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
There were old cottages on this site before this arlesey white brick house was built.
| date | source | owner/buyer | occupier | comment |
| 1613 | Court roll/HALS | Thomas Arnold | Built a cottage against the statute | |
| 1693 | Rental/ HALS | Widow heath | ||
| 1708 | HALS | Francis Arnold | 1708 – 1721 | |
| 1708 | HALS | Mary Heath transferred ownership to Francis Arnold | John Arnold | Cottage. Little Green. Francis bought cottage from Mary Heath from Ashwell &Thomas Heath her son cost £10 |
| 1722 | Poll Books/HALS | William Arnold | William Arnold Of Pirton Herts | |
| 1727 | Poll Books/HALS | William Arnold | William Arnold Of Pirton Herts | |
| 1734 | Poll Books/HALS | William Arnold | William Arnold Of Pirton Herts | |
| 1744 | Will | William Arnold transferred ownership to John Arnold | William Arnold | Cottage On Little Green. John is William’s son 1 rood orchard adjoining |
| 1754 | Poll Books/HALS | John Arnold | Robert Arnold | John Arnold Of Hitchin Herts |
| 1780 | Will | John Arnold transferred ownership to Thomas Arnold | John Arnold | Cottage On Little Green. Thomas is John’s eldest son 1 rood orchard adjoining |
| 1782 | HALS | Thomas Arnold transferred ownership to Robert Odell | John Arnold | Cottage,well,yard and half an orchard adjoining and half a right of common Little Green Tom Arnold of Colney Heath lab ,eldest son of John Arnold ,shepherd Deceased ,leases cottage with well, yard and orchard to Robert Odell blacksmith |
| 1800 | Land tax/HALS | Robert Odell | Robert Odell | Blacksmith |
| 1801 | Land tax/HALS | Robert Odell | Robert Odell | Blacksmith |
| 1802 | Land tax/HALS | Robert Odell | Robert Odell | Blacksmith |
| 1803 | Land tax/HALS | Robert Odell | Robert Odell | Blacksmith |
| 1804 | Land tax/HALS | Robert Odell | Robert Odell | Blacksmith |
| 1805 | HALS | Jeptha Odell | Jeptha Odell | Blacksmiths shop, Little Green. Radcliffe lord of Manor gives permission to Jeptha son of Robert Odell Dec to build and erect a blacksmith shop on waste land which is occupied with a garden and to take a piece of wasteland for the shop |
| 1805 | Land tax/HALS | Robert Odell | Robert Odell | |
| 1810 | Quarter Sessions/HALS | Jeptha Odell | Recognizance Jeptha Odell of Pirton to appear in respect of the child of Elizabeth Hill | |
| 1811 | HALS | Jeptha Odell | Jeptha Odell | |
| 1811 | Land tax/HALS | Jeptha Odell | Jeptha Odell | |
| 1812 | Land tax/HALS | Joseph Odell | Joseph Odell | |
| 1814 | Land tax/HALS | Jeptha Odell | Jeptha Odell | |
| 1818 | Enclosure award/HALS | Jeptha Odell | Cottage and garden 16 perch Thomas Arnold 1679 | |
| 1825 | Land tax/HALS | Jeptha Odell | Jeptha Odell | |
| 1826 | Land tax/HALS | Jeptha Odell | Jeptha Odell | |
| 1827 | Land tax/HALS | Jeptha Odell | Joseph Odell | |
| 1828 | Land tax/HALS | Jeptha Odell | Jeptha Odell | |
| 1830 | Land tax/HALS | Jeptha Odell | Jeptha Odell | Cottage. |
| 1832 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | Jeptha Odell | House and shop at Little Green |
| 1832 | HALS | Jeptha Odell | Blacksmith. | |
| 1833 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises.. Little Green | |
| 1834 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises.. Little Green | |
| 1835 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises.. Little Green | |
| 1836 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises.. Little Green | |
| 1836 | Putative father / Pirton | George Odell | Pirton. Maintenance orders; 24 Jun – 20 Aug 1836 for child of Priscilla Ward child: Betsy George Odell age 20 living at home Jeptha’s son | |
| 1836 | Quarter Sessions/HALS | George Odell | Maintenance Order George Odell, blacksmith and Priscilla Ward, spinster, both of Pirton, for their daughter Betsy | |
| 1837 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises.. Little Green | |
| 1838 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1839 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1839 | Hertfordshire Quarter Sessions/HALS | George Odell | 19 Feb 1839 conviction; Assault; defendant | |
| 1839 | Hertfordshire summary convictions/HALS | George Odell | 19 Feb 1839 summary conviction; Assault; Defendant | |
| 1839 | Quarter Sessions/HALS | George Odell | Conviction Assault George Odell and Thomas Davies both of Pirton on Ann, wife of James Hipgrave [fines from £4.5s to 1d] | |
| 1840 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1840 | Quarter Sessions/HALS | George Odell | Indictment George Odell of Pirton, labourer, for breaking into the house of James Hipgrave, labourer, and stealing various articles [acquitted] | |
| 1841 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1841 | Census 1841 | Jephtha Odell | Little Green. Jephtha Odell – Blacksmith age 59 | |
| 1841 | Census 1841 | Elizabeth Odell | Little Green. Elizabeth Odell – Strawplaiter age 65 | |
| 1842 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1844 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises.. Little Green | |
| 1845 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises.. Little Green | |
| 1846 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1847 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1849 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1850 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1850 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Jeptha Odell | Blacksmith. | |
| 1851 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1851 | Census 1851 | William Odell | William Odell – Ag Lab age 30 | |
| 1851 | Census 1851 | Jephtha Odell | Jephtha Odell – Blacksmith age 66 | |
| 1851 | Census 1851 | Elizabeth Odell | Elizabeth Odell – Straw Cutter age 78 | |
| 1852 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises.. Little Green | |
| 1853 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | Little Green | |
| 1854 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1855 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1855 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Jeptha Odell | Blacksmith. | |
| 1857 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1858 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1859 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1860 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1860 | HALS | Jeptha Odell transferred ownership to George Odell | Charles Odell | Cottage and shop. Jeptha deceased leaves cottage and shop to sons George and Charles. Mary and William their sister and brother £15 each. Also £15 to brother John who is in Australia if he returns within 6 months |
| 1861 | Register of electors/HALS | Jeptha Odell | House and premises. Little Green | |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | George Odell | George Odell – Blacksmith age 47 | |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | Charles Odell | Charles Odell – Blacksmith age 38 | |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | Charles Odell | Charles Odell – Shoe maker age 23 | |
| 1863 | Rates/HALS | William Chamberlain | William Chamberlain | Cottage. rateable value £2 8s 0d |
| 1863 | Rates/HALS | Charles Odell | Charles Odell | Cottage. rateable value £2 10s 0d |
| 1863 | Rates/HALS | George Odell | George Odell | Cottage & blacksmith shop rateable value £6 0s 0d |
| 1864 | Cassey – trade directory/HALS | George Odell | Blacksmith. | |
| 1865 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land.. Little Green | |
| 1865 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1866 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1866 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1867 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1867 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1871 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1871 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1871 | Census 1871 | George Odell | George Odell – Blacksmith age 58 | |
| 1871 | Census 1871 | Charles Odell | Charles Odell – Blacksmith age 45 | |
| 1872 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1872 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1873 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1873 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1874 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1874 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1875 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1875 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1876 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1876 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1877 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1877 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | Charles Odell | Charles Odell | Blacksmiths shop with garden. Well, drainage-None. 2 inmates sharing 1 living rooms, 2 sleeping rooms and 1/2 shared privy |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | Charles Odell | Charles Odell | Blacksmiths shop with garden. Well, drainage-None. 2 inmates sharing 1 living rooms, 2 sleeping rooms and 1/2 shared privy |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | George Odell | George Odell | Blacksmiths shop with garden. drainage-None. 1 inmates sharing 1 living rooms, 1 sleeping rooms and 1/2 shared privy |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | George Odell | George Odell | Blacksmiths shop with garden. drainage-None. 1 inmates sharing 1 living room, 1 sleeping room and 1/2 shared privy |
| 1878 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1878 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1878 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | George Odell | Blacksmith. | |
| 1879 | HALS | George Wilson | Sarah Ann Wilson born 12/5/1875 enrolled 23/6/1879 | |
| 1879 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1879 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1880 | School admission register/HALS | George Wilson | Martha Wilson born 12/3/1873 enrolled 1880 Last school – Infant Department, | |
| 1880 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1880 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1881 | HALS | James Wilson | Martha Wilson born 24/4/1874 enrolled 4/7/1881 | |
| 1881 | Census 1881 | James Wilson | James Wilson – Agricultural labourer age 43 | |
| 1881 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1881 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1881 | Census 1881 | Charles Odell | Charles Odell – Blacksmith age 58 | |
| 1882 | School admission register/HALS | James Wilson | Ellen Wilson born 8/11/1878 enrolled 17/4/1882 | |
| 1882 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1882 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1883 | School admission register/HALS | George Wilson | Sarah A Wilson enrolled 1883 | |
| 1883 | School admission register/HALS | James Wilson | Martha Wilson born 24/4/1874 enrolled 1883 | |
| 1883 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1883 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1884 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1884 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1885 | HALS | James Wilson | Emma Wilson born 3/7/1881 enrolled 9/2/1885 | |
| 1885 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1885 | Register of electors/HALS | George Odell | House and land. Little Green | |
| 1890 | School admission register/HALS | James Wilson | Pirton. Ellen Wilson born 8/11/1878 enrolled 1890 | |
| 1890 | School admission register/HALS | James Wilson | Pirton. Emma Wilson born 9/12/1882 enrolled 1890 | |
| 1890 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Charles Odell | Blacksmith. | |
| 1895 | School admission register/HALS | James Wilson | Pirton. Charles Wilson born 16/10/1882 enrolled 1895 | |
| 1901 | Census 1901 | Martha Wilson | Little Green. Martha Wilson – Straw plaiter age 28 | |
| 1902 | School admission register/HALS | Martha Wilson | Bertie Wilson born 18/4/1894 enrolled 1902 | |
| 1909 | Register of electors/HALS | Martha Wilson | House. Near Blacksmith’s Arms | |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | Charles Chamberlain | Charles Chamberlain | Cottage & garden. Nr Blacksmiths Arms 30 perch gross value £5 0s rateable value £3 15s |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | Martha Wilson | Martha Wilson | Cottage & premises Nr Blacksmiths Arms 8 perch gross value £5 0s rateable value £3 15s |
| 1910 | Register of electors/HALS | Martha Wilson | House. Near Blacksmith’s Arms | |
| 1910 | School admission register/HALS | Martha Wilson | Pirton. Frederick Wilson born 19/2/1907 enrolled 11/4/1910 | |
| 1911 | Register of electors/HALS | Martha Wilson | House. Near Blacksmith’s Arms | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Martha Wilson | Near Little Green. 4 rooms 5 in household Martha Matilda Wilson – age 37 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Ellen Wilson | Near Little Green. 4 rooms 5 in household Ellen Wilson – age 33 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Emma Wilson | Near Little Green. 4 rooms 5 in household Emma Elizabeth Wilson – age 30 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Charles Wilson | Near Little Green. 4 rooms 5 in household Charles Wilson Farm Labourer – age 26 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Bertram Wilson | Near Little Green. 4 rooms 5 in household Bertram William N Wilson Farm Labourer – age 17 | |
| 1912 | Register of electors/HALS | Martha Wilson | House. Near Blacksmith’s Arms | |
| 1913 | Register of electors/HALS | Martha Wilson | House. Near Blacksmith’s Arms | |
| 1914 | Register of electors/HALS | Martha Wilson | House. Near Blacksmith’s Arms | |
| 1915 | Register of electors/HALS | Martha Wilson | House. Near Blacksmith’s Arms | |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | M Chamberlain | Martha Chamberlain | Cottage & prems. Adh Little Green gross value 7.5 rateable value 4 |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | A Weeden | Abraham Weeden | Cottage & prems. Adh Little Green gross value 7 rateable value 4 |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Abram Weeden | High Street. married DOB 26/8/1870 general farm labourer Age 69 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Martha Weeden | Married. DOB 28/4/1880 Unpaid domestic duties Age 59 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Charles Weeden | Single. DOB 5/10/1885 incapacitated Age 54 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Martha Chamberlain | High Street. widow/widower DOB 6/1/1852 Unpaid domestic duties Age 87 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Emily Chamberlain | Single. DOB 28/12/1884 Shop cleaner Age 55 |
