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 |
| 1485 | Delme Radcliffe collection / HALS | John Legge | messuage Graveleys a survey the person holds the land | |
| 1487 | Delme Radcliffe collection / HALS | George Saime transferred ownership to John Saime | toft Graveleys 1 croft | |
| 1499 | Delme Radcliffe collection / HALS | Henry Dyxe transferred ownership to Thomas Clarke | toft Lying Next To Eastcroft 1 virgate | |
| 1540 | Delme Radcliffe collection / HALS | John Bateson | toft Lying Next To A Mess On The North That Is 20 Steps By 5 Steps 1 virgate | |
| 1544 | Delme Radcliffe collection / HALS | John Bateson transferred ownership to John Bateson | tenement Gravelyes 30 acres | |
| 1606 | Pirton Manor Court roll/HALS | John Hamond ownership to Michael Underwood | land Land Of Tom Gritton On South,Tom Arnold On North ,Michael Hamond On West, Abuts On East Gravely Lane[Little Lane] Underwood receives 1 rood of land from Hamond yeoman | |
| 1610 | Rental/ HALS | Michaell Underwood | ||
| 1610 | Rental/ HALS | Michaell Underwood | ||
| 1611 | Pirton Manor Court roll/HALS | William Underwood | new cottager | |
| 1613 | Pirton Manor Court roll/HALS | Michael Underwood | cottage built a cottage against the statute | |
| 1616 | Will | Michael Underwood transferred ownership to Joan Underwood | house Joan is Michaell ‘s wife | |
| 1649 | Tax to relieve British army in Ireland | John Underwood | living in Pirton | |
| 1663 | Pirton Manor Court roll/HALS | John Underwood | new cottager | |
| 1716 | Indenture/HALS | Michael Underwood transferred ownership to William Arnold | John Turner | 1 rood William And Ann his wife bought the cottage from Michael and Deborah Underwood of Hitchin Labourer. Cottage occupied by John Turner carpenter |
| 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 | |
| 1765 | Rental/ HALS | William Turner transferred ownership to William Arnold | William Turner | |
| 1811 | HALS | William Wilshere transferred ownership to Henry Ward | Richard Sheppard | now Henry Ward previously Wm Wilshere |
| 1818 | Enclosure award/HALS | William Wilshere transferred ownership to Henry Ward | cottage and close 33 perch | |
| 1841 | Census 1841 | Rhoda Pratt | Little Green Rhoda Pratt – Strawplaiter age 35 | |
| 1851 | Census 1851 | Thomas Pratt | Little Green Thomas Pratt – Ag Lab age 42 | |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | Thomas Pratt | Little Green Thomas Pratt – Agricultural labourer age 52 | |
| 1863 | Rates/HALS | Samuel Allen | Thomas pratt | cottage rateable val £3 0s 0d |
| 1871 | Census 1871 | Thomas Pratt | Thomas Pratt – Ag lab age 62 | |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | Stafford Allen | Thomas Pratt | Cottage Cottage with garden. well, drainage-None. 4 inmates sharing 2 living rooms, 3 sleeping rooms and Privy |
| 1877 | School admission register/HALS | George Trussell | Clara Trussell born 5/2/1866 enrolled 1877 | |
| 1877 | School admission register/HALS | George Trussell | Emma Trussell born 8/1/1867 enrolled 1877 | |
| 1877 | School admission register/HALS | George Trussell | John Trussell born 12/2/1870 enrolled 1877 | |
| 1877 | School admission register/HALS | George Trussell | David Trussell born 15/1/1871 enrolled 1877 Last school – Pirton Road Inft, | |
| 1879 | School admission register/HALS | George Trussell | George Trussell born 1/10/1876 enrolled 28/4/1879 | |
| 1881 | Census 1881 | George Trussell | George Trussell – Agricultural labourer age 47 | |
| 1883 | School admission register/HALS | George Trussell | Charles Trussell born 29/6/1880 enrolled 8/5/1883 | |
| 1884 | School admission register/HALS | George Trussell | George Trussell born 1/10/1876 enrolled 1884 | |
| 1884 | Hertford Petty Sessions/HALS | George Trussell | 8 Jan 1884 summary conviction register; Theft; ; defendant | |
| 1888 | School admission register/HALS | George Trussell | Pirton standard exemption gone to Highdown Charles Trussell born 29/6/1880 enrolled 1888 Last school – Pirton Infants, | |
| 1891 | Census 1891 | George Trussell | Little Lane George Trussell – Agricultural Laborer age 57 | |
| 1901 | Census 1901 | James Dawson | Little Lane James Dawson – Navvy ground worker age 30 | |
| 1904 | School admission register/HALS | Charles Tomlin | Pirton Edith Tomlin born 10/3/1901 enrolled 10/3/1904 | |
| 1906 | School admission register/HALS | Charles Tomlin | Pirton Rowna Tomlin born 1/6/1903 enrolled 18/6/1906 | |
| 1908 | School admission register/HALS | Charles Tomlin | Pirton Edith Tomlin born 10/3/1901 enrolled 1908 Last school – Infants Dept, | |
| 1909 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Tomlin | dwelling house Little Lane | |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | Elle Walters | Charles Tomlin | cottage and premises Little Lane 9 perch gross value £4 10s rateable value £3 10s |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | Elle Walters | Charles Tomlin | land Little Lane 1 acre 3 rood 38 perch gross value £2 15s rateable value £2 10s |
| 1910 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Tomlin | dwelling house Little Lane | |
| 1910 | School admission register/HALS | Charles Tomlin | Little Lane Rhona Tomlin born 1/6/1903 enrolled 1910 Last school – Pirton Infants, | |
| 1911 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Tomlin | dwelling house Little Lane | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Charles Tomlin | 4 rooms 4 in household Charles Tomlin Bricklayer – age 39 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Elizabeth Tomlin | 4 rooms 4 in household Elizabeth Tomlin – age 34 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Edith Tomlin | 4 rooms 4 in household Edith Winnifred Tomlin – age 10 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Rhona Tomlin | 4 rooms 4 in household Rhona Eileen Tomlin – age 7 | |
| 1912 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Tomlin | dwelling house Little Lane | |
| 1913 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Tomlin | dwelling house Little Lane | |
| 1914 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Tomlin | dwelling house Little Lane | |
| 1915 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Tomlin | dwelling house Little Lane | |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | Charles Tomlin | Charles Tomlin | cottage and premises Little Lane gross value £10 rateable value£6 |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Charles Tomlin | The Bungalow Little Lane married DOB 7/6/1871 Bricklayer Age 68 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Elizabeth Tomlin | married DOB 3/3/1876 Unpaid domestic duties Age 63 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Margaret L Norris | The Bungalow single at school Age 12 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Peggy Jagger | single at school Age 9 |
