Origin of Surname
There are two theories of the origin of the surname Tostevin:
- From old French toster du vin meaning broiled in wine (Larousse dictionary of French surnames).
- An inhabitant of the town of Tostes in Normandy (in the same way that Poitevin is used to refer to someone from the French region of Poitou).
Early records
This is essentially a Guernsey family, but descendants moved to and settled in Jersey in the early 19th century (see tree below), creating a branch which eventually produced emigrants to Adelaide, Australia, and Minnesota, USA.
The earliest reference to the surname Tostevin in Guernsey was a Nicolas Tostevin who emigrated from Brittany in around 1514.
From information in a booklet found in the St Pierre du Bois church two stone masons called Tostevin came from Brittany to help build the church and stayed in St Pierre du Bois. One of those men was Nicolas Tostevin. The family had a long connection with the church in helping maintain it.
Variants
- Tostevin
- Toadvine
Family Records
Family trees
- Descendants of Pierre Tostevin, a Guernsey family which moved to Jersey and has branches in Australia and the USA
Church records
- Tostevin baptisms in Jersey
- Tostevin marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Tostevin marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Tostevin burials in Jersey
Family histories
Great War service
Family wills
These wills created by members of the Tostevin family are now held by Jersey Archive. By visiting the archive site and using the names, dates and reference numbers shown here, it is possible to view a copy of each will. You will have to subscribe to the Archive's online service to do this. To find out more about this collection, which covers the period from 1663 to 1980, and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page
- Rebecca Tostevin, 20 Colomberie, St Helier - 31 December 1948, D/Y/A/120
- William Tostevin, 42 Aquila Road, St Helier - 15 May 1937, D/Y/A/100
- Charlotte Tostevin, Allegro House, Millbrook, widow - 17 June 1925, D/Y/A/85
- Peter Tostevin, Alton Lodge, Val Plaisant, St Helier - 19 April 1922, D/Y/A/82
- Nicholas Tostevin, Avenue House, Parade Road, St Helier, desires to be buried in Almorah Cemetery - 24 January 1931, D/Y/A/91
- George Tostevin, Millbrook St Helier, bequeaths to Charlotte Vallance Gale for life the property Allegro House, St Aubins Road, reversion to Mary Grose Tostevin - 1 December 1922, D/Y/A/82
Burial records
Family homes
Album of family pictures of Tostevins from Jersey, Australia and elsewhere
Click on any image to see a full-size version

Family businesses
1887 advert for William Tostevin's building and plastering business
Family gravestones
Click on any image to see a larger version. See the Jerripedia gravestone image collection page for more information about our gravestone photographs
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