Wednesday we had a leisurely breakfast and left the house around 10AM. The objective of today was to explore the historical home of George Bugg's father, Charles. This would be Terry and Peter's great grandfather. We knew he lived in Hawstead so that was our first stop. So exciting to drive into the town and see the little signposts. As we drove further on we found the old school house. Peter went up to the gate to talk to the owner, Clive. He was so nice and knowledgeable about the area. He pointed us to the church and the location of Charles Bugg's address on the 1891 census. We visited the little church but found no records kept there. So Anne has the phone number to call and investigate further. We then drove to where the Bugg's lived on the census form. It is listed simply as "The Green". Our friend Clive, from the school, explained that they would have lived in the almshouse there because there was no more estate cottages and they would not have been able to buy or rent a house. From 1891 to the 1901 census the Bugg family had moved from Hawstead to Hardwick.....the same estate Clive told us. So we assume they may have moved into estate worker houses. We do not have this census form yet. We found "The Green". It is a large grassy area surroiunded by a stream, fields and some houses. There are only about 133 houses in Hawstead so it is still rural and beautiful. Peter and Terry searched for the footings of the houses that still exist across from The Green. They found some stone and bricks but there is no way for us to know for sure. Our next step is to get an ordinance survey may to show the exact location of the houses. It was an exciting and emotional trip for the cousins.
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| Old Church |
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| Brick footings |
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| Facing "The Green" |
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| Schoolhouse |
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