House Ownership - Hammonds Farm Burge End

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 Occupier Comment
1612 Manor Rolls – Manor of Pirton Doddingselles John  Hanscombe Transferred Ownership To Thomas Hamond   Messuage   bridgende land of Robert Ancell on West
1644 Manor Rolls – manor of Pirton Doddingselles Thomas Hammond Transferred Ownership To Michael Hammond   tenant – Thomas Hammond    messuage   bridge End 3 and a half acres and a 5 ac pasture called North end close,half acre of pasture in Harthill close
1663 Hearthtax Micheall  Hamond
1722 pollbook Edward Lacey Of Pirton Herts  
1727 pollbook Edward Lacey Gent Of Pirton Herts  
1734 pollbook Edward Lacy Of Pirton Herts  
1811 owners James Hanscombe John Wright Homestead
1818 enclosure James Hanscombe Michael Hammond House,Yard And Building
1832 register of electors     William Woolston Hammonds Farm, Burg farm & land  
1833 register of electors     William Woolston Burghend farm rent rent of more than £50 a year
1834 register of electors     William Woolston Burghend farm rent rent of more than £50 a year
1835 register of electors     William Mitchell Near Little Green farm  
1835 register of electors  William Woolston Burg End farm  
1836 register of electors     William Woolston Burg End farm  
1837 register of electors     William Woolston Burgend farm  
1838 register of electors     William Woolston Burgend farm  
1839 register of electors     William Woolston Burgend farm  
1840 register of electors     William Woolston Burgend farm  
1841 register of electors     William Woolston Burgend farm  
1841 census William  Woolston – Farmer
1842 register of electors     William Woolston Burgend farm  
1844 register of electors     William Woolston Burgend     
1845 register of electors     William Woolston Burgend     
1846 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1847 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1849 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1850 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1851 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1851 census William  Woolston – Farmer 200 A 9 Men 2 Boys
1852 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1853 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1854 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1855 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1857 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1858 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1859 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1860 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1861 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1861 census William  Woolston – Farmer
1863 rates William Hanscombe William Woolston Farm
1864 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1865 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1866 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1867 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1868 register of electors     William Woolston Burge End     
1869 register of electors  William Woolston Burge End   
1871 register of electors  William Woolston Burge End   
1871 census William  Woolston – Farmer 83 Acres 5 Men 1 Boy
1872 register of electors  William Woolston Burge End   
1873 register of electors  Joseph Gudgin Burge End   
1873 register of electors  William Woolston Burge End   
1874 register of electors  Joseph Gudgin Burge End   
1877 sanitation William Hanscombe Mrs Woolston Farmhouse With Yard & Garden. Well, Drainage-0. 3 Inmates Sharing 0 Living Rooms, 0 Sleeping Rooms And Privy
1881 census Sarah  Woolston – Farmer
1891 census Sarah  Woolston – Farmer
1901 census Joseph  Kingsley – Farmer
1909 register of electors     John Henry Mitchell Hammonds Farm, Burge End land and tenement (joint)  
1909 register of electors  Joseph Kingsley Hammonds Farm, Burge End land and tenement (joint)  
1910 register of electors     John Henry Mitchell Hammonds Farm, Burge End land and tenement (joint)  
1910 register of electors  Joseph Kingsley Hammonds Farm, Burge End land and tenement (joint)  
1910 rates William  Hanscombe Joseph  Kingsley House & Homestead
1911 register of electors     John Henry Mitchell Hammonds Farm, Burge End tenement and land (joint)  
1911 register of electors  Joseph Kingsley Hammonds Farm, Burge End tenement and land (joint)  
1912 register of electors     John Henry Mitchell Hammonds Farm, Burge End tenement and land  
1913 register of electors     John Henry Mitchell Hammonds Farm, Burge End land and tenement  
1914 register of electors     John Henry Mitchell Hammonds Farm, Burge End land and tenement  
1915 register of electors     John Henry Mitchell Hammonds Farm, Burge End land and tenement  
1915 register of electors  John Henry Mitchell Hammonds Farm     James Griffin Kingsley was a lodger
1927 School admissions Hammond’s Farm Denise  Mary Weeden born 16/11/1921 Last school – None,  living with Albert  Weeden
1930 School admissions Hammond’s Farm Ronald William Weeden born 2/1/1925  living with Bert  Weeden
1933 School admissions Hammond’s Farm Ruby  Joan Weeden born 12/11/1927  living with Albert  Weeden
1935 rates J A B Hanscombe Albert Weedon Agricultural Dwelling Hse
1941 Farm survey William Hanscombe Of Pirton Hall A Weedon, Full Time Farmer
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