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 | Table | Owner/buyer | Occupier | Comment |
| 1503 | Manor Roll DE50 manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Transferred Ownership To John Martyn | hyllaryes in Brydge End between the toft formerly of the Prior of Hertford on the 1 part and a close called Le halle Close on the other 1 virgate adjacent to the toft in the North end, next to land of Wm Smythe called Dryelle | |
| 1503 | Manor Roll DE50 manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Thomas Same Transferred Ownership To John Martyn | messuage Hillaries in Brydgend between the toft of the Prior of Hertford on the 1 part and a close called Le Halle Close on the other with half a virgate of land of the same mess. Adjacent to the toft in Le North End next to the land of the lord on the e | |
| 1520 | Manor Roll DE59L manor of Pirton Doddingselles | John Same Transferred Ownership To Thomas Same Richard Same | messuage hillaries in Le Brydgend half virgate | |
| 1521 | Manor Roll DE59m manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Thomas Same Transferred Ownership To Richard Same | messuage hillaries in Le Brydgend adjacent to a toft in North End | |
| 1559 | Manor Roll DE68 manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Thomas Hammond Transferred Ownership To John Hemminge | messuage Hillaries in Brydge End between the toft formerly of the Prior of hertford | |
| 1559 | Manor Roll DE68 manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Thomas Hammond Transferred Ownership To John Hemminge Cecilia Hemminge | messuage Hillaries in Brydge End between the toft formerly of the Prior of hertford | |
| 1596 | Manor Roll DE73 manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Cecilia Hemminge Transferred Ownership To Mary Lawrence Edward Lawrence | messuage where John and Cecilia live Hillaries 31 acres | |
| 1600 | Manor Roll DE75 manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Mary Lawrence Transferred Ownership To Edward Lawrence Vivo Lawrence | messuage where Mary and Edward live Hillaries 31 acres | |
| 1611 | Manor Roll 48700 manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Geoffrey Lawrence Transferred Ownership To Michael Sam | messuage Hillaries 31 acres | |
| 1644 | Manor Roll 48712 manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Michael Sam Transferred Ownership To Robert Sam | messuage Hillaries 30 ac 13 ac | |
| 1659 | Manor Roll manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Robert Sam Transferred Ownership To Hellen Sam Robert Sam | messuage Hillaries | |
| 1663 | Hearthtax | Widow Sam | ||
| 1665 | Manor Roll 48712 manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Hellen Sam Transferred Ownership To Robert Sam | messuage Hillaries | |
| 1680 | Manor Roll 48712 manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Robert Sam Transferred Ownership To Robert Sam | Thomas Taryer | messuage Hillaries |
| 1682 | Manor Roll 48712 manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Robert Sam Transferred Ownership To Nicholas Ansell | messuage Hillaries with 30 acres &13 acres | |
| 1703 | Manor Roll 48712 manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Nicholas Ansell Transferred Ownership To Thomas Ansell | Henery Sam | messuage Hillaries with 30 acres &13 acres |
| 1727 | pollbook | James Hanscombe Gent Of Pirton Herts | ||
| 1744 | Manor Roll 48754 manor of Pirton Doddingselles | John Ansell Transferred Ownership To Elizaeth Plaistow | ||
| 1744 | Manor Roll 48754 manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Thomas Ansell Transferred Ownership To John Ansell | ||
| 1761 | Manor Roll 48754 manor of Pirton Doddingselles | |||
| 1763 | Manor Roll manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Elizabeth Plaistow Transferred Ownership To Mary Goostrey Thomas Goostrey | messuage Hillaries 30 acres | |
| 1779 | Manor Roll manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Mary Goostrey Transferred Ownership To Charles Radcliffe | ||
| 1779 | Manor Roll manor of Pirton Doddingselles | messuage Hillaries 30 acres | ||
| 1818 | Manor Roll enclosure award manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Emilius Radcliffe Transferred Ownership To Thomas Caton | ||
| 1818 | enclosure | John Throssell | Cottage And Garden | |
| 1823 | Manor Roll manor of Pirton Doddingselles | Thomas Caton Transferred Ownership To Thomas Jeeves Mary Jeeves | ||
| 1832 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1833 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1834 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1835 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1836 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1837 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1838 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1839 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1840 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1841 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1842 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1844 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1845 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1846 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1847 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1849 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1850 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1851 | register of electors | Charles Bowyer | Burge End | |
| 1851 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1851 | census | Joseph Lake – Farmer 170 A 10 Labs | ||
| 1852 | register of electors | Charles Bowyer | Burge End | |
| 1852 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1853 | register of electors | Charles Bowyer | Burge End | |
| 1853 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1854 | register of electors | Charles Bowyer | Burge End | |
| 1854 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1855 | register of electors | Charles Bowyer | Burge End | |
| 1855 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1857 | register of electors | Charles Bowyer | Burge End | |
| 1857 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1858 | register of electors | Charles Bowyer | Burge End | |
| 1858 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1859 | register of electors | Charles Bowyer | Burge End | |
| 1859 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1860 | register of electors | Charles Bowyer | Burge End | |
| 1860 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1861 | register of electors | Charles Bowyer | Burge End | |
| 1861 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1861 | census | Joseph Lake – Farmer | ||
| 1863 | rates | Charles Bowyer | Joseph Lake | Farm |
| 1864 | register of electors | Charles Bowyer | Burge End | |
| 1864 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1865 | register of electors | Charles Bowyer | Burge End | |
| 1865 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1866 | register of electors | Charles Bowyer | Burge End | |
| 1866 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1867 | register of electors | Charles Bowyer | Burge End | |
| 1867 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1868 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1868 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1869 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1871 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1871 | census | Joseph Lake – Farmer 80 Acres 4 Men 2 Boys | ||
| 1872 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1873 | register of electors | Joseph Lake | ||
| 1875 | register of electors | Edmund Lake | Burge End | |
| 1876 | register of electors | Edmund Lake | Burge End | |
| 1877 | register of electors | Edmund Lake | Burge End | |
| 1877 | sanitation | William Hanscombe | Edmund Lake | Farmhouse With Yard & Garden. Well, Drainage-. 5 Inmates Sharing 0 Living Rooms, 0 Sleeping Rooms And Privy |
| 1878 | register of electors | Edmund Lake | Burge End | |
| 1879 | register of electors | Edmund Lake | Burge End | |
| 1880 | register of electors | Edmund Lake | Burge End | |
| 1881 | register of electors | Edmund Lake | Burge End | |
| 1882 | register of electors | Edmund Lake | Burge End | |
| 1883 | register of electors | Edmund Lake | Burge End | |
| 1884 | register of electors | Edmund Lake | Burge End | |
| 1885 | register of electors | Edmund Lake | Burge End | |
| 1891 | census | Edmund Lake – Farmer | ||
| 1909 | register of electors | Frank Burton | Burge End Farm tenement and land | |
| 1910 | register of electors | Frank Burton | Burge End Farm tenement and land | |
| 1910 | rates | William Hanscombe | Frank Burton | House & Homestead |
| 1911 | register of electors | Frank Burton | Burge End Farm land and tenement | |
| 1912 | register of electors | Frank Burton | Burge End Farm land and tenement | |
| 1913 | register of electors | Frank Burton | Burge End Farm land and tenement | |
| 1914 | register of electors | Frank Burton | Burge End Farm land and tenement | |
| 1915 | register of electors | Frank Burton | Burge End Farm land and tenement | |
| 1928 | register of electors | Thomas Eric Arthur Burton born 12/7/1920 | Last school – Cokernhoe, living with Frank George Burton | |
| 1932 | register of electors | Anthony George Burton born 2/10/1926 | living with George Burton | |
| 1933 | register of electors | David John Burton born 27/8/1928 | living with Frank George Burton | |
| 1935 | rates | J A B Hanscombe | Frank Burton | Agricultural Dwelling Hse |
| 1941 | Farm survey | William Hanscombe Of Pirton Hall | Fc Burton, Full Time Farmer |
