Frank Arnold | House & premises. Near Burge End 34 perch gross value £9 10s rateable value £7 5s |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | William Hanscombe | Frank Arnold | Garden. Near Burge End. 3 rood 8 perch gross value £2 17s rateable value £2 15s |
| 1911 | Register of electors/HALS | Frank Arnold | Dwelling house. Near Burge End | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Frank Arnold | 6 rooms 3 in household Frank Arnold Farm Labourer – age 33 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Agnes Arnold | 6 rooms 3 in household Agnes Arnold – age 34 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Doris Arnold | 6 rooms 3 in household Doris Arnold – age 7 | |
| 1912 | Register of electors/HALS | Frank Arnold | Dwelling house. Near Burge End | |
| 1912 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Frank Arnold | shopkeeper | |
| 1913 | Register of electors/HALS | Frank Arnold | Dwelling house. Near Burge End | |
| 1914 | Register of electors/HALS | Frank Arnold | Dwelling house. Near Burge End | |
| 1915 | Register of electors/HALS | Frank Arnold | Dwelling house. Near Burge End | |
| 1921 | School admission register/HALS | Frank Arnold | Pirton. Lionel Arnold born 24/4/1916 enrolled 5/9/1921 | |
| 1924 | School admission register/HALS | Frank Arnold | Pirton. Lionel Frank Arnold born 24/4/1916 enrolled 1924 Last school – Pirton Junior, | |
| 1924 | School admission register/HALS | Frank Arnold | Pirton. Ruby May Arnold born 22/7/1918 enrolled 1924 Last school – Pirton Junior, | |
| 1935 | School admission register/HALS | Frank Arnold | Burge End. Margaret Ada Arnold born 28/6/1930 enrolled 1935 | |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | J A B Hanscombe | Frank Arnold | Cottage and premises Burge End 0 gross value 14 rateable value 8 |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | June D Parkinson | at school | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Frank Arnold | Shillington Rd. married DOB 13/1/1878 General farm labourer Age 61 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Agnes Arnold | Married. DOB 25/10/1877 Unpaid domestic duties Age 62 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Lionel Arnold | Single. DOB 24/4/1916 Carpenter Age 23 |
