hɪz fˈæmɪli hæd ˈoʊnd ðə hˈaʊs fɹʌm ɪts kənstɹˈʌkʃən, fˈaɪn kˈoːɹt hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn bˈɪlt ɪn ɚɹˈaʊnd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn baɪ ɐn ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈændɹuː kɹˈɔs, hˌuː hæd pˈɜːtʃɪst pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə mˈænɚɹ ʌv bɹˈuːmfiːld.
His family had owned the house from its construction, Fyne Court having been built in around 1629 by an earlier Andrew Crosse, who had purchased part of the manor of Broomfield.