| ![Show Contents]() Toten History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Toten familyThe surname Toten was first found in Middlesex, where they were Lords of the manor of Tottenham in that shire from ancient times. "This place, written in Domesday Book Toteham, and now sometimes called Tottenham High Cross, is a genteel village, consisting chiefly of one long street formed by houses irregularly arranged, on the road from London to Cambridge." 1 Literally the place name means "homestead or village of a man called Totta," from the Old English personal name + "ham." 2 Early History of the Toten familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Toten research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1685, 1731, 1758, 1890 and 1959 are included under the topic Early Toten History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Toten Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Totten, Totton, Todden, Todenham, Tottenham and others. Early Notables of the Toten familyMore information is included under the topic Early Toten Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Toten family to Ireland
Some of the Toten family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 280 words (20 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Toten Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Robert Toten, aged 37, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Golden Sea" in 1874
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Ad astra sequor
Motto Translation: I follow to the stars.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
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Toten migration to New Zealand 
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