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.
| Date | Source | Owner/Buyer | Occupier | Comment |
| 1552 | 48458 Pirton Manor Court Roll | John Hanscombe sold to Robert Hanscombe | John died and left the tenement called Dix to his son Robert..lease for 30 years, | |
| 1558 | 48456 Pirton Manor Court Roll | Robert Hanscombe sold to John Hanscombe | Robert died left it to son John who is a minor aged 8 so Agnes Hunt widow former wife of John Hunt holds it until, | |
| 1580 | 48459 Pirton Manor Court Roll | John Hanscombe sold to Christopher Farmer | John sold to Christopher Farmer, | |
| 1599 | DE 75 Pirton Manor Court Roll | Christopher Farmer sold to Thomas Farmer | Thomas Farmer sen | Cottage at Green End. Christopher Farmer, who held the cottage, died since the last court; that Thomas Farmer is his son and next heir and of full age, |
| 1600 | 46544 rentall | Thomas Farmer | Rent of cottage 1shilling | |
| 1610 | 48545 rentall | Thomas Farmer | Rent of cottage and 7 roods1shilling | |
| 1628 | 48546 rentall | Thomas Farmer | Rent of cottage and 7 roods1shilling | |
| 1639 | 48483 Pirton Manor Court Roll | Thomas Farmer senior sold to Thomas Farmer junior | a messuage with appurtenances at Greene End in which Thomas senior recently lived with all land and tenants pertaining at an annual rent of 12d, surrendered through Christopher Farmer , | |
| 1650 | 48547 rentall | Thomas Farmer | Rent of cottage and 7 roods1shilling | |
| 1661 | Pirton Manor Court Roll | Thomas Farmer senior | Thomas Farmer the elder held a messuage or tenement at Greene End in Pirton and several pieces of land in Pirton to which he was admitted on 22 July 1661 at a rent of 3 shillings 1 penny by 4 copies of court roll | |
| 1663 | Hearth tax | Thomas Farmer | Thomas an old cottager pays tax on two hearths | |
| 1670 | 48548 rentall | Thomas Farmer | Rent of cottage and 7 roods1shilling | |
| 1670 | De 13 Rentall | Thomas Farmer | Rent 1 shilling | |
| 1693 | 48549 rentall | Thomas Farmer | Rent 3 shillings | |
| 1704 | 48550 rentall | Thomas Farmer | Rent 3 shillings | |
| 1705 | 48500 Pirton manor court book | Thomas Farmer | Robert Farmer | Thomas Farmer senior surrendered the property to the use of his will in which he devised the property to his son, Thomas Farmer |
| 1714 | 48500 Pirton manor court book | Thomas Farmer sold to John Farmer | Edmund Simkins | Thomas senior leaves the cottage to his son Thomas junior but the son dies before his father and he has no children. Therefore it goes to Thomas’ elder brother John Farmer |
| 1720 | rentall | Edmund Simkins | Annual rent 1 shilling 4 years in arrears 4 shillings at michelmas 1757 | |
| 1721 | Quit rents | John Farmer | ||
| 1727 | 48500 Pirton manor court book | John Farmer sold to Edmund Simkins | Edmund Simkins | John sells to Edmund Simkins, butcher who supplied the workhouse with nine stone of beefe at 18 shillings in 1758 |
| 1733 | DE 14 Rentall | Edmund Simkins | Rent 12d | |
| 1757 | Rentall | Edmund Simkins | Edmund Simkins | Annual rent 1 shilling 4 years in arrears 4 shillings at Michaelmas 1757 |
| 1758 | Rentall | Edmund Simkins | Annual rent 1 shilling 1 years in arrears 1 shillings at Michaelmas 1758 | |
| 1761 | Rentall | Edmund Simkins | Annual rent 1 shilling 1 years in arrears 1 shillings at Michaelmas 1761. rent paid 1s 6d | |
| 1764 | 48500 Pirton manor court book | Edmund Simkins sold to Susannah Simkins | Susannah Simkins | Edmund leaves the cottage to his widow Susannah |
| 1764 | 48500 Pirton manor court book | Susannah Simkins sold to John Crouch | John Crouch | Susannah immediately sells to John Crouch, a cordwainer. John had been making shoes for the poor of the village since 1740. He charged 2s for a child’s shoes,2s.6d for womens and 4s for mens, with 10d extra for nails |
| 1765 | Rentall | Edmund Simkins | Annual rent 1 shilling 4 years in arrears 4 shillings at Michaelmas 1765. rent paid 4s | |
| 1769 | 48500 Pirton manor court book | John Crouch sold to John Crouch | John Crouch | John mortgages the property to John Noddings |
| 1785 | 48500 Pirton manor court book | John Crouch sold to Charles Baron | John Crouch | John sells the property to Charles Baron |
| 1789 | 48500 Pirton manor court book | Charles Baron sold to John Throssell | Richard Smith | Charles leaves the property to his nephew John Throssell. Richard Smith was the workhouse master from 1781 to 1787. |
| 1811 | Pre enclosure award | John Throssell | James Dawson Elizabeth Dawson | Homestead and orchard on the green. James is a shoemaker, he moved to Pirton from Banbury before 1805. His wife Elizabeth died in June 1814. His eldest son William Dawson taught in the British School held in Docwra Manor. , |
| 1818 | Enclosure award | John Throssell | James Dawson | The prices of his shoes varied from 9s for a pair of high shoes and 19s6d for a pair of men’s shoes and 6s.3d for women’s shoes as shown in the overseers account book., |
| 1826 | Land tax | James Dawson | James Dawson | Land tax 4 shillings and sixpence |
| 1830 | Land tax | James Dawson | James Dawson | Land tax 4 shillings and sixpence |
| 1832 | register of electors | James Dawson | Near Little Green, at the end of that lane cottages lease | |
| 1833 | register of electors | James Dawson | ||
| 1834 | register of electors | James Dawson | ||
| 1835 | register of electors | James Dawson | ||
| 1836 | register of electors | James Dawson | ||
| 1838 | register of electors | James Dawson | ||
| 1841 | Census | James Dawson | Family size.6 James is a widower and Rebecca Throssell his daughter, her husband George and family is living with him | |
| 1851 | Census | James Dawson | Family size…9 James is a widower and Rebecca Throssell his daughter, her husband George and family is living with him | |
| 1861 | Census | George Throssell | Family size…9 | |
| 1863 | Rates | Sarah Throssell | George Throssell | House and land,1 acre rateable value £6.16s |
| 1863 | rates | Sarah Throssell | George Throssell | House And Land |
| 1871 | Census | James Wilson George Throssell | Household size…6 | |
| 1877 | Sanitation report | Stafford Allen | James Wilson Samuel Baines Thomas Gazeley | Wilson and Baines shared the left hand cottage and Gazeley the right. 1 shared well and privy for 13 people and dumb well needs cleaning. Gazeley is a shoemaker., |
| 1877 | sanitation | Stafford Allen | James Wilson | 1/2Shared Cottage With Garden. 1/2 Shared Well, Drainage-Dumb Well. 4 Inmates Sharing 1 Living Rooms, 1 Sleeping Rooms And 1/2 Shared Privy |
| 1881 | Census | Thomas Gazeley George Stapleton | ||
| 1883 | School admission register | Martha Wilson born 24/4/1874 | living with James Wilson | |
| 1884 | School admission register | John Gazeley born 25/4/1876 | living with James Gazeley | |
| 1885 | School admission register | Agnes Gazeley born 5/3/1878 | living with James Gazeley | |
| 1886 | School Admissions | Jane Goldsmith | Jane Goldsmith born August 1883entered Pirton Board School 1886/7 John Goldsmith born 30 December 1887entered Pirton Board School 1890/1 Willie Goldsmith born 9 September 1885 entered Pirton Board School 1887/88 Edward Goldsmith born 1896 entered Pirton Board School 1899 Susie Goldsmith born 4 May 1892 entered Pirton Board School 1894/5 Sidney Goldsmith born 1894 entered Pirton Board School 1896/7 Bertie Goldsmith born April 1890 entered Pirton Board School 1892/3 | |
| 1887 | School Admissions | Florence Stapleton | Florence Stapleton born 28th May 1883 entered Pirton Board School | |
| 1887 | School admission register | Jennie Gazeley born 21/9/1879 | living with James Gazeley | |
| 1887 | School admission books | Sydney Gazeley | living with James Gazeley | |
| 1887 | School admission books | Florence Stapleton | living with George Stapleton | |
| 1888 | School Admissions | Lily Stapleton | Lily Stapleton born 1886 entered Pirton Board School | |
| 1888 | School admission books | Lily Stapleton | living with George Stapleton | |
| 1890 | Allen Land Sale | Stafford Allen | Thomas Gazeley | 2 brick, lath, plaster, slated and tiled freehold cottages. Cottage 1 has 2 bedrooms and 2 rooms on the ground floor. Cottage 2 has 2 bedrooms, 2rooms on the ground floor and a shoemakers shop. Wood barn to each and a pump of water. Annual rent £14.6s |
| 1890 | School Admissions | Frederick Tarrier Ida Tarrier Walter Tarrier Archibald Tarrier | Frederick Tarrier born 31 April 1886 entered Pirton Board School 1890/1 Ida Tarrier born 5 June 1887 entered Pirton Board School 1890/1 Walter Tarrier born April 1889entered Pirton Board School 1892/3 Archibald Tarrier born 3 April 1892 entered Pirton Board School 1894/5 | |
| 1890 | Land sales | Stafford Allen | 2 Enclosures Of Large And Productive Garden Ground, In The Rear And At The Sidewood Barn To Each And A Pump Of Water.Cottage 1 Has 2 Bedrooms And 2 Rooms On The Ground Floor. Cottage 2 Has 2 Bedrooms, 2Rooms On The Ground Floor And A Shoemakers Shop.2 Brick, Lath, Plaster, Slated And Tiled Cottages | |
| 1891 | Census | William Tarrier Thomas Gazeley | Family size…4 Family size…5 | |
| 1891 | School admission register | Florence Stapleton born 28/5/1883 | living with George Stapleton | |
| 1894 | School admission register | Lily Stapleton born 19/5/1886 | living with George Stapleton | |
| 1901 | Census | William Goldsmith Elizabeth Stapleton | Family size ..10 in 4 rooms Family size…3 | |
| 1909 | register of electors | William Stapleton | Little Green dwelling house | |
| 1910 | Rates | sold to Sarah King of Square House,Uxbridge, Middx | William Goldsmith William Stapleton | The building has been divided into 2 cottages With 22 perches of land. each, |
| 1910 | register of electors | William Stapleton | Little Green dwelling house | |
| 1910 | rates | S King | William Goldsmith | Cottage |
| 1911 | Census | Elizabeth Stapleton Emma Goldsmith | Family size ..6 in 4 rooms Family size…5 in 5 rooms | |
| 1911 | register of electors | William Stapleton | Little Green dwelling house | |
| 1911 | School admission register | George Arnold born 29/11/1903 | Last school – Pirton Infants, living with Joseph Arnold | |
| 1912 | register of electors | William Stapleton | Little Green dwelling house | |
| 1913 | register of electors | William Stapleton | Little Green dwelling house | |
| 1914 | register of electors | William Stapleton | Little Green dwelling house | |
| 1915 | register of electors | William Stapleton | Little Green dwelling house | |
| 1915 | School admission register | Alice Arnold born 19/9/1907 | Last school – Pirton Infants, living with Joseph Arnold | |
| 1924 | School admission register | Kenneth Cyril Goldsmith born 25/5/1916 | Last school – Pirton Junior, living with Frank Goldsmith | |
| 1924 | School admission register | Ronald Goldsmith born 1/12/1914 | Last school – Pirton Junior, living with Frank Goldsmith | |
| 1935 | rates | A Burton | Frank Goldsmith | Cottage And Premises |
| 1936 | Rates | sold to Mrs A. Burton | Frank Goldsmith Joseph Arnold | 2 cottages and premises Rateable value £5 |
| 1980 | House Sale | Peter & Sally Lake sold to Rod& Rosie Hamilton-McCleod | Peter & Sally Lake | Rogers Sale details |
