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 all the information about the property and any comments.
| date | source | owner/buyer | occupier | comment |
| 1706 | Delme Radcliffe collection / HALS | Thomas Docwra transferred ownership to George Warburton | John Arnold | 2 cottages Cotmorend mortgage |
| 1726 | Delme Radcliffe collection / HALS | George Warburton transferred ownership to Ralph Radcliffe | John Hammon | Cottage. Cotmorend |
| 1726 | Delme Radcliffe collection / HALS | George Warburton transferred ownership to Ralph Radcliffe | John Arnold | Cottage. Cotmorend before cottage occupied by Matthew Arnold |
| 1811 | HALS | Emilius Radcliffe | ||
| 1818 | Enclosure award/HALS | Emilius Henry Delme Radcliffe | Farm homestead. Cotmorend 4 acre 3 rood 34 perch | |
| 1841 | Census 1841 | William Walker | Near Little Green William Walker – Agricultural labourer age 40 | |
| 1861 | Census 1861 | William Walker | William Walker – Agricultural labourer age 65 | |
| 1871 | Census 1871 | William Walker | William Walker – Ag lab (infirm) age 75 | |
| 1877 | School admission register/HALS | Samuel Baines | Mary Baines born 28/12/1869 enrolled 1877 | |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | Squire Radcliffe | William Weeden | Shared cottage shared cottage |
| 1877 | Sanitation report/HALS | Squire Radcliffe | William Walker | Shared cottage shared cottage with garden. Well, drainage. 7 inmates sharing 2 living rooms, 2 sleeping rooms and Privy |
| 1879 | School admission register/HALS | William Weedon | George Weedon born 3/12/1872 enrolled 1879 | |
| 1879 | HALS | William Weedon | Lizzie Weedon born 5/2/1876 enrolled 28/4/1879 | |
| 1879 | HALS | William Weedon | John Weedon born 9/11/1874 enrolled 28/4/1879 | |
| 1880 | HALS | Samuel Baines | Willie Baines born 20/11/1878 enrolled 26/7/1880 | |
| 1881 | Census 1881 | Samuel Baines | Samuel Baines – Farm labourer age 26 | |
| 1881 | Census 1881 | William Weedon | William Weedon – Agricultural labourer age 32 | |
| 1882 | School admission register/HALS | William Weedon | John Weedon born enrolled 17/4/1882 | |
| 1882 | School admission register/HALS | Samuel Baines | John Baines born 8/3/1879 enrolled 5/6/1882 | |
| 1883 | School admission register/HALS | William Weedon | John Weedon born 12/1/1875 enrolled 1883 | |
| 1883 | School admission register/HALS | William Weedon | Lizzie Weedon enrolled 1883 | |
| 1883 | School admission register/HALS | William Weedon | Polly Weedon born 25/6/1880 enrolled 4/6/1883 | |
| 1885 | HALS | William Weeden | Nellie Weeden born 14/9/1882 enrolled 21/9/1885 | |
| 1886 | School admission register/HALS | Sam Baines | William Baines born 20/11/1879 enrolled 1886 | |
| 1886 | School admission register/HALS | William Weeden | Nr Coxalls Lane. Nellie Weeden enrolled 1886 | |
| 1886 | HALS | William Weeden | Nr Coxalls Lane, Pirton. Nellie Weeden born 14/9/1883 enrolled 26/4/1886 | |
| 1886 | HALS | William Weeden | Nr Coxalls Lane. Nellie Weeden born 1883 enrolled 1886/87 | |
| 1887 | School admission register/HALS | William Weeden | Nr Mr Coxall’s. Willie Weeden enrolled 1887 | |
| 1887 | HALS | William Weeden | Nr Mr Coxall’s. Willie Weeden born 19/5/1885 enrolled 1887/88 | |
| 1888 | School admission register/HALS | Samuel Baines | Pirton. John Baines born 14/5/1881 enrolled 1888 Last school – Henlow, | |
| 1888 | School admission register/HALS | Samuel Baines | Mr Coxall’S Cottages. Nellie Baines enrolled 1888 | |
| 1888 | HALS | Samuel Baines | Mr Coxall’S Cottages. Nellie Baines born 1884 enrolled 1888/89 | |
| 1889 | School admission register/HALS | William Weeden | Mr Coxall’S Lane. Freddy Weeden enrolled 1889 | |
| 1889 | HALS | William Weeden | Mr Coxall’S Lane. Freddy Weeden born 9/4/1887 enrolled 1889/90 | |
| 1890 | School admission register/HALS | William Weeden | Pirton. Nellie Weeden born 14/9/1882 enrolled 1890 | |
| 1890 | School admission register/HALS | Samuel Baines | Mr Coxall’s Lane. (b) Emma Baines enrolled 1890 | |
| 1890 | School admission register/HALS | Samuel Baines | Mr Coxall’s Lane Emma Baines enrolled 1890 | |
| 1890 | HALS | Samuel Baines | Mr Coxall’s Lane Emma Baines born 1888 enrolled 1890/91 | |
| 1890 | HALS | Samuel Baines | Mr Coxall’s Lane Emma Baines born /4/1888 enrolled 1890/91 | |
| 1891 | School admission register/HALS | William Weeden | Coxall’s Lane. Bertie Weeden enrolled 1891 | |
| 1891 | HALS | William Weeden | Coxall’s Lane. Bertie Weeden born /6/1889 enrolled 1891/92 | |
| 1891 | Census 1891 | Samuel Baines | Nr Great Green. Samuel Baines – Agricultural Laborer age 38 | |
| 1893 | School admission register/HALS | Samuel Baines | Pirton. Nellie Baines born 20/5/1885 enrolled 1893 | |
| 1893 | School admission register/HALS | William Weeden | William Weeden born 19/4/1885 enrolled 1893 | |
| 1896 | School admission register/HALS | Samuel Baines | Coxall’s Lane. Walter Baines enrolled 1896 | |
| 1896 | HALS | Samuel Baines | Coxall’s Lane. Walter Baines born 1894 enrolled 1896/97 | |
| 1897 | School admission register/HALS | Samuel Baines | Pirton. Emma Baines born 4/4/1888 enrolled 1897 | |
| 1901 | Census 1901 | Samuel Baines | Nr Coxalls Farm. Samuel Baines – Shepherd on farm age 47 | |
| 1902 | School admission register/HALS | Samuel Baines | Walter Baines. born 13/3/1894 enrolled 1902 | |
| 1902 | Hertford Petty Sessions/HALS | Samuel Baines | 829 summary conviction; Drunk; ; defendant | |
| 1906 | School admission register/HALS | John Parsell | Pirton. Kate Parsell born 1/1/1896 enrolled 1906 Last school – Willian, | |
| 1906 | School admission register/HALS | John Parsell | Pirton. Samuel Parcell born 23/2/1898 enrolled 8/10/1906 last school Willian | |
| 1907 | School admission register/HALS | John Parsell | Pirton. Samuel John Fk Parsell born 23/2/1898 enrolled 1907 Last school – Pirton Infants, | |
| 1909 | Register of electors/HALS | Charles Males | Dwelling house Near Walnut Tree Farm | |
| 1909 | Register of electors/HALS | John Parsell | Dwelling house Near Walnut Tree Farm | |
| 1910 | Rates/HALS | F Radcliffe | John Parsell | Cottage. Nr Walnut Tree Farm 10 perch gross value £4 0s rateable value £3 0s |
| 1910 | Register of electors/HALS | John Albert Cooper | Dwelling house Near Walnut Tree Farm | |
| 1910 | Register of electors/HALS | John Parsell | Dwelling house Near Walnut Tree Farm | |
| 1911 | Register of electors/HALS | John Parsell | Dwelling house Near Walnut Tree Farm | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Eliza Parrish | Walnut Tree Cottage, Shillington Rd Eliza Jane Parrish – Private Means age 61 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Annie Roberts | Walnut Tree Cottage, Shillington Rd Annie Florence Roberts – Laundress age 38 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | John Pursell | Franklins Lane. 4 rooms 4 in household John Pursell Shepherd on Farm – age 59 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Sarah Pursell | Franklins Lane. 4 rooms 4 in household Sarah Pursell – age 50 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | Katherine Pursell | Franklins Lane. 4 rooms 4 in household Katherine Maude Pursell – age 15 | |
| 1911 | Census 1911 | John Pursell | Franklins Lane. 4 rooms 4 in household John Frederick Pursell – age 13 | |
| 1912 | Register of electors/HALS | John Parsell | Dwelling house Near Walnut Tree Farm | |
| 1913 | Register of electors/HALS | John Parsell | Dwelling house Near Walnut Tree Farm | |
| 1914 | Register of electors/HALS | John Parsell | Dwelling house Near Walnut Tree Farm | |
| 1915 | Register of electors/HALS | John Parsell | Dwelling house Near Walnut Tree Farm | |
| 1925 | School admission register/HALS | Charles Baines | Bury Lane. Maurice Jack Baines born 2/2/1920 enrolled 1925 Last school – None, | |
| 1926 | School admission register/HALS | Ernest Osborne | Walnut Tree Cottages. Charles Osborne born 14/9/1917 enrolled 1926 Last school – B?? C.C. London, | |
| 1929 | School admission register/HALS | Arthur Carter | Walnut Tree Cottages Walnut Tree Cottages Margaret Jessie Carter born 20/11/1923 enrolled 1929 | |
| 1930 | School admission register/HALS | Arthur Carter | Walnut Tree Cottages. Jessie Mary A?? Carter born 20/11/1923 enrolled 1930 Last school – Stevenage, | |
| 1933 | School admission register/HALS | Charles Beard | Pirton. Bury Cottages, Pirton Hazel Doreen Beard born 10/6/1923 enrolled 1933 Last school – Hertford Heath, | |
| 1933 | School admission register/HALS | Charles Beard | Pirton. Bury Cottages, Geoffrey C Beard born 28/8/1927 enrolled 1933 Last school – Hertford Heath, | |
| 1933 | School admission register/HALS | James Walker | Bury Lane. Constance Ruby Walker born 5/10/1927 enrolled 1933 | |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | Ralph Delme Radcliffe | Arthur Carter | Agric. dwelling house later occupied WF Elliott gross value 7 rateable value 4 |
| 1935 | Original rates/Hofton | Ralph Delme Radcliffe | Cottage & prems. Adh gross value 6 rateable value 4 | |
| 1935 | School admission register/HALS | Arthur Carter | Walnut Tree Cottages. Donald Arthur Carter born 13/7/1930 enrolled 1935 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Arthur G Carter | 1 Walnut Tree Cottages. married DOB 22/7/1898 Tractor, lorry driver farm mechanic Age 41 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Eleanor Carter | Married. DOB 24/12/1900 Unpaid domestic duties Age 39 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Edward Carter | 2 Walnut Tree Cottages. married DOB 23/7/1903 Plumber Age 36 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Margaret Carter | Married. DOB 6/5/1903 Unpaid domestic duties Age 36 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Lilian Noble | Married. DOB 8/8/1881 Unpaid domestic duties Age 58 | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Ronald Carter | at school | |
| 1939 | National Registration Identity Cards/National Archives | Arthur Carter | at school |
| Agric. Dwelling House |
