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 |
| 1541 | lay subsidy national archives | Richard Copcote | ||
| 1541 | lay subsidy national archives | Richard Copcote | ||
| 1544 | lay subsidy national archives | Richard Copcote | ||
| 1544 | lay subsidy national archives | Richard Copcote | ||
| 1545 | lay subsidy national archives | Richard Copcote | ||
| 1545 | lay subsidy national archives | Richard Copcote | ||
| 1546 | lay subsidy national archives | Richard Copcote | ||
| 1546 | lay subsidy national archives | Richard Copcote | ||
| 1549 | lay subsidy national archives | Richard Copcote | ||
| 1549 | lay subsidy national archives | Richard Copcote | ||
| 1571 | lay subsidy national archives | Ralph Copcote | Gentleman. | |
| 1572 | lay subsidy national archives | Ralph Copcote | ||
| 1576 | Manor of Pirton Rectory Court roll/HALS | John Ashwell transferred ownership to Richard Copcote | Richard Copcote | Messuage. Abuts On Way Leading To Shitlington And Land Of John Battel Richard the father to Richard the son |
| 1588 | lay subsidy national archives | Ralph Copcote | Ralph Copcote | Gent. |
| 1663 | Manor of Pirton Rectory Court roll/HALS | Thomas White | Thomas White | Old cottager esq |
| 1663 | Hearth Tax/ National Archives | Thomas White | Thomas White | Thomas White esq 11 hearths |
| 1780 | Land tax/HALS | Sir John Fillmer | Thomas Hailey | Baronet. |
| 1781 | Land tax/HALS | Sir John Filmer | Thomas Healey | Baronet. |
| 1782 | Land tax/HALS | Sir John Fillmor | Thomas Heailey | Baronet. |
| 1783 | Land tax/HALS | Sir John Fillmer | Mr Thomas Heailey | Baronet. |
| 1784 | Land tax/HALS | Sir John Filmore | Baronet Heailey | |
| 1785 | Land tax/HALS | Sir John Filmor | Mr Heailey | Baronet. |
| 1786 | Land tax/HALS | Esq John Fillmor | Thomas Hailey | |
| 1787 | Land tax/HALS | Sr John Fillmer | Mr Heailey | |
| 1788 | Land tax/HALS | Sir John Fillmoar | Mr Heailey | |
| 1789 | Land tax/HALS | Sr John Fillmor | Mr Heailey | |
| 1790 | Land tax/HALS | Sr John Fillmoar | Mr Heailey | |
| 1791 | Land tax/HALS | Sir John Fillmoar | Mr Heailey | |
| 1792 | Land tax/HALS | Sir John Fillmoar | Mr Heailey | |
| 1793 | Land tax/HALS | Sir John Fillmoar | Mr Heailey | |
| 1794 | Land tax/HALS | Sir John Fillmoar | Mr Heailey | |
| 1795 | Land tax/HALS | Sir John Fillmoar | Mr Heailey | |
| 1796 | Land tax/HALS | Sir John Fillmoar | Mr Heailey | |
| 1797 | Land tax/HALS | Sir John Fillmor | Mr Heailey | |
| 1798 | Land tax/HALS | Sir Beversham Fillmor | Mr Heailey | |
| 1799 | Land tax/HALS | Sir Beversham Fillmor | Mr Heailey | |
| 1800 | Land tax/HALS | Sir Beversham Fillmor | Mr Thomas Heailey | |
| 1801 | Land tax/HALS | Sir Beversham Fillmer | Mr Thomas Hailey | |
| 1802 | Land tax/HALS | Sir Beversham Fillmor | Mr Thomas Hailey | |
| 1803 | Land tax/HALS | Sir Beversham Fillmor | Mr Thomas Hailey | |
| 1804 | Land tax/HALS | Sir Beversham Fillmor | Mr Thomas Hailey | |
| 1805 | Land tax/HALS | Sir Beversham Fillmore | Mr Thomas Hailey | |
| 1811 | Land tax/HALS | Sir John Fillmore | Mrs Hailey | |
| 1811 | pre enclosure plan/Hofton | John Filmer | Mary Hailey | Rectory Farm |
| 1812 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Sir John Filmer | Mary Hailey | Baronet. |
| 1814 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Sir John Filmer | Mary Hailey | Baronet. |
| 1818 | Enclosure award/HALS | Rev Sir John Filmer | Rectory house, yards, Orchard, croft,groveclose 8 acre | |
| 1825 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Sir John Filmore | Charles Hailey | Baronet, Rectory Farm |
| 1826 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Sir John Filmore | Charles Hailey | Baronet Rectory Farm |
| 1827 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Sir John Filmore | Charles Hailey | Baronet Rectory Farm |
| 1828 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Sir John Filmore | Charles Hailey | Baronet |
| 1830 | Land tax/HALS | Rev Sir John Filmore | Charles Hailey | Farm. baronet |
| 1836 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Kingsley | Parsonage Farm | |
| 1836 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Filmer | Charles Kingsley | Farm and land. |
| 1837 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Kingsley | Parsonage Farm | |
| 1837 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Filmer | Charles Kingsley | Farm and land. |
| 1838 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Kingsley | Parsonage Farm | |
| 1838 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Filmer | Charles Kingsley | Farm and land. |
| 1839 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Kingsley | Parsonage Farm | |
| 1839 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Filmer | Charles Kingsley | Farm and land. |
| 1840 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Kingsley | Parsonage Farm | |
| 1840 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Filmer | Charles Kingsley | Farm and land. |
| 1841 | Census 1841 | George Kingsley | Near Burge End. George Kingsley – Farmer age 21 | |
| 1841 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Filmer | George Kingsley | Farm and land. |
| 1842 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Filmer | George Kingsley | manor Farm and land. |
| 1844 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | George Kingsley | Manor Farm |
| 1844 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | land own occupation Pirton Hill Close | |
| 1845 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | George Kingsley | Farm and land. Manor Farm |
| 1845 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | Land. Pirton Hill Close | |
| 1846 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | George Kingsley | Farm and land.. Manor Farm |
| 1846 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | Land. Pirton Hill Close | |
| 1847 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | George Kingsley | Farm and land. Manor Farm |
| 1847 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | Land. Pirton Hill Close | |
| 1849 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | George Kingsley | Farm and land.. Manor Farm |
| 1849 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | Land. Pirton Hill Close | |
| 1850 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | George Kingsley | Farm and land.. Manor Farm |
| 1850 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | Land. Pirton Hill Close | |
| 1850 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | George Kingsley | Farmer. | |
| 1851 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | George Kingsley | Farm and land.. Manor Farm |
| 1851 | Register of electors/HALS | George Kingsley | Land. Pirton Hill Close | |
| 1851 | Census 1851 | George Kingsley | George Kingsley – Farmer 420 a 24 labs age 33 | |
| 1852 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | Farm and land. Manor Farm | |
| 1853 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | Farm and land. Manor Farm | |
| 1854 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | Farm and land. Manor Farm | |
| 1855 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | Farm and land. Manor Farm | |
| 1857 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | Farm and land. Manor Farm | |
| 1858 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | Farm and land. Manor Farm | |
| 1859 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | House and land. Rectory Farm | |
| 1860 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | House and land. Rectory Farm | |
| 1861 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | House and land. Rectory Farm | |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | Mary Kingsley | Mary A Kingsley – Farmer age 40 | |
| 1863 | Rates/HALS | Sir Edmund Filmer | Farm. 421 acre 3 rood rateable value £474 9s 3d | |
| 1864 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | George Lines | House and land. Rectory Farm |
| 1865 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | House and land. Rectory Farm | |
| 1866 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | House and land. to poll at Hatfield Rectory Farm | |
| 1867 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | House and land. to poll at Hatfield Rectory Farm | |
| 1867 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | John Kingsley | House and land. Rectory Farm |
| 1868 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | House and land. to poll at Hatfield Rectory Farm | |
| 1868 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | House and land. Rectory Farm | |
| 1868 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | House and land. Rectory Farm | |
| 1868 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | John Kingsley | House and land. Rectory Farm |
| 1869 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | John Kingsley | House and land. Rectory Farm |
| 1869 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | John Kingsley | House and land. Rectory Farm |
| 1870 | enfranchised/Kew | Edmund Bart Filmer transferred ownership to Charles Tabor | sold to Tabor of Bovingdons Hall of Bocking Essex for £17,500 | |
| 1871 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | John Kingsley | House and land. Rectory Farm |
| 1871 | Register of electors/HALS | Edmund Bart Filmer | John Kingsley | House and land. Rectory Farm |
| 1871 | Census 1871 | James Kingsley | James Kingsley – Farm foreman age 35 | |
| 1872 | Register of electors/HALS | Daniel Davis | House and land. Rectory farm | |
| 1873 | Register of electors/HALS | Daniel Davis | House and land. Rectory farm | |
| 1874 | Register of electors/HALS | Daniel Davis | House and land. Rectory farm | |
| 1875 | Register of electors/HALS | Daniel Davis | House and land. Rectory farm | |
| 1876 | Register of electors/HALS | Daniel Davis | House and land. Rectory farm | |
| 1877 | Register of electors/HALS | Daniel Davis | House and land. Rectory farm | |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | Daniel Davis | Daniel Davis | Farmhouse Rectory farm Farmhouse with Farm Yard. well, drainage-. 7 inmates sharing 0 living rooms, 0 sleeping rooms and |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | Daniel Davis | Daniel Davis | Farmhouse Rectory farm Farmhouse with Farm Yard. Well, drainage-. 7 inmates sharing 0 living rooms, 0 sleeping rooms and |
| 1878 | Register of electors/HALS | Daniel Davis | House and land. Rectory farm | |
| 1878 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Daniel Davies | Farmer. | |
| 1879 | Register of electors/HALS | Daniel Davis | House and land. Rectory farm | |
| 1880 | Register of electors/HALS | Daniel Davis | House and land. Rectory farm | |
| 1881 | Register of electors/HALS | Daniel Davis | House and land. Rectory farm | |
| 1881 | Census 1881 | Daniel Davis | Daniel Davis – Farmer age 59 | |
| 1882 | Register of electors/HALS | Daniel Davis | House and land. Rectory farm | |
| 1883 | Register of electors/HALS | Daniel Davis | House and land. Rectory farm | |
| 1884 | Register of electors/HALS | Daniel Davis | House and land. Rectory farm | |
| 1885 | Register of electors/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | cottages Near Burge End | |
| 1885 | Register of electors/HALS | Daniel Davis | House and land. Rectory farm | |
| 1886 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Daniel Davies | Farmer. | |
| 1890 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Daniel Davies | farmer & landowner. | |
| 1891 | Census 1891 | Daniel Davis | Rectory Farm Daniel Davis – Farmer age 69 | |
| 1895 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | Rectory farm farmer & land owner, district councillor, highway surveyor and chairman of the parish council | |
| 1898 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | Rectory farm farmer & land owner, district councillor, highway surveyor and chairman of the parish council | |
| 1901 | Census 1901 | Ernest Davis | Rectory Farm Ernest Robert Davis – Farmer age 43 | |
| 1902 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Ernest Davis | Rectory farm farmer & land owner, district councillor, highway surveyor and chairman of the parish council | |
| 1909 | Register of electors/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | House. Near Burge End | |
| 1910 | Register of electors/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | House. Near Burge End | |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | Cl Davis | Cl Davis | house & homestead Rectory Farm 5 acre 1 rood 13 perch gross value £70 0s rateable value £50 0s |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | Cl Davis | Cl Davis | Land. Rectory Farm 433 acre 2 rood 16 perch gross value £297 10s rateable value £286 10s |
| 1911 | Register of electors/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | House. Near Burge End | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Ernest Davis | 13 rooms. 7 in household Ernest Robert Davis Farmer – age 53 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Lilian Jordan | 13 rooms. 7 in household Lilian Lucy Jordan Housemaid Domestic – age 17 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Edith Davis | 13 rooms. 7 in household Edith Alice Davis – age 37 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Helen Davis | 13 rooms. 7 in household Helen Davis – age 5 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Vera Davis | 13 rooms. 7 in household Vera Frances Davis – age 4 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Edith Davis | 13 rooms. 7 in household Edith Davis – age 3 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Ethel Bunyan | 13 rooms. 7 in household Ethel Lily Bunyan General Domestic – age 16 | |
| 1911 | Register of electors/HALS | Henry Edwards Paine | Manor. Rectory farm to vote at Hitchin | |
| 1912 | Register of electors/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | House. Near Burge End | |
| 1912 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | Rectory Manor. private resident | |
| 1912 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | The Rectory Farm c.c.,farmer & landowner, district councillor & chairman of the parish council & school managers | |
| 1912 | Register of electors/HALS | Henry Edwards Paine | Manor. Rectory Of Pirton Cum Ickleford to vote at Hitchin | |
| 1913 | Register of electors/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | House. Near Burge End | |
| 1913 | Register of electors/HALS | Henry Edwards Paine | Manor. Rectory Of Pirton Cum Ickleford to vote at Hitchin | |
| 1914 | Register of electors/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | House. Near Burge End | |
| 1914 | Register of electors/HALS | Henry Edwards Paine | Manor. Rectory Of Pirton Cum Ickleford to vote at Hitchin | |
| 1915 | Register of electors/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | House. Near Burge End | |
| 1915 | Register of electors/HALS | Henry Edwards Paine | Manor. Rectory farm to vote at Hitchin | |
| 1926 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | Rectory farm private resident,j.p., c.a. | |
| 1926 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | Rectory farm j.p.,c.c.,farmer & landowner, district councillor & chairman of the parish council & school managers | |
| 1929 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | Rectory Manor private resident,j.p., c.a. | |
| 1929 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Ernest Robert Davis | The Rectory Farm j.p.,c.c.,farmer & landowner, district councillor & chairman of the parish council & school managers | |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | J A B Hanscombe | Ernest Davis | house and premises gross value 60 rateable value 48 |
| 1935 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Somerville | Rectory farm gentry | |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | William Hammond Hanscombe | agricultural dwelling hse gross value 42 rateable value 32 | |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | J A B Hanscombe | J A B Hanscombe | house and premises gross value 224 rateable value 183 |
| 1935 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Frederick & William Weeden | Farmers. | |
| 1937 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Somerville | Rectory Manor private resident | |
| 1937 | Kelly – trade directory/HALS | Frederick & William Weeden | Farmers. | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Ann R French | Rectory Manor. married DOB 20/9/1885 Unpaid domestic duties Age 54 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Elizabeth Davis | Married. DOB 1/4/1884 Unpaid domestic duties Age 55 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | William Weeden | Rectory Farm. married DOB 23/12/1884 Farmer Age 55 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Mary Weeden | Married. DOB 23/11/1886 Unpaid domestic duties Age 53 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Eva Weeden | Single. DOB 31/5/1911 motor engineers clerk Age 28 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Phyllis Weeden | Single. DOB 28/11/1913 Glove machinist Age 26 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Edward Weeden | Single. DOB 18/3/1918 tractor driver Age 21 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | William Weeden | Single. DOB 11/12/1919 pigman Age 20 | |
| 1941 | Farm Survey/National Archives | William Hanscombe | F&W Weeden | Rectory Farm 0wned by William Hanscombe of Pirton Hall
F&W Weedon, full time farmer |
