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 | Table | Owner/buyer | Occupier | Comment |
| 1656 | Manor rolls 48778 Manor of Pirton Rectory | Christopher Farmer (Senior) Transferred Ownership To Christopher Farmer (Junior) John Farmer | Christopher Farmer | messuage where Christopher dwells close of pasture on north & pightle of pasture on south containing 3 roods |
| 1663 | Hearthtax | Christopher Farmer | ||
| 1680 | Manor rolls 48779 Manor of Pirton Rectory | Christopher Farmer Transferred Ownership To Oliver Farmer | messuage close of pasture on north & pightle of pasture on south containing 3 roods | |
| 1722 | pollbook | Oliver Farmer Of Pirton Herts | ||
| 1739 | Manor rolls 48780 Manor of Pirton Rectory | Oliver Farmer Transferred Ownership To William Coleman | messuage close of pasture on north & pightle of pasture on south containing 3 roods | |
| 1754 | pollbook | William Coleman Esq Of Cranfield Beds | William Axham | |
| 1767 | William Coleman Transferred Ownership To Baker Coleman | messuage | ||
| 1767 | Baker Coleman Transferred Ownership To Mary Coleman | William Axham | messuage | |
| 1811 | owners | John Wright | James Abbiss | Cottage And Garden |
| 1811 | owners | John Wright | Jos Sinfield | Cottage And Garden |
| 1818 | enclosure | John Wright Snr | James Mann | Cottage And Garden |
| 1832 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Burghend farm & land | |
| 1833 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Burgend near farm rent rent of more than £50 a year | |
| 1834 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Burgend near farm rent rent of more than £50 a year | |
| 1835 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Burg End near farm | |
| 1836 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Burg End near farm | |
| 1837 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Burgend near farm | |
| 1838 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Burgend near farm | |
| 1839 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Burgend near farm | |
| 1840 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Burgend near farm | |
| 1841 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Burgend near farm | |
| 1841 | census | Thomas Wright – Farmer | ||
| 1842 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Burgend near farm | |
| 1844 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Burgend near | |
| 1845 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Burgend near | |
| 1846 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Near Burge End | |
| 1847 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Near Burge End | |
| 1849 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Near Burge End | |
| 1850 | register of electors | Thomas Wright | Near Burge End | |
| 1851 | census | Hagar Wright – Farmer 96A 4 Labs | ||
| 1861 | census | Hagar Wright – Retired Farmer | ||
| 1863 | rates | J.J. Acres | J.J. Acres | Farm |
| 1868 | Manor rolls 71792 Manor of Pirton Rectory | Transferred Ownership To | William Woolston | homestead 82 acres |
| 1871 | census | Hagar Wright – Farmers Widow | ||
| 1871 | census | James Topham – Groom | ||
| 1876 | register of electors | William Dennis Parrit Bradshaw | Burge End | |
| 1877 | register of electors | William Dennis Parrit Bradshaw | Burge End | |
| 1877 | sanitation | Mr Acres | Mrs Wright | Shared Farmhouse With Farm Yard. Well, Drainage-None. 6 Inmates Sharing 0 Living Rooms, 0 Sleeping Rooms And Privy |
| 1878 | register of electors | William Dennis Parrit Bradshaw | Burge End | |
| 1879 | register of electors | William Dennis Parrit Bradshaw | Burge End | |
| 1880 | register of electors | William Dennis Parrit Bradshaw | Burge End | |
| 1881 | register of electors | William Dennis Parrit Bradshaw | Burge End | |
| 1881 | census | Fanny Wright – Seamstress | ||
| 1882 | register of electors | William Dennis Parrit Bradshaw | Burge End | |
| 1883 | register of electors | William Dennis Parrit Bradshaw | Burge End | |
| 1884 | register of electors | William Dennis Parrit Bradshaw | Burge End | |
| 1901 | census | Frederick Arnold – Farmer | ||
| 1909 | register of electors | William Arnold | Wright’s Farm dwelling house | |
| 1910 | register of electors | Bertram Walker | Wright’s Farm dwelling house | |
| 1910 | rates | William Hanscombe | Albert Nicholls | House & Homestead |
| 1911 | register of electors | Albert Nicholls | Wright’s Farm land | |
| 1911 | register of electors | Bertram Walker | Wright’s Farm dwelling house | |
| 1911 | census | Henry Davis – Farm Labourer | ||
| 1912 | register of electors | Albert Nicholls | Wright’s Farm land | |
| 1912 | register of electors | Henry Davis | Wright’s Farm dwelling house | |
| 1913 | register of electors | Albert Nicholls | Wright’s Farm land | |
| 1913 | register of electors | Henry Davis | Wright’s Farm dwelling house | |
| 1914 | register of electors | George Weeden | Wright’s Farm dwelling house | |
| 1915 | register of electors | George Weeden | Wright’s Farm dwelling house | |
| 1935 | rates | J A B Hanscombe | Agricultural Dwelling Hse | |
| 1941 | Farm survey | Hertfordshire Cc Of County Hall Hertford | G&Ls Weedon, Full Time Farmer |
