I have been long aware of my 3xG Grandmother Jane Dives (1831-1924) but have only recently decided to research her ancestry. I was quickly able to follow her ancestry through Thomas Dives, James Dives to George Dives of Sussex born c1701.
The Dives family have a well established basis in Sussex:-
"The de Dive family were also prominent landowners
in Sussex over a long period, and can be traced back
to Domesday sub-tenants. The Boselin who held at
Pevensey, under the Count of Mortain, in 1086, has
been identified as Boselin de Diva and the
William who held at Alfriston from the count has
been identified as Boselin's son, William de
Diva. Boselin had a brother, Hugh de Diva,
who is mentioned under that name in a charter of
1056-57, so that the name de Diva was in
use before the Conquest by the family. It is not
possible to trace a complete pedigree of the de Dive
family during the late 11th and 12th centuries, but
a succession of individuals named de Diva
continued to hold lands in East Sussex, and it is
reasonable to deduce that this represents the
survival of a family with a hereditary surname. The
family continued to be landowners in the county
during the 13th and 14th centuries. The family's
surname was derived from Dives-sur-Mer (Calvados).
The Surnames of Sussex by Richard McKinley"
However it seems that there is a 500 yeat gap to bridge!
Alan of Durham
Thursday, 12 July 2012
For starters
I have been recording Family History and a certain amount of 'Local' history on my web site at www.fivenine.co.uk. I call it "My Notebook". It is not neccessarily 'gospel' but my knowledge/thoughts at the present. I only withhold information regarding living individuals (or those whom I don't know to have died and who were born less than 100 years ago!)
I dislike 'social media' such as Facebook,etc since they demand personal information (however minimal) before allowing you to view their content. I trust that this and subsequent blogs will be accessible without such constraints.
I wanted a way to allow my fellow researchers to discuss the 'notes' I was publishing on my website and to query the data/conclusions or add open-ended questions without neccesarily involving me as an intermediary.
I have read many postings on the web complaining about people republishing information they have been supplied with without acknowledgement - eg by adding the information to family trees on Ancestry or similar sites. The information may be inapplicable - ie wrong - but it is least polite to acknowledge the work of others that you build upon. On the other hand to ignore other's researches is to re-invent the wheel - again and again and again. A published ancestry must be re-researched but can provide many clues as to fruitful avenues of research. I regret the attitude of 'You show me yours and I will show you mine' but I understand that many examples of abuse have led to disillusionment. I have had correspondents who complain when I republish information that the send me. My policy is to publish all information which I have discovered and I only have regrets if it is republished for commercial gain. I proudly acknowledge my debt to my father's cousin, Joan Shrewsbury, who provided the foundation on which I have built. She researched in the days before the Internet in many record offices in north-west England and I believe that this is still the only way to research in depth. However the Internet will reveal many family links which it was never practical to find in earlier years.
For those who are interested my nom-de-plume will be easy to penetrate but it may give minimal protection against spammers.
Alan of Durham
I dislike 'social media' such as Facebook,etc since they demand personal information (however minimal) before allowing you to view their content. I trust that this and subsequent blogs will be accessible without such constraints.
I wanted a way to allow my fellow researchers to discuss the 'notes' I was publishing on my website and to query the data/conclusions or add open-ended questions without neccesarily involving me as an intermediary.
I have read many postings on the web complaining about people republishing information they have been supplied with without acknowledgement - eg by adding the information to family trees on Ancestry or similar sites. The information may be inapplicable - ie wrong - but it is least polite to acknowledge the work of others that you build upon. On the other hand to ignore other's researches is to re-invent the wheel - again and again and again. A published ancestry must be re-researched but can provide many clues as to fruitful avenues of research. I regret the attitude of 'You show me yours and I will show you mine' but I understand that many examples of abuse have led to disillusionment. I have had correspondents who complain when I republish information that the send me. My policy is to publish all information which I have discovered and I only have regrets if it is republished for commercial gain. I proudly acknowledge my debt to my father's cousin, Joan Shrewsbury, who provided the foundation on which I have built. She researched in the days before the Internet in many record offices in north-west England and I believe that this is still the only way to research in depth. However the Internet will reveal many family links which it was never practical to find in earlier years.
For those who are interested my nom-de-plume will be easy to penetrate but it may give minimal protection against spammers.
Alan of Durham
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