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 all the information about the property and any comments.
| date | source | owner/buyer | occupier | comment |
| 1753 | Land tax/HALS | Jnr John Farmer | ||
| 1765 | Rental/ HALS | Thomas Ferrian | ||
| 1775 | Manor of Pirton Court roll/HALS | John Farmer transferred ownership to Thomas Ferrian | Messuage is a reversion. This is a conditional surrender and if the condition is carried out it will return to the person who surrendered it | |
| 1780 | Manor of Pirton Court roll/HALS | John Farmer transferred ownership to Thomas Furrian | Messuage. reversion | |
| 1780 | Manor of Pirton Court roll/HALS | John Farmer transferred ownership to Thomas Ferrian | Condition is broken so Thomas Ferrian now owns it. | |
| 1800 | Manor of Pirton Court roll/HALS | Thomas Furrian transferred ownership to Mary kingsley | Cottages x2 Thomas left 2 cottages to his 2 daughters Fanny and Mary. Fanny married John Wright and Mary married John Kingsley | |
| 1811 | pre enclosure plan/Hofton | John Kingsley | Luke Smith | |
| 1811 | pre enclosure plan/Hofton | John Kingsley | Hanscombe | |
| 1818 | Enclosure award/HALS | John Kingsley | Cottage and close 1 acre 18 perch | |
| 1838 | Manor of Pirton Court roll/HALS | John Kingsley transferred ownership to Charles Kingsley | Cottage. Father to son Charles who auctions property | |
| 1839 | Land sale/HALS | Charles Kingsley transferred ownership to Barnard Acres | David Burton | The reversion of a convenient Dwelling House into two Tenements. Situate On the Left of the road Leading From Little Green at Pirton to Holwell. The reversion of a convenient Dwelling House into two Tenements. 1 Tenement containing 1 room below, pantry, oven and 2 chambers. |
| 1839 | Land sale/HALS | Charles Kingsley transferred ownership to Barnard Acres Acres | Joshua Reynolds | The reversion of a convenient Dwelling House into two Tenements. Situate on The left of the road leading From Little Green At Pirton To Holwell. The reversion of a convenient Dwelling House into two Tenements. Garden to each in the front, well with good water and a good orchard. A newly erected wood barn, boarded and thatched. 1 Tenement containing 2 rooms below, oven and dairy. Part brick, part roughcast and tiled. 1acre 18peck |
| 1840 | Register of electors/HALS | John Kingsley | Cottages and orchard In the lane leading to Holwell | |
| 1841 | Census 1841 | William Reynolds | Little Green. William Reynolds – Agricultural labourer age 31 | |
| 1841 | Register of electors/HALS | John Kingsley | Cottages and orchard cottages and orchard Near Little Green, in the lane leading to Holwell | |
| 1841 | Census 1841 | David Burton | Little Green. David Burton – Agricultural labourer age 45 | |
| 1842 | Register of electors/HALS | John Kingsley | Cottages and orchard cottages and orchard Near Little Green, in the lane leading to Holwell | |
| 1844 | Register of electors/HALS | Barnard Acres | Land. | |
| 1845 | Register of electors/HALS | Barnard Acres | Land. | |
| 1846 | Register of electors/HALS | Barnard Acres | Land. | |
| 1851 | Census 1851 | David Burton | David Burton – Ag Lab age 58 | |
| 1851 | Census 1851 | Abraham Kingsley | Abraham Kingsley – Ag Lab age 45 | |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | David Burton | David Burton – Agricultural labourer age 70 | |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | Charles Burton | Charles Burton – Agricultural labourer age 41 | |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | Abraham Kingsley | Abraham Kingsley – Sheep drover age 28 | |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | Abram Kingsley | Abram Kingsley – Drover age 55 | |
| 1863 | Rates/HALS | Mary Ann Kingsley | David burton | Cottage. rateable value £3 0s 0d |
| 1863 | Rates/HALS | Abraham Kingsley | Abraham Kingsley | Cottage & land. rateable value £6 0s 0d |
| 1863 | Rates/HALS | Mary Ann Kingsley | Joseph Reynolds | Cottage. rateable value £3 0s 0d |
| 1863 | Rates/HALS | Mary Ann Kingsley | David Sheppard | Cottage. rateable value £4 0s 0d |
| 1863 | Manor of Pirton Court roll/HALS | John Kingsley transferred ownership to Abraham Kingsley | Cottage. | |
| 1865 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1866 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1867 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1871 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1871 | Census 1871 | Abraham Kingsley | Abraham Kingsley – Drover age 65 | |
| 1872 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1873 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1874 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1875 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1876 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | Abraham Kingsley | Mary Cook | Cottage with garden. 1/2 shared well, drainage-None. 1 inmates sharing 1 living rooms, 1 sleeping rooms and privy |
| 1877 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | Abraham Kingsley | Abraham Kingsley | Bakers shop bakers shop with garden. 1/2 shared well, drainage-None. 5 inmates sharing living rooms, sleeping rooms and privy |
| 1878 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1878 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | George Kingsley | Baker. | |
| 1879 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1880 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1881 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1881 | Census 1881 | Abraham Kingsley | Abraham Kingsley – Cattle drover age 75 | |
| 1882 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1883 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green | |
| 1884 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green, in the lane leading to Holwell | |
| 1885 | 0 | Abraham Kingsley transferred ownership to George Kingsley | Abraham Kingsley | Abraham[dealer] died trustees John Trussell grocer & Joseph Kingsley sold to George £270 |
| 1885 | Register of electors/HALS | Abram Kingsley | Cottages, land and premises Near Little Green, in the lane leading to | |
| 1885 | Manor of Pirton Court roll/HALS | Abraham Kingsley transferred ownership to Joseph Kingsley | Abraham Kingsley | Cottage. Jo Kingsley and John Trussell are trustees of Abraham Kingsley property |
| 1886 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | George Kingsley | Baker. | |
| 1890 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | George Kingsley | Baker. | |
| 1891 | Census 1891 | George Kingsley | Nr Little Green. George Kingsley – Baker age 47 | |
| 1892 | School admission register/HALS | George Kingsley | Silver Street. Griffiths Kingsley born /10/1889 enrolled 1892/93 | |
| 1893 | School admission register/HALS | George Kingsley | Rose cottage. Edward Kingsley born /12/1890 enrolled 1893/94 | |
| 1895 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | George Kingsley | Baker. | |
| 1897 | School admission register/HALS | George Kingsley | Pirton. Griffin Kingsley born 26/10/1889 enrolled 1897 | |
| 1898 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | George Kingsley | Baker. | |
| 1899 | School admission register/HALS | George Kingsley | Pirton. Edward Kingsley born 10/12/1890 enrolled 1899 | |
| 1899 | School admission register/HALS | George Kingsley | Rose cottage. John Kingsley born 1895 enrolled 1899 | |
| 1901 | Census 1901 | George Kingsley | Little Green. Nr George Kingsley – Bread baker age 55 | |
| 1904 | School admission register/HALS | George Kingsley | Pirton. John Kingsley born 16/12/1895 enrolled 1904 | |
| 1909 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | George Kingsley | House and land. Holwell Road |
| 1909 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | House. Dead Horse Lane | |
| 1910 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | House. Dead Horse Lane | |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | George Kingsley | George Kingsley | Land & buildings & orchard. Dead Horse Lane. 1 acre 15 perch gross value £2 17s rateable value £2 15s |
| 1910 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | George Kingsley | House and land Holwell Road |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | George Kingsley | George Kingsley | House & bakehouse. Dead Horse Lane. 14 perch gross value £13 0s rateable value £9 15s |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Peggy Burton | Rose cottage. 3 rooms 1 in household Peggy Barber Burton – age 70 | |
| 1911 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | House. Dead Horse Lane | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | George Kingsley | Rose cottage. 6 rooms 4 in household George Kingsley Master Baker – age 67 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Sarah Kingsley | Rose cottage. 6 rooms 4 in household Sarah Ann Kingsley assisting in business – age 56 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Edward Kingsley | Rose cottage. 6 rooms 4 in household Edward George Kingsley Apprentice to Engineer fitter – age 20 | |
| 1911 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | George Kingsley | House. Holwell Road |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Oliver Kingsley | Rose cottage. 6 rooms 4 in household Oliver John Newton Kingsley School – age 15 | |
| 1912 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | House. Dead Horse Lane | |
| 1912 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | George Kingsley | Baker. | |
| 1912 | Manor of Pirton Court roll/HALS | George Kingsley | Rose Cottage. divided into 3. 1 ac 18p Reynolds and Burton occupied in 1861 | |
| 1912 | Manor of Pirton Court roll/HALS | George Kingsley | Rose Cottage divided into 3. 1 ac 18p Reynolds and Burton occupied in 1861 | |
| 1912 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | George Kingsley | House. Holwell Road |
| 1912 | Manor of Pirton Court roll/HALS | joseph Kingsley transferred ownership to George Kingsley | Cottage. George kingsley is a baker Jo Kingsley and John Trussell are trustees of Abraham Kingsley property | |
| 1913 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | George Kingsley | House. Holwell Road |
| 1913 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | House. Dead Horse Lane | |
| 1914 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | George Kingsley | House. Holwell Road |
| 1914 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | House. Dead Horse Lane | |
| 1915 | Register of electors/HALS | Peggy Burton | House. Dead Horse Lane | |
| 1915 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | House. Dead Horse Lane | |
| 1915 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | George Kingsley | House. Holwell Road |
| 1921 | 0 | George Kingsley | George Kingsley died. executors are Ann Gurney & James Griffin Kingsley | |
| 1923 | Manor of Pirton Court roll/HALS | George Kingsley | Rose Cottage. divided into 3 formerly occupied by Burton , Reynolds | |
| 1923 | Manor of Pirton Court roll/HALS | George Kingsley transferred ownership to Ann Gurney | Ann Gurney | Rose Cottage. divided into 3. 1 acre 18p Gurney and Kingsley were executors of George Kingsley’s will |
| 1923 | Manor of Pirton Court roll/HALS | George Kingsley transferred ownership to James Griffin Kingsley | James Griffin Kingsley | Rose Cottage. divided into 3. 1 acre 18p Gurney and Kingsley were executors of George Kingsley’s will |
| 1926 | School admission register/HALS | Edward Kingsley | Rose Cottage. divided into 3. Mary Kingsley born 21/7/1917 enrolled 1926 Last school – Pirton C.C.Infants, | |
| 1929 | School admission register/HALS | Edward Kingsley | Royal Oak Lane. Mary Kingsley born 21/7/1917 enrolled 1929 Last school – Lord Trilvaris Home, Alton, | |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | John Gurney Kingsley | Edward Kingsley | Cottage and premises. Holwell Rd. gross value 14 rateable value 8 |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | John Gurney Kingsley | J W Taylor | Cottage and premises. Holwell Rd. gross value 8 rateable value 5 |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Edward G Kingsley | 1 Rose Cottage. married DOB 10/9/1890 Engineer fitter waterworks Age 49 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Annie Kingsley | Married. DOB 11/4/1892 Unpaid domestic duties Age 47 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Oliver J. Kingsley | Single. DOB 16/12/1895 Farmworker horseman gen. Age 44 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Elizabeth Charlick | 2 Rose Cottage. Widower DOB 5/4/1860 Unpaid domestic duties Age 79 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Rose Manse | at school |
