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 |
| 1811 | owners | Emilius Radcliffe | Wm Kingsley,Wm Garrett &Ric Dawson | Homestead |
| 1818 | enclosure | Emilius Henry Delme Radcliffe | House,Yard And Building | |
| 1832 | register of electors | Charles Kingsley | Crabbs Lane in farm & land | |
| 1833 | register of electors | Charles Kingsley | Crabtree farm rent rent of more than £50 a year | |
| 1834 | register of electors | Charles Kingsley | Crabtree Lane farm rent rent of more than £50 a year | |
| 1835 | register of electors | Charles Kingsley | Crabbs Lane farm | |
| 1836 | register of electors | George Kingsley | Crabbs Lane farm | |
| 1837 | register of electors | George Kingsley | Crabbs Lane farm | |
| 1838 | register of electors | George Kingsley | Crabbs Lane farm | |
| 1839 | register of electors | George Kingsley | Crabbs Lane farm | |
| 1840 | register of electors | George Kingsley | Crabbs Lane farm | |
| 1841 | census | Charles Kingsley – Farmer | ||
| 1863 | rates | Delme Redcliffe | James Handscombe Jr. | Cottage |
| 1863 | rates | Delme Redcliffe | Joseph Chamberlain | Cottage |
| 1863 | rates | Delme Redcliffe | Mrs. Kingsley | Cottage |
| 1868 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Near Church | |
| 1869 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Near Church | |
| 1871 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Near Church | |
| 1871 | census | Abel Day – Police Constable | ||
| 1871 | census | William Dawson – Ag Lab | ||
| 1871 | census | William Titmus – Ag Lab | ||
| 1872 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Near Church | |
| 1873 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Near Church | |
| 1874 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Near Church | |
| 1875 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Near Church | |
| 1876 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Near Church | |
| 1877 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Frederick Coxall | Near Church |
| 1877 | sanitation | Squire Radcliffe | Daniel Farr | 1/3Cottages With Garden. 1/3 Shared Well, Drainage-Into Moat Ditch. 8 Inmates Sharing 2 Living Rooms, 3 Sleeping Rooms And Privy |
| 1877 | School admission register | Emma Dawson born 1/6/1868 | living with William Dawson | |
| 1877 | School admission register | (Holwell) | Emma Titmuss born 23/4/1865 | living with Titmuss |
| 1877 | sanitation | Squire Radcliffe | James Pitts | Shared Cottage With Garden. 1/3 Shared Well, Drainage-Into Moat Ditch. 11 Inmates Sharing 2 Living Rooms, 3 Sleeping Rooms And Privy |
| 1877 | School admission register | John William Farr born 13/10/1869 | living with Daniel Farr | |
| 1877 | School admission register | Leonard Titmuss born 27/6/1870 | living with William Titmuss | |
| 1877 | School admission register | Mary Farr born 31/1/1867 | living with Daniel Farr | |
| 1877 | School admission register | Mary Ann Titmuss born 8/4/1865 | living with William Titmuss | |
| 1877 | School admission register | Norman Titmuss born 19/3/1867 | living with William Titmuss | |
| 1877 | School admission register | Pamela Dawson born 12/1/1867 | living with William Dawson | |
| 1877 | School admission register | Ralph Dawson born 22/8/1869 | living with William Dawson | |
| 1877 | sanitation | 0 | William Dawson | Shared Cottage With . , Drainage-. Inmates Sharing Living Rooms, Sleeping Rooms And |
| 1877 | sanitation | Squire Radcliffe | William Titmuss | 1/3Cottages With Garden. 1/3 Shared Well, Drainage-Into Moat Ditch. 7 Inmates Sharing 2 Living Rooms, 3 Sleeping Rooms And Privy |
| 1878 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Frederick Coxall | Near Church |
| 1879 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Frederick Coxall | Near Church |
| 1880 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Frederick Coxall | Near Church |
| 1881 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Frederick Coxall | Near Church |
| 1881 | census | David Farr – Police Constable | ||
| 1881 | census | William Titmuss – Agricultural Labourer | ||
| 1882 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Frederick Coxall | Near Church |
| 1883 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Frederick Coxall | Near Church |
| 1884 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Frederick Coxall | Near Church |
| 1885 | register of electors | Frederick Coxall | Frederick Coxall | Near Church |
| 1886 | School admission books | Frederic Titmuss | living with William Titmuss | |
| 1886 | School admission books | Crab lane | Walter Carter | living with Charles Carter |
| 1889 | School admission books | Police station | Daisy Carter | living with Charles Carter |
| 1889 | School admission books | Crab lane | Rose Kingsley | living with Joseph Kingsley |
| 1890 | School admission books | Police station | Kate Carter | living with Charles Carter |
| 1891 | School admission books | Crab lane | Dolly Taylor | living with James Taylor |
| 1891 | census | William Titmus – Farm Laborer | ||
| 1892 | School admission books | Crab lane | Peggy Taylor | living with John Taylor |
| 1892 | School admission books | Walter Carter born 2/7/1884 | living with Charles Carter | |
| 1894 | School admission books | Daisy Carter born 16/7/1886 | living with Charles Carter | |
| 1894 | School admission books | Lizzie Kingsley | living with Joseph Kingsley | |
| 1894 | School admission books | Crab lane | Richard Kendell | living with Richard Kendell |
| 1894 | School admission books | Walter Weeden | living with Lizzie Weeden | |
| 1895 | School admission books | Crab lane | Bertie Burton | living with William Burton |
| 1896 | register of electors | Kate Carter born 16/4/1888 | living with Charles Carter | |
| 1899 | School admission books | Crab lane | Frank Crawley | living with Harry Crawley |
| 1909 | register of electors | Henry Crawley | Near Great Green dwelling house | |
| 1910 | register of electors | Henry Crawley | Near Great Green dwelling house | |
| 1910 | rates | F D A Radcliffe | Henry Crawley | Cottage |
| 1910 | rates | Herts Constabulary | William Smart | Police Station |
| 1910 | rates | F D A Radcliffe | William Titmuss | Cottage |
| 1911 | register of electors | Arthur Albert Taylor | Near Great Green house | |
| 1911 | register of electors | Henry Crawley | Near Great Green dwelling house | |
| 1911 | census | Albert Alfred Taylor – Police Constable | ||
| 1911 | census | Henery Charles Crawley – Horseman On Farm | ||
| 1911 | census | William Titmuss – Farm Labourer | ||
| 1912 | register of electors | Arthur Albert Taylor | Near Great Green dwelling house | |
| 1912 | register of electors | Henry Crawley | Near Great Green dwelling house | |
| 1913 | register of electors | Arthur Albert Taylor | Near Great Green dwelling house | |
| 1913 | register of electors | Henry Crawley | Near Great Green dwelling house | |
| 1914 | register of electors | Arthur Albert Taylor | Near Great Green dwelling house | |
| 1914 | register of electors | Henry Crawley | Near Great Green dwelling house | |
| 1915 | register of electors | Arthur Albert Taylor | Near Great Green dwelling house | |
| 1915 | register of electors | David Titmus | Near Great Green dwelling house | |
| 1915 | register of electors | Henry Crawley | Near Great Green dwelling house | |
| 1930 | School admission books | c/o Middle Farm | Pamela Goldsmith born 19/7/1924 | Last school – St Saviours, Hitchin, living with Alec Goldsmith |
| 1935 | rates | Ralph Delme Radcliffe | Charles Fuller | Cottage And Premises Adh |
| 1935 | rates | Ralph Delme Radcliffe | David Titmus | Cottage And Premises |
| 1935 | rates | Ralph Delme Radcliffe | Horace Roberts | Cottage And Premises |
