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 |
| 1811 | owners | John Kingsley | John Hipgrave Jun | Cottage And Garden |
| 1818 | enclosure | John Kingsley | William Prior | House And Garden |
| 1839 | Land sales | Charles Kingsley Sold To Barnard Acres | John Kingsley | A Respectable And Convenient Dwelling House A Pleasant Garden In Front Enclosed With Pallisade Fence. A Large Garden At The Back, Well Planted With Fruit Trees And An Excellent Orchard Well Planted. A Well With Good Water, Also A Close Of Excellent Pasture Adjoining.Farm Yard Containing A 3 – Bayed Barn, Small Barn Adjoining, And A Good Cart Hovel. Good Stable For 4 Horses, Wood Barn And Hen-House.Sitting Room, Parlour, Kitchen, Washhouse And Bake-House With An Oven Capable Of Baking Six Bushels. 3 Chambers And A Granary Over The Wash-House.Bricked And Tiled2A 2R 35P |
| 1841 | census | John Davies – The Fox | Near Little Green | |
| 1851 | census | James Furr – Carrier & Licenced Victualer | Little Green | |
| 1861 | census | James Furr – Carrier & Poulterer | ||
| 1863 | rates | Lucas | James Furr | Public House |
| 1869 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1871 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1871 | census | William Males – Carpenter & Publican | The Fox | |
| 1872 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1873 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1874 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1875 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1876 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1877 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1877 | School admission register | Laura Males born 29/6/1869 | living with William Males | |
| 1877 | sanitation | Messrs Lucas | William Males | Fox With Yard & Garden. Well, Drainage-Into Road Drain. 4 Inmates Sharing 3 Living Rooms, 3 Sleeping Rooms And Privy |
| 1878 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1879 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1880 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1881 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1881 | census | William Males – Carpenter & Publican | Pirton Village | |
| 1882 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1883 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1884 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1885 | register of electors | jnr William Males | Near Church | |
| 1887 | School admission books | Katie Gardiner | living with Charles Gardiner | |
| 1891 | census | William Males – Carpenter & Publican | The Fox | |
| 1901 | census | James Thomas – Carpenter & Joiner | The Fox Inn | |
| 1909 | register of electors | James Thomas | The Fox Inn dwelling house | |
| 1910 | register of electors | James Thomas | The Fox Inn dwelling house | |
| 1910 | rates | William Lucas Ltd | James Thomas | Public House, The Fox Inn |
| 1911 | census | Hubert Charles Southall – Publican | Fox Inn | |
| 1912 | register of electors | Charles Herbert Southall | The Fox Inn dwelling house | |
| 1913 | register of electors | Hubert John Walker | The Fox Inn dwelling house | |
| 1914 | register of electors | Hubert John Walker | The Fox Inn dwelling house | |
| 1915 | register of electors | Hubert John Walker | The Fox Inn dwelling house | |
| 1933 | School admission register | Derek Edmund Cook born 13/2/1928 | living with Harry Tom Cook | |
| 1935 | rates | J W Ltd. Green | Harry Cook | Public Hse & Premises |
