House Ownership - 35 High Street

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 John Throssell Wm Titmuss House And Yard
1818 enclosure George Chamberlayne   Old Enclosure And Cottage
1818 enclosure John Throssell   House And Yard
1851 census William  Furr – Grocer
1861 census Thomas  Cherry – Agricultural Labourer
1861 census Thomas  Stapleton – Coal Dealer
1863 rates Samuel Allen Thomas Cherry Cottage
1863 rates Samuel Allen Thomas Stapleton Cottage
1871 census Thomas  Stapleton – Grocer
1877 sanitation Stafford Allen Thomas Stapleton Grocers Shop With Garden. Well, Drainage-Into Road Drain. 3 Inmates Sharing 3 Living Rooms, 3 Sleeping Rooms And Privy
1881 census Thomas  Stapleton – Grocer & Dealer
1890 Land sales Stafford Allen Sold To For £190 T.Stapleton/J.Odell Grocer’S Shop A Piece Of Garden Ground In Front And A Yard With Entrance From The Road.   In The Rear Is A Valuable Enclosure Of First-Rate Arable Or Market Garden Land.A Timber And Slated Building Used As As A Stable.  An Open Shed, A Timber And Thatched Building Used As A Barn And Chaff-House.  A Lean-To Hen-House And W.C.  A Stud-Boarded And Slated Meal-House And Harness Room.3 Bedrooms, Sitting Room And Pantry, And A Lean-To Wash-House.  A Large Shop.A Brick-Built And Tiled Dwelling House With Grocer’S Shop1A 1R 28P
1891 census Thomas  Stapleton – Gen Dealer
1901 census John  Handscombe – Bricklayer
1909 register of electors     George Handscombe Woodbine dwelling house  
1909 register of electors  John Handscombe Woodbine house  
1909 register of electors  John Handscombe  John Handscombe Woodbine Cottage house freehold 
1910 register of electors     George Handscombe Woodbine dwelling house  
1910 register of electors  John Handscombe Woodbine house  
1910 register of electors  John Handscombe  John Handscombe Woodbine Cottage house freehold 
1910 rates J  Hanscombe George  Handscombe Cottage
1910 rates J  Hanscombe John  Handscombe House & Premises
1910 rates J  Hanscombe John  Handscombe Land
1911 register of electors     George Handscombe Woodbine dwelling house  
1911 register of electors  John Handscombe Woodbine house  
1911 register of electors  John Handscombe  John Handscombe Woodbine Cottage house freehold 
1911 census George  Handscombe – Carpenter
1911 census John  Handscombe – Bricklayer
1912 register of electors     George Handscombe Woodbine dwelling house  
1912 register of electors  John Handscombe Woodbine house  
1912 register of electors  John Handscombe  John Handscombe Woodbine Cottage house freehold 
1913 register of electors     George Handscombe Woodbine dwelling house  
1913 register of electors  John Handscombe Woodbine house  
1913 register of electors  John Handscombe  John Handscombe Woodbine Cottage house freehold 
1914 register of electors     George Handscombe Woodbine dwelling house  
1914 register of electors  John Handscombe Woodbine house  
1914 register of electors  John Handscombe  John Handscombe Woodbine Cottage house freehold 
1915 register of electors     George Handscombe Woodbine dwelling house  
1915 register of electors  John Handscombe Woodbine house  
1915 register of electors  John Handscombe  John Handscombe Woodbine Cottage house freehold 
1935 rates John Handscombe John Handscombe Cottage & Premises
1935 school admissions “Woodbine” Kenneth  Kingsley Burton born 6/12/1929  living with Arthur Charles Burton
1935 rates John Handscombe William Bell Cottage & Premises
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