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 ad 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
| 1811 | owners | George Whittingstall | Issac Hodson | House,Yard And Close |
| 1863 | rates | William Cox | William Furr | House & Premises |
| 1910 | rates | William Cox | Goliath Burton | House & Premises |
| 1935 | rates | Herbert Burton | Herbert Burton | House And Premises |
| 1818 | enclosure | George Whittingstall | House,Yard And Close | |
| 1877 | sanitation | Mr Cox | William Furr | 1/2Dwelling House With Garden. Well, Drainage-None. 7 Inmates Sharing 3 Living Rooms, 4 Sleeping Rooms And Privy |
| 1841 | census | William Furr – Agricultural Labourer | Near Great Green | |
| 1851 | census | William Furr – Butcher | Little Green | |
| 1871 | census | William Furr – Butcher | Near The Church | |
| 1881 | census | Priscilla Pearce – Seamstress | Pirton Village | |
| 1891 | census | John Taylor – Agricultural Laborer | Nr The Church | |
| 1901 | census | Goliath Burton – Farmer | Nr The Church | |
| 1911 | census | Herbert Burton – Farmer | ||
| 1877 | School admission register | Joseph Burton born 7/3/1870 | living with Goliath Burton | |
| 1877 | School admission register | Martha Burton born 22/4/1868 | living with Goliath Burton | |
| 1882 | School admission register | Ellen Burton born 1/7/1874 | living with Goliath Burton | |
| 1883 | School admission register | John Burton | living with Goliath Burton | |
| 1886 | School admission register | Charles Burton born 19/8/1879 | living with Goliath Burton | |
| 1889 | School admission register | Herbert Burton born 13/7/1881 | living with Goliath Burton | |
| 1892 | School admission register | Lily Burton born 3/5/1884 | living with Goliath Burton | |
| 1915 | School admission register | Norman Burton born 29/3/1908 | Last school – Pirton Infants, living with Herbert Burton | |
| 1917 | School admission register | Fred W. Burton born 8/2/1910 | Last school – Pirton Infants, living with Herbert Burton | |
| 1918 | School admission register | Victor Burton born 3/11/1911 | Last school – Pirton Infants, living with Herbert Burton | |
| 1920 | School admission register | Hubert V Burton born 3/11/1911 | Last school – Pirton Infants, living with Herbert Burton | |
| 1923 | School admission register | Eunice Burton born 14/11/1913 | Last school – Pirton Junior, living with Herbert Burton | |
| 1924 | School admission register | Leonard A Burton born 2/3/1918 | Last school – Pirton Junior, living with Herbert Burton | |
| 1887 | School admission books | Lillie Burton | living with Goliath Burton | |
| 1909 | register of electors | Goliath Burton | Near The Church dwelling house | |
| 1911 | register of electors | Charlotte Burton | Near The Church house | |
| 1912 | register of electors | Charlotte Burton | Near The Church house | |
| 1912 | register of electors | Herbert David Burton | Near The Church land | |
| 1913 | register of electors | Charlotte Burton | Near The Church house | |
| 1913 | register of electors | Herbert David Burton | Near The Church land | |
| 1913 | register of electors | Hubert Walker | Near Great Green dwelling house | |
| 1914 | register of electors | Charlotte Burton | Near The Church house | |
| 1914 | register of electors | Herbert David Burton | Near The Church land | |
| 1914 | register of electors | Hubert Walker | Near Great Green dwelling house | |
| 1915 | register of electors | Charlotte Burton | Near The Church house | |
| 1915 | register of electors | Herbert David Burton | Near The Church land | |
| 1915 | register of electors | Hubert Walker | Near Great Green dwelling house |
