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 |
| 1642 | Tax to relieve British army in Ireland/National Archives | Richard Camkin | living in Pirton | |
| 1644 | Manor of Doddingselles Court book/HALS | Richard Campkin transferred ownership to Joan Campkin | Richard Campkin | messuage
Joan wife of Richard the elder is admitted for life upon condition that Richard junior has the remainder of the house and closes except for the 2 ac of land and pasture before surrendered to Thomas Campkin. Thomas is a minor |
| 1644 | Manor of Doddingselles Court book/HALS | Richard Campkin transferred ownership to Richard Campkin | messuage On Little Green Richard surrenders to his son Richard who is a minor Joan ,Richard senior’s wife is his guardian | |
| 1663 | Hearth Tax/ National Archives | Richard Campkin | Richard Camkin 1 hearths | |
| 1663 | Rental/ HALS | Richard Campkin | messuage Richard has 1 hearth. Rent 15shillings | |
| 1670 | Rental/ HALS | Richard Camkin | ||
| 1670 | Rental/ HALS | messuage | ||
| 1719 | Manor of Doddingselles Court book/HALS | Richard Camkin | Thomas Hudson | messuage Richard Campkin dies. He has 4 daughters |
| 1725 | Poll Books/HALS | Richard Campkin transferred ownership to Richard Campkin | messuage Richard Camkin is admitted on the surrender of his grandfather | |
| 1727 | Poll Books/HALS | Richard Campkin | Richard Campkin Of Hippolets Herts | |
| 1733 | Rental/ HALS | Richard Campkin | ||
| 1746 | Manor of Doddingselles Court book/HALS | Richard Campkin transferred ownership to Pym | messuage | |
| 1780 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1781 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1782 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1784 | Poll Books/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | Edmund Pym Clerk Of Radwell Herts |
| 1784 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1785 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1786 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1787 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1788 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1789 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1790 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1791 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1792 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1793 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1794 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1795 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1796 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1797 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1798 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1799 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1800 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1801 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1802 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1803 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1804 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmond Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1805 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Edmund Pym | Richard Ward | |
| 1809 | Manor of Doddingselles Court book/HALS | Rev Edmund Pym transferred ownership to Henry Ward | ||
| 1810 | Will | Henry Ward transferred ownership to Hannah Ward | Henry Ward | cottages to his wife for life and then sell and give money to children |
| 1811 | Pre enclosure plan/Hofton | Henry Ward | Henry Ward | Conditional surrender |
| 1816 | Sale | Samuel Allen | Henry Ward | Conditional sale |
| 1817 | Samuel Allen | Henry Ward | ||
| 1818 | Enclosure award/HALS | Henry Ward | Henry Ward | Homestead and croft 1 acre 19 perch Henry and Hannah his wife died 1818 |
| 1851 | Census 1851 | Charles Gurney | Charles Gurney – Grocer age 33 | |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | Thomas Gurney | Thomas Gurney – Baker & grocer age 34 | |
| 1864 | Cassey – trade directory/HALS | Joseph James Weston | baker & grocer | |
| 1871 | Census 1871 | Thomas Gurney | Thomas Gurney – Baker age 40 | |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | Stafford Allen | Thomas Gurney | Baker’s Shop bakers shop with yard and garden. well, drainage-into pond. 5 inmates sharing living rooms, sleeping rooms and Privy |
| 1878 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Thomas Gurney | baker | |
| 1881 | Census 1881 | Thomas Gurney | Thomas Gurney – Baker age 50 | |
| 1886 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Thomas Gurney | baker | |
| 1890 | Land sale/HALS | Stafford Allen transferred ownership to Thomas Gurney | Thomas Gurney | Baker’s Shop Well Situate In The Centre Of The Village
Baker’s Shop A piece of garden ground in front enclosed from the road by a stout wooden fence, a well of water. Together with a large garden in the rear and W.C.; also a paddock orchard. Yard with timber and pantile building used as a stable and chaise-house. Hen-house adjoining and 2 piggeries. A timber, lath-plaster and thatched store-house. 5 Bedrooms, 2 sitting rooms, kitchen, wash-house and pantry. A brick-built newly erected bakehouse fitted with an 8 bushel oven, for coal or wood. Brick-built and slated dwelling house and baker’s shop 3acre 2rood 2peck.for £550 |
| 1890 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Thomas Gurney | baker | |
| 1891 | Census 1891 | Thomas Gurney | Nr Little Green Thomas Gurney – Baker age 60 | |
| 1895 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Thomas Gurney | baker | |
| 1898 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Thomas Gurney | baker | |
| 1901 | Census 1901 | Thomas Gurney | Cromwell Cottage Thomas Gurney – Bread baker age 70 | |
| 1902 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Thomas Gurney | baker | |
| 1909 | Register of electors/HALS | Thomas Gurney | Thomas Gurney | Cromwell House |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | Thomas Gurney | Frank Day | Bakehouse & premises 2 rood 7 perch gross value £25 0s rateable value £20 0s |
| 1910 | Register of electors/HALS | Thomas Gurney | Cromwell House | |
| 1911 | Register of electors/HALS | Thomas Gurney | Cromwell House | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Frank Day | Cromwell Cottage Frank Day – Carpenter age 50 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Alice Day | Cromwell Cottage Alice Day – age 48 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Margaret Day | Cromwell Cottage Margaret E Trussell Day – Art Needle Work age 20 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Frank Day | Cromwell Cottage 8 rooms 3 in household Frank Day Carpenter – age 50 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Alice Day | Cromwell Cottage 8 rooms 3 in household Alice Day – age 48 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Margaret Day | Cromwell Cottage 8 rooms 3 in household Margaret E Trussell Day Art Needle Work – age 20 | |
| 1912 | Register of electors/HALS | Frank Day | Cromwell House | |
| 1912 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Frank Day | builder | |
| 1913 | Register of electors/HALS | Frank Day | Cromwell Cottage | |
| 1914 | Register of electors/HALS | Frank Day | Cromwell Cottage | |
| 1915 | Register of electors/HALS | Frank Day | Cromwell Cottage | |
| 1918 | School admission register/HALS | Fred Weeden | Freda Weeden born 19/3/1913 enrolled 3/4/1918 | |
| 1920 | School admission register/HALS | Frederick Weeden | Freda Weeden born 19/3/1913 enrolled 1920 Last school – Pirton Infants, | |
| 1926 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Frederick Weeden | smallholder | |
| 1929 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Fred Weeden | Cromwell Farm smallholder | |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | Fred & William Weeden | Fred Weeden | agric. dwelling house Little Green gross val 22 rateable val 15 |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Fred Weeden | Cromwell Farm married DOB 9/4/1887 farmer Age 52 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Ethel Weeden | married DOB 1/11/1886 Unpaid domestic duties Age 53 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Annie Webb | single DOB 16/4/1926 at school Age 13 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Emily Webb | single at school |
