House ownership - Walnut Tree Cottages

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
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