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 |
| 1773 | D/ESb/T58 Simpson bundle | Thomas Turner sold to Michael Furrian | Sarah Furrian | before 1774 Michael & his wife Elizabeth Furrian bought it from Thomas Turner (husbandman), the cottage and close adjoining. Then Sarah Furrian (widow) was a tenant. |
| 1774 | D/ESb/T58 Simpson bundle | Michael Furrian sold to Francis Arnold | Christopher Crouch | bought from Michael Furrian |
| 1787 | D/ESb/T58 Simpson bundle | Francis Arnold sold to Thomas Hailey | John Hill | left cottage and orchard in will from grandfather Francis Arnold |
| 1806 | D/ESb/T58 Simpson bundle | Thomas Hailey sold to William Sheaf | John Hill | 12th March 1806, sold to William Sheaf, farmer, of Kings Walden for £116 |
| 1808 | D/ESb/T58 Simpson bundle | William Sheaf sold to John Moore | John Hill | Moore a hatter from Hitchin, bought the cottage on 4th October for £183. The orchard is now a garden |
| 1811 | 1811 owners | John Moore | John Hill | Cottage And Orchard |
| 1815 | John Moore sold to Thomas Hughes | John Hipgrave | bought from John Moore who had died | |
| 1818 | Enclosure | Thomas Hughes | John Hipgrave | House and orchard |
| 1837 | Mrs Anna Hughes sold to James Weston brewers of Biggleswade | John Hipgrave | Mrs Hughes sold to James Weston of Biggleswade, brewer | |
| 1838 | register of electors | James Weston | James Hipgrave | tenement freehold |
| 1839 | register of electors | James Weston | James Hipgrave | house and garden freehold |
| 1840 | register of electors | James Weston | James Tingey | house and garden freehold |
| 1841 | census | James Tingey | ||
| 1841 | register of electors | James Weston | James Tingey | house and garden freehold |
| 1842 | register of electors | James Weston | James Tingey | house and garden freehold |
| 1844 | register of electors | James Weston | James Tingey | |
| 1845 | register of electors | James Weston | James Tingey | |
| 1846 | register of electors | James Weston | James Tingey | |
| 1847 | register of electors | James Weston | James Tingey | |
| 1849 | register of electors | James Weston | James Tingey | |
| 1851 | census | Charles Throssell – Beer House Keeper | ||
| 1861 | census | Charles Throssell | Occupation ; publican , baker,. Family of 10 | |
| 1863 | rates | Whittaker | Charles Throssell | Live and Let Live beer shop. rateable value £9 12s |
| 1868 | register of electors | Joseph James Weston | Charles Throssell | near church |
| 1869 | register of electors | Joseph James Weston | Charles Throssell | near church |
| 1871 | census | Charles Throssell | Occupation ;publican , baker, grocer. Family of 8 | |
| 1871 | register of electors | Joseph James Weston | Charles Throssell | near church |
| 1872 | register of electors | James Joseph Weston | Charles Throssell | near church |
| 1873 | register of electors | James Joseph Weston | Charles Throssell | near church |
| 1874 | register of electors | James Joseph Weston | Charles Throssell | near church |
| 1875 | D/ESb/T58 Simpson bundle | James Weston brewers of Biggleswade sold to Messrs Simpson brewers of Baldock | Cottage is stud built and thatched | |
| 1875 | register of electors | James Joseph Weston | Charles Throssell | near church |
| 1876 | register of electors | James Joseph Weston | Charles Throssell | near church |
| 1877 | sanitation | Messrs Simpson | Lydia Throssell | Live and Let Live public house. 3 living rooms, 3 sleeping rooms, 4 inmates, privy |
| 1877 | register of electors | James Joseph Weston | Charles Throssell | near church |
| 1881 | 1881 census | George Davies – Butcher & Beerseller | Butcher and beerseller with a family of 7 | |
| 1886 | School admission books | Grace Davies born | living with George Davies | |
| 1887 | School admission books | Kate Wilshere born | living with Edwin Wilshere | |
| 1888 | School admission books | Wallace Davies born | living with George Davies | |
| 1889 | School admission books | Isabel Wilshere born 2/12/1878 | living with Edwin Wilshere | |
| 1891 | census | Edwin Wilshere | Publican and shepherd with a family of 6 | |
| 1891 | School admission books | Kate Wilshere born 9/7/1882 | living with Edwin Wilshere | |
| 1892 | School admission books | Ruth Wilshere born | living with Edwin Wilshere | |
| 1897 | School admission books | Ruth Wilshere born 13/8/1889 | living with Edwin Wilshere | |
| 1901 | census | Edwin Wilshere | Beer retailer and labourer | |
| 1909 | register of electors | Edwin Wilshere | Live and Let Live dwelling house | |
| 1910 | rates | Simpson & co | Edwin Wilshere | Live and Let Live public house rateable value £13 10s |
| 1910 | register of electors | Edwin Wilshere | Live and Let Live dwelling house | |
| 1911 | census | Edwin Wilshere | Live and Let Live public house | |
| 1911 | register of electors | Edwin Wilshere | Live and Let Live dwelling house | |
| 1912 | register of electors | Edwin Wilshire | Live and Let Live dwelling house | |
| 1913 | register of electors | Edwin Wilshire | Live and Let Live dwelling house | |
| 1914 | register of electors | Edwin Wilshire | Live and Let Live dwelling house | |
| 1915 | register of electors | Edwin Wilshire | Live and Let Live dwelling house | |
| 1935 | rates | Simpson & co | Edwin Wilshere | Live and Let Live public house |
| 1935 | Kelly’s Trade Directory | George Burton | Live and Let Live public house | |
| 1936 | School admission books | Samuel Burton born 23/12/1930 | living with George Frank Burton |
