Tom,
Thanks for your reply. All my Dine family so far traced came from the Chiddingly/Waldron/Laughton area of East Sussex, but I've no info. yet on descendants, if any, of the following, all born at Chiddingly to William Dine & Ann Turle, who m. on 12.4.1748:- Henry [bapt. 24.11.1751; m. Anne Funnell 6.5.1775; death date unknown]. William [bapt. 23.5.1755; poss. m. Ann?; d. unknown]. John [bapt. 3.5.1760; no further details]. Jesse [bapt. 4.12.1768; d. at Waldron, 26.6.1803]. The local parish registers record no further details for any of these, so they may have moved anywhere! My ggg g'father, Jasper, had one son John, who m. Harriett Alderton. Their son William [bapt. at Petworth, W. Sussex, 22.8.1847; m. Sarah Ahier] had a son, William John [b. 1878; m. Sarah Williams]. They had at least one son, Joseph. I would like to trace this branch. John & Harriett moved from Waldron to Petworth House, a large stately home where John became Butler, & where my g. g'mother, Mary Ann Harmer Dine, was brought up. It seems unlikely there is any connection, but I'm hoping! Janette Hill