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.
| date | source | owner/buyer | occupier | comment |
| 1598 | Delme Radcliffe collection / HALS | Matthew Ansell transferred ownership to Ann Ansell | 2 cottages Matthew Ansell is dying, he surrenders to Ann his wife for life, then Richard his son, then Michael Ansell | |
| 1598 | Delme Radcliffe collection / HALS | Matthew Ansell transferred ownership to Ann Ansell | 2 cottages on Great Green. Ann and Richard Ansell are admitted | |
| 1603 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Matthew Ansell transferred ownership to Ann Ansell | Matthew Ansell | Messuage Abutting On Chipping Green with 1 acre adjoining + 4acres. Matthew is dying, he surrenders to Ann his wife, then Joseph his son and Matthew who is a minor |
| 1630 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Michael Ansell transferred ownership to Agnes Ansell | Michael Ansell surrenders a cottage and 1 acre of pasture abutting Chipping Green to his wife Agnes, then Michael his son | |
| 1642 | Tax to relieve British army in Ireland | John Camkin | living in Pirton | |
| 1642 | tax to relieve British army in Ireland | Michael Ansell | living in Pirton | |
| 1644 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Michael Ansell transferred ownership to Elizabeth Ansell | messuage on Chipping Green with 4 ac of land. Michael Ansell sen surrenders to himself for life and the remainder to his wife Elizabeth and son Michael. Michael jun is a minor | |
| 1663 | Hearth Tax/ National Archives | John Camkin | John Camkin has 3 hearths | |
| 1663 | Hearth Tax/ National Archives | Michaell Ansell | Michaell Ansell constable has 2 hearths | |
| 1663 | Doddingselles Manor Court book byelaws/HALS | Michaell Ansell | old cottager | |
| 1670 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | John Campkin transferred ownership to Richard Stringer | house near the house & Barn Of Thomas Allison On South. with 2 roods. Richard Stringer is John Campkin’s sister husband | |
| 1670 | Rental/ HALS | Michaell Ansell | ||
| 1670 | Rental/ HALS | Michaell Ansell | ||
| 1701 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Richard Stringer transferred ownership to Anne Stringer | Richard Stringer | cottage with half an acre |
| 1733 | Rental/ HALS | Michael Ansell | ||
| 1733 | Rental/ HALS | Michael Ansell | ||
| 1736 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Michael Ansell transferred ownership to | William Turner | half messuage on Great Green surrendered to use of will |
| 1738 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Michael Ansell transferred ownership to Elizabeth Turner | William Turner | half messuage on Great Green. Elizabeth Ansell was Michael’s daughter in law but she remarried …Turner . In Michael’s will She had the cottage for natural life and then went to his grandaughters Eliz Sheppard and Ann Hobbs as co heirs |
| 1753 | Land tax/HALS | john Ansell | ||
| 1763 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Michael Ansell transferred ownership to John Hobbs | Joseph Howe | half messuage on Great Green and 1 ac of land adjoining or near the messuage. John Hobbs is Great Grandson of Michael Ansell , his mother was Ann Hobbs and co heir |
| 1763 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | John Hobbs transferred ownership to Francis Arnold | Joseph Howe | half messuage on Great Green sold immediately |
| 1763 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Michael Ansell transferred ownership to Elizabeth Sheppard | The other half Messuage on Great Green and half ac in Upper Crofts and 3 half acre strips left to Michael’s other grandaughter Elizabeth, who is married to John Sheppard yeoman | |
| 1764 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Elizabeth Sheppard transferred ownership to Francis Arnold | The other half Messuage on Great Green and half ac in Upper Crofts and 3 half acre strips. Now Arnold has the whole house | |
| 1780 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Francis Arnold | Francis Arnold | |
| 1781 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Francis Arnold | Francis Arnold | |
| 1782 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Francis Arnold | Francis Arnold | |
| 1786 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Francis Arnold | ||
| 1787 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Francis Arnold | ||
| 1788 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Francis Arnold | ||
| 1789 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Francis Arnold | ||
| 1790 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Heaily | late Arnold | |
| 1791 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Francis Arnold | Messuage on Great Green | |
| 1791 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Francis Arnold | Messuage Great Green | |
| 1791 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Heailey | late Arnold | |
| 1792 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Heailey | late Arnold | |
| 1793 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Francis Arnold transferred ownership to Thomas Hailey | Messuage Great Green Thomas is Francis son in law | |
| 1793 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Heailey | late Arnold | |
| 1794 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Heailey | late Arnold | |
| 1795 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Heailey | late Arnold | |
| 1796 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Hailey | late Arnold | |
| 1797 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Heailey | late Arnold | |
| 1798 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Heailey | late Arnold | |
| 1799 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Heailey | late Arnold | |
| 1800 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Heailey | late Arnold | |
| 1801 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Hailey | late Arnold | |
| 1802 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Haley | late Arnold | |
| 1803 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Hailey | late Arnold | |
| 1804 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Hailey | late Arnold | |
| 1805 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Hailey | late Arnold | |
| 1809 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Thomas Hailey transferred ownership to George Arnold Hailey | half Messuage on Great Green. George is elder son of Thomas and Mary Hailey nee Arnold. half of the house with ac adjoining | |
| 1809 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Thomas Hailey transferred ownership to George Arnold Hailey | other half of the house on Great Green. George is elder son of Thomas and Mary Hailey nee Arnold. half house and half ac in Upper Crofts and 3 half strips | |
| 1811 | Pre enclosure Award/HALS | Mary Hailey | John Sheppard | |
| 1811 | Pre enclosure Award/HALS | George Hailey | William Nicolls | |
| 1811 | Pre enclosure plan/Hofton | Mary Hailey | John Sheppard | |
| 1811 | Pre enclosure plan/Hofton | George Hailey | William Nicolls | |
| 1811 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Hailey | late Arnold | |
| 1812 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Hailey | late Arnold | |
| 1814 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Hailey | late Arnold | |
| 1817 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Hailey | John Reynolds | Messuage on Great Green orchard of 1 rood and dovehouse or barn adjoining house |
| 1826 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | George Arnold Hailey transferred ownership to John Hipgrave | The other half Messuage on Great Green and half ac in Upper Crofts and 3 half strips | |
| 1818 | Enclosure plan/HALS | George Hailey | house and yard Great Green 1 rood | |
| 1825 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Hailey | late Arnold | |
| 1818 | Enclosure award/HALS | George Hailey | barn and yard Great Green 32 perches | |
| 1826 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | George Arnold Hailey transferred ownership to John Sheppard | John Sheppard | half Messuage on Great Green cost £66, half of the house with ac adjoining. The garden ground to be separated to go with the other half of the cottage |
| 1826 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Hailey | late Arnold | |
| 1827 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Hailey | late Arnold | |
| 1828 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Hailey | late Arnold | |
| 1830 | Land tax/HALS | Mr Hailey | house & land Great Green late Arnold | |
| 1841 | Census 1841 | James weeden | agricultural Labourer age 30 | |
| 1841 | Census 1841 | Mary cook | Mary Cook age 20 | |
| 1841 | Census 1841 | Charles Males | Charles Males age 20 carpenter | |
| 1841 | Census 1841 | John Hipgrave | John Hipgrave age 80 Farmer | |
| 1841 | Census 1841 | Thomas Dawson | Thomas Dawson – Agricultural labourer age 35 | |
| 1848 | Delme Radcliffe collection / HALS | John Sheppard transferred ownership to John Sheppard | Thomas Chamberlain | cottage divided into 2 cottage formerly occupied by Joseph Howe now divided into 2 and occupied by Thomas Dawson and Thomas Chamberlain |
| 1848 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | John Sheppard transferred ownership to John Sheppard | John Sheppard | cottage on Great Green. father gave to son of Ley Green labourer |
| 1848 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | John Sheppard transferred ownership to George Young | Thomas Dawson | cottage divided into 3 on Great Green |
| 1851 | Census 1851 | George Males | George Males – Ag Lab age 23 | |
| 1851 | Census 1851 | Thomas Dawson | Thomas Dawson – Ag Lab age 48 | |
| 1851 | Census 1851 | Thomas Chamberlain | Thomas Chamberlain – Ag Lab age 32 | |
| 1851 | Census 1851 | William Roberts | Wiliam Roberts agricultural Labourer age 27 | |
| 1851 | Census 1851 | Joseph Chamberlain | Joseph Chamberlain – Ag Lab age 56 | |
| 1855 | Register of electors/HALS | George Young | William Roberts | houses in the occupation of William Roberts and others Great Green |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | Joseph Chamberlain | Joseph Chamberlain – Agricultural labourer age 66 | |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | Thomas Dawson | Thomas Dawson – Agricultural labourer age 58 | |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | George Males | George Males – Agricultural labourer age 33 | |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | Thomas Chamberlain | Thomas Chamberlain – Agricultural labourer age 42 | |
| 1863 | Rates/HALS | George Young | George Males | cottage Great Green rateable val £2 10s 0d |
| 1863 | Rates/HALS | George Young | Thomas Chamberlain | cottage Great Green rateable val £2 10s 0d |
| 1863 | Rates/HALS | George Young | Charles Cherry | cottage on Great Green rateable val £2 10s 0d |
| 1869 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | George Young | Charles Cherry | cottage divided into 3 Great Green |
| 1869 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | George Young | Thomas Chamberlain | cottage divided into 3 Great Green |
| 1869 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | George Young | George Males | cottage divided into 3 Great Green |
| 1871 | Census 1871 | Lavinia Lake | Lavinia Lake – Strawplaiter age 38 | |
| 1871 | Census 1871 | Charles Cherry | Charles Cherry – Ag lab age 42 | |
| 1871 | Census 1871 | George Males | George Males – Ag lab age 43 | |
| 1871 | Census 1871 | Thomas Chamberlain | Thomas Chamberlain – Ag lab age 52 | |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | Lavinia Lake | Eliza Males | 1/2cottages with Garden. as before, drainage-dumb well. 4 inmates sharing 1 living rooms, 2 sleeping rooms and 1/2 shared privy |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | Lavinia Lake | Lavinia Lake | 1/2cottages with Garden. as before, drainage-dumb well. 2 inmates sharing 1 living rooms, 2 sleeping rooms and 1/2 shared privy |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | James Walker | Charles Cherry | Cottage with garden. well in field, drainage-None. 7 inmates sharing 1 living rooms, 2 sleeping rooms and privy |
| 1877 | School admission register/HALS | Thomas Chamberlain | Elizabeth Chamberlain born 29/5/1867 enrolled 1877 | |
| 1877 | School admission register/HALS | Charles Cherry | Elizabeth Cherry born 17/3/1867 enrolled 1877 | |
| 1877 | School admission register/HALS | Lavinia Lake | Ruth Lake born 9/6/1860 enrolled 1877 | |
| 1878 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Lavinia Lake transferred ownership to Edmund Lake | Elizabeth Males | 1 of 2 cottages Great Green 27 feet frontage |
| 1878 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Lavinia Lake transferred ownership to Edmund Lake | Lavinia Lake | 1 of 2 cottages Great Green 27 feet frontage |
| 1878 | School admission register/HALS | Peter Bell | Frederic Bell born 12/2/1876 enrolled 24/6/1878 | |
| 1879 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | Edmund Lake transferred ownership to James Farrow | 2 cottages on Great Green 27 feet frontage. 181 182 on enclosure James King and Edmund Lake sold to Farrow | |
| 1881 | School admission register/HALS | Peter Bell | Charles Bell born 10/8/1877 enrolled 4/4/1881 | |
| 1881 | Census 1881 | Charles Cherry | Charles Cherry – Agricultural labourer age 53 | |
| 1881 | Census 1881 | Ellen Bell | Ellen Bell – Strawplaiter age 36 | |
| 1881 | Census 1881 | Charlotte Chamberlain | Charlotte Chamberlain – Strawplaiter age 31 | |
| 1881 | Census 1881 | Thomas Chamberlain | Thomas Chamberlain – Formerly agricultural labourer age 62 | |
| 1885 | School admission register/HALS | Peter Bell | Great Green Charles Bell born 10/8/1877 enrolled 1885 | |
| 1895 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | White Turnbull transferred ownership to William Newbury | cottage divided into 2 | |
| 1898 | Doddigselles Manor Court book/HALS | white Turnbull transferred ownership to William Newberry | Charlotte Chamberlain | cottage divided into 3 Great Green White & Turnbull are solicitors |
| 1898 | Doddigselles Manor Court book/HALS | white Turnbull transferred ownership to William Newbury | Charles Cherry | cottage divided into 3 Great Green White & Turnbull are solicitors |
| 1898 | Doddigselles Manor Court book/HALS | white Turnbull transferred ownership to William Newbury | Odell | cottage divided into 3 Great Green White & Turnbull are solicitors |
| 1900 | School admission register/HALS | Ellen Bell | William Bell born 14/6/1892 enrolled 1900 | |
| 1901 | Census 1901 | Ellen Bell | Ellen Bell – Straw plaiter sweatter age 50 | |
| 1909 | Register of electors/HALS | William Newbery | ||
| 1909 | Register of electors/HALS | Ellen Bell | house | |
| 1910 | Register of electors/HALS | William Newbery | division can be P =separate list of parochial electors can vote at parochial elections | |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | William Newberry | Frederick Abbiss | cottage on Great Green 1 perch gross value £4 5s rateable value £3 5s |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | William Newberry | Ellen Bell | cottage on Great Green 5 perch gross value £4 5s rateable value £3 5s |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | William Newberry | James Walker | cottage on Great Green 13 perch gross value £3 15s rateable value £3 0s |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | William Newberry | Thomas Walker | cottage on Great Green 19 perch gross value £3 15s rateable value £3 0s |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | William Newberry | Charlotte Chamberlain | cottage on Great Green 3 perch gross value £4 5s rateable vauel £3 5s |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | William Newberry | Eliza Shepherd | cottage on Great Green 5 perch gross value £7 0s rateable value £5 5s |
| 1911 | Register of electors/HALS | William Newbery | division can be P =separate list of parochial electors can vote at parochial elections | |
| 1911 | Register of electors/HALS | Ellen Bell | house | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Frederick Abbiss | 4 rooms 3 in household Frederick Abbiss Labour Farm – age 34 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Ellen Abbiss | 4 rooms 3 in household Ellen Abbiss – age 46 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Philip Abbiss | 4 rooms 3 in household Philip Guy Abbiss – age 5 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Ellen Bell | Great Green 4 rooms 3 in household Ellen Bell Straw Plaiter – age 60 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Frederick Bell | Great Green 4 rooms 3 in household Frederick Bell Blacksmith – age 35 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | William Bell | Great Green 4 rooms 3 in household William Bell – age 19 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Charlotte Chamberlain | Great Green 4 rooms 3 in household Charlotte Chamberlain Straw Plaiter – age 61 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Sarah Handscombe | Great Green 4 rooms 3 in household Sarah A Handscombe Straw Plaiter – age 42 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Ethel Handscombe | Great Green 4 rooms 3 in household Ethel Handscombe – age 8 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | John Pearce | Great Green 4 rooms 2 in household John Pearce Pensioned Age – age 62 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Jane Pearce | Great Green 4 rooms 2 in household Jane Pearce – age 63 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Alice Walker | Great Green 3 rooms 6 in household Alice Walker Straw Plaiter – age 32 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Leonard Walker | Great Green 3 rooms 6 in household Leonard James Walker School – age 10 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Frederick Walker | Great Green 3 rooms 6 in household Frederick Charles Walker School – age 8 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Doris Walker | Great Green 3 rooms 6 in household Doris Eleanor Walker School – age 5 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Mildred Walker | Great Green 3 rooms 6 in household Mildred Emily Walker School – age 3 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Alice Walker | Great Green 3 rooms 4 in household Alice Walker – age 3 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Frank Chamberlain | Great Green 3 rooms 5 in household Frank Chamberlain General Labourer – age 33 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Kate Chamberlain | Great Green 3 rooms 5 in household Kate Chamberlain – age 28 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Hubert Chamberlain | Great Green 3 rooms 5 in household Hubert Chamberlain School – age 8 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Alice Chamberlain | Great Green 3 rooms 5 in household Alice Chamberlain School – age 4 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Edith Chamberlain | Great Green 3 rooms 5 in household Edith Chamberlain – age 1 | |
| 1912 | Doddingselles Manor Court book/HALS | William Newbury transferred ownership to William Newbury | cottage divided into 2 father died 1911left to son | |
| 1912 | Register of electors/HALS | William Newbery | division can be P =seperate list of parochial electors can vote at parochial elections | |
| 1912 | Register of electors/HALS | Ellen Bell | house Great Green | |
| 1912 | Doddigselles Manor Court book/HALS | William Newberry transferred ownership to William Newberry | Charlotte Chamberlain | 3 cottages on Great Green father to son |
| 1912 | Doddigselles Manor Court book/HALS | William Newbury transferred ownership to William Newbury | John Pearce | 3 cottages on Great Green father to son |
| 1912 | Doddigselles Manor Court book/HALS | William Newbury transferred ownership to William Newbury | James Walker | 3 cottages on Great Green father to son |
| 1913 | Register of electors/HALS | Ellen Bell | house Near Great Green | |
| 1914 | Register of electors/HALS | Ellen Bell | house Near Great Green | |
| 1915 | Register of electors/HALS | Frederick Abbiss | dwelling house Great Green division can be 1=occupation electors (other than lodgers) can vote at all elections | |
| 1915 | Register of electors/HALS | Charlotte Chamberlain | house Great Green | |
| 1915 | Register of electors/HALS | Ellen Bell | house Great Green | |
| 1915 | School admission register/HALS | James Walker | Great Green Mildred Walker born 13/3/1908 enrolled 1915 Last school – Pirton Infants, | |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | William Newberry | Frank Abbiss | cottage and premises Great Green gross value £7.5 rateable val£ 4 |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | William Newberry | Fred Bell | cottage and premises Great Green gross value £ 8.5 rateable value £ 5 |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | William Newberry | Charlotte Chamberlain | cottage and premises Great Green gross value value £7.5 rateable value £4 |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | William Newberry | C Cat | cottage and premises Great Green gross value £ 6.5 rateable value £ 4 |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | John Handscombe | William Bell | cottage & premises Great Green gross value£ 7 rateable value £4 |
| 1935 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Frederick Bell | blacksmith | |
| 1937 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Frederick Bell | blacksmith | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Frederick P Bell | 6 Great Green married DOB 12/2/1876 Blacksmith Age 63 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Anne Bell | married DOB 7/12/1876 Unpaid domestic duties Age 63 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Gladys Manly | single DOB 24/6/1927 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Sarah A Hanscombe | 7 Great Green single DOB 30/8/1868 Unpaid domestic duties Age 71 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Ethel May Hanscombe | single DOB 5/5/1902 Glove machinist Age 37 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Frederick T Gazeley | 8 Great Green married DOB 24/12/1900 Monotype mechanic printing trade Age 39 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Lilian A Gazeley | married DOB 13/1/1906 Unpaid domestic duties,newsagents round Age 33 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Elizabeth Gazeley | widow/widower DOB 29/5/1866 newsagent retired Age 73 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Sheila May Bass | at school |
