Help! House occupants

[cafenoirbiscuit]

Hello - not really a genealogy question but I'm stuck. I live in a 500 year old farmhouse (at least) which is G2 listed but there's very little documentation about it. Do any of you have suggestions about how I can research previous owners? We didn't get deeds as ownership is all electronic now. We know it's built on medieval church land but that's about all we know. Any online sources would be so appreciated - tia x

Have you looked it up on any census records?

Use census records for the first 200 years, and maybe old tithe maps or parish records to get you further back. Land registry records should get you a fair way back too. A lot of parish records haven't survived but you might hit lucky. There's no one-stop-shop, you'll have to dig around.

I'd check out the Domesday book, see if there is any reference in there. Look at old maps and field boundaries. Speak to local historical society.
Can you find out where the deeds are? Previous owners might know, if you can still contact them.

Census, wills if you can identify it being passed from father to son, newspapers can be really handy too.

Local history society? Check if there's a local group on FB.

Agree Census and 1939 register is a good starting point. The difficulty may come if the property has ever changed name so be aware of neighbouring property names. From there try church records, Newspaper Archive, business directories and electoral rolls.

You can download a copy of the Registered Title to your house at the Land Registry (if you are in England) for about £3. It’s dead easy. It will list old title deeds and documents that are still applicable to your property - often you can download or order copies of those for a small fee from the Land Registry which will give you more information. Old county maps will show your property.

Go back through old Census returns. Parish records too.

Also check out old maps on National Library of Scotland to see how the area has evolved.

Yes, the maps at the NLS are amazing.

I do love a good old map.

You could see if it appears in the catalogue here
discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/advanced-search