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
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