Harrower Family Tree » William Tough (1838-1921)

Personal data William Tough 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • He was born in the year 1838 in Kinnellar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (15) when child (Charles Tough) was born (??-??-1853).

  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1891 Wool Spinner in 12 Barron Street, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Source 1
    • in the year 1881 Wool Spinner in Hartington Cottage, Gladstone Place, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Source 4
    • in the year 1901 Wool Spinner in 554 Great Northern Road, Woodside, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Source 2
    • in the year 1871 Millworker in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Source 3
    • in the year 1864 Labourer in Stoneyard, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Source 6
    • before 1921 Wool Spinner.Source 7
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1891: 12 Barron Street, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Source 1
    • in the year 1881: Hartington Cottage, Gladstone Place, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Source 4
    • in the year 1901: 554 Great Northern Road, Woodside, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Source 2
    • in the year 1864: 101 Barron Street, Woodside, Aberdeen, Scotland.Source 6
    • in the year 1871: Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Source 3
    • in the year 1877: 1 Bairnshall Lane, Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Source 8
  • (Informant at Death) on June 11, 1921 in 10 St Paul Street, St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland: James T.Tough, Son.Source 7
  • (Informant at Death) on March 3, 1877 in 20 Barron Street, Woodside, Aberdeen, Scotland: Death of Father.Source 8
  • He died on June 11, 1921 in 10 St Paul Street, St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, he was 83 years old.Sources 5, 7
    Senile Decay
  • He is buried in Newhills Kirkyard, Newhills, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Source 5
  • A child of Charles Tough and Margaret Low

Household of William Tough

He is married to Isabella Taylor.

They got married on January 15, 1864 at Mile End, Stocket, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, he was 26 years old.Source 6


Child(ren):

  1. Alexander Tough  1878-???? 
  2. Helen Tough  1874-????
  3. Isabella Tough  1880-????
  4. William Tough  1867-????
  5. James T Tough  1869-???? 
  6. Charles Tough  1853-????

Event (Witness at Marriage) on January 15, 1864 in Mile End, Stocket, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland : George Milne, William Black.Source 6


Notes about William Tough

1. Mary Morrison 1901 census, niece of William, living in house.

2. Williams death register states his father, Charles Tough, Quarryworker, and Mother, no christian name, with a maiden surname, Cruickshank, which is his wife, Isabella Taylor's mothers name. James T Tough, Williams son is Informant.

3. Bio: Charles Tough, journeyman stone-cutter, widower, died at 5 pm, 3 March 1877, at 20 Barron Street, Woodside, Aberdeen.
Inscription: In loving memory of CHARLES TOUGH died 9 Mar. 1876 aged 75, his wife MARGARET LOW died 6 May 1875.
{Left Hand Side}
WILLIAM TOUGH infant son of JAMES T. TOUGH born 1 Apr. 1897 - died 21 June 1897 aged 11 weeks.
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In loving memory of ISABELLA TAYLOR wife of WILLIAM TOUGH died 9 Feb. 1911 aged 67.
Family Members
Spouse
Margaret Low Tough 1804-1870
Children
William Tough 1837-1921
Created by: HamishK (48670763)
Added: 8 Aug 2018

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Tough

John Tough
????-< 1877
Jane Wilson
????-< 1877
John Low
????-
Elizabeth Cassells
????-
Charles Tough
1797-1877
Margaret Low
1807-1870

William Tough
1838-1921

1864

Isabella Taylor
1841-1911

Alexander Tough
1878-????
Helen Tough
1874-????
Isabella Tough
1880-????
William Tough
1867-????
James T Tough
1869-????
Charles Tough
1853-????

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    1. 1891 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for William Tough Parish: Aberdeen Old Machar; ED: 2A; Page: 12; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_56 1891 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1891 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
      Record for William Tough
      Name: William Tough
      Age: 53
      Estimated birth year: abt 1838
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name: Isabella Tough
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Kinellar, Aberdeen Sh
      Registration Number: 168/3
      Registration district: Woodside
      Civil Parish: Aberdeen, Old Machar
      County: Aberdeenshire
      Address: 12 Barron Street
      Occupation: Wool Spinner
      ED: 2A
      Household schedule number: 404
      Line: 1
      Roll: CSSCT1891_56
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      William Tough 53 Head
      Isabella Tough 47 Wife Tarves, Aberdeenshire
      Hellen Tough 17 Daughter Carpet Weaver Woodside, Aberdeenshire
      Alexander Tough 13 Son Wool Millworker Woodside, Aberdeenshire
      Isabella Tough 11 Daughter Woodside, Aberdeenshire
    2. 1901 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for William Tough. Parish: Aberdeen Woodside; ED: 2; Page: 22; Line: 25; Roll: CSSCT1901_62 1901 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1901 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
      Record for William Tough
      Name: William Tough
      Age: 64
      Estimated birth year: abt 1837
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name: Isabella Tough
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Kinellar, Aberdeenshire
      Registration Number: 168/3
      Registration district: Woodside
      Civil Parish: Aberdeen Woodside
      County: Aberdeenshire
      Address: 554 Great Northern Road
      Occupation: Woolspinner
      ED: 2
      Household schedule number: 157
      Line: 25
      Roll: CSSCT1901_62
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      William Tough 64 Head
      Isabella Tough 57 Wife Tarves
      Alex Tough 25 Son Woodside Millworker Wool
      Isabella Tough 21 Daughter Woodside Clerkess Grocer
      Mary Morrison 19 Niece Aberdeen Millworker Paper
    3. 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for William Tough Parish: Old Machar; ED: 32; Page: 17; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1871_35 1871 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] [Scotlandspeople.com] The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for William Tough
      Name: William Tough
      Age: 33
      Estimated birth year: abt 1838
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name: Isabella Tough
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Kinneller, Aberdeenshire
      Registration Number: 168/2
      Registration district: Old Machar
      Civil Parish: Old Machar
      County: Aberdeenshire
      Address: Barron Street
      Occupation: Mill Worker
      ED: 32
      Household schedule number: 73
      Line: 24
      Roll: CSSCT1871_35
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      William Tough 33
      Isabella Tough 29 Tarres, Aberdeenshire
      Charles Tough 18 Son Newhill, Aberdeenshire Mill Worker
      William Tough 4 Son
      James T Tough 2 Son
    4. 1881 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for William Tough Parish: Old Machar; ED: 48; Page: 36; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1881_54 1881 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1881 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
      Record for William Tough
      Name: William Tough
      Age: 44
      Estimated birth year: abt 1837
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name: William Tough
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Kinellar, Aberdeenshire
      Registration Number: 168/2
      Registration district: Old Machar
      Civil Parish: Old Machar
      County: Aberdeenshire
      Address: Gladstone Place. Hartington Cottage.
      Occupation: Wool Spinner
      ED: 48
      Household schedule number: 178
      Line: 17
      Roll: CSSCT1881_54
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      William Tough 44
      Mrs. William Tough 39 Wife Tarves, Aberdeenshire
      William Tough 14 Son Woodside, Aberdeenshire Mill Worker (Paper)
      James Tough 12 Son Woodside, Aberdeenshire
      Helen Tough 7 Dau. Woodside, Aberdeenshire
      Alexander Tough 3 Son Woodside, Aberdeenshire
      Isabella Tough 1 Dau. Woodside, Aberdeenshire
    5. UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com, 1877 CHARLES TOUGH, 1897 WILLIAM TOUGH, 1870 MARGARET LOW (Death date on stone incorrect) 1911 ISABELLA TAYLOR, 1921 WILLIAM TOUGH https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60526&h=186173151&indiv=try
      Record for Charles Tough, William Tough, William Tough, Margaret Low, Isabella Taylor
      Charles Tough
      Birth: 1801
      Death: 3 Mar 1877 (aged 75–76) Aberdeen City, Scotland
      Burial: Newhills Kirkyard, Newhills, Aberdeen City, Scotland
      Plot: Plot 81
      Memorial #: 192091071
      Bio: Charles Tough, journeyman stone-cutter, widower, died at 5 pm, 3 March 1877, at 20 Barron Street, Woodside, Aberdeen.
      Inscription: In loving memory of CHARLES TOUGH died 9 Mar. 1876 aged 75, his wife MARGARET LOW died 6 May 1875.
      {Left Hand Side}
      WILLIAM TOUGH infant son of JAMES T. TOUGH born 1 Apr. 1897 - died 21 June 1897 aged 11 weeks.
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      In loving memory of ISABELLA TAYLOR wife of WILLIAM TOUGH died 9 Feb. 1911 aged 67.
      Family Members
      Spouse
      Margaret Low Tough 1804-1870
      Children
      William Tough 1837-1921
      Created by: HamishK (48670763)
      Added: 8 Aug 2018
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192091071/charles-tough
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 March 2021),

      Name: William Tough
      Gender: M (Male)
      Birth Date: 1837
      Death Date: 11 Jun 1921
      Death Place: Aberdeen City, Scotland
      Cemetery: Newhills Kirkyard
      Burial or Cremation Place: Bucksburn, Aberdeen City, Scotland
      Has Bio?: Y
      Father:
      Charles Tough
      Mother:
      Margaret Tough
      Spouse:
      Isabella Tough
      URL:
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192091820/william-tough

      Name: Margaret Tough
      Gender: F (Female)
      Birth Date: 1804
      Death Date: 28 May 1870
      Death Place: Aberdeen City, Scotland
      Cemetery: Newhills Kirkyard
      Burial or Cremation Place: Bucksburn, Aberdeen City, Scotland
      Has Bio?: Y
      Spouse:
      Charles Tough
      Children:
      William Tough
      URL:
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192091219/margaret-tough
      / Ancestry.com
    6. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1864 TOUGH, WILLIAM, ISABELLA TAYLOR, (Statutory Marriages 168/02 0014) Downloaded from Ancestry
      1864 TOUGH, WILLIAM, TAYLOR, ISABELLA (Statutory Marriages 168/02 0014)
      Marriages in the District of Old Machar in the Burgh of Aberdeen 1864.
      1864 January Fifteenth
      Mile End, Stocket, Aberdeen
      After Banns according to the Forms of the Congregatinalists
      (Signed) William Tough Labourer (Stone Yard)
      (Bachelor) Age 26. 101 Barron Street, Woodside, Aberdeen
      Parents: Charles Tough Stone-Cutter
      Margaret Tough M.S. Low
      (Signed) Isabella Taylor, Domestic Servant
      (Spinster) Age 22, Mile End, Stocket, Aberdeen
      Parents: Alexander Taylor, Shoemaker (deceased) Mary Taylor, M.S. Cruickshank
      (Signed) David Arthur Minister, George Street Chapel, Aberdeen
      (Signed) George Milne Witness
      William Stock Witness
      Registered 1864 January 16th
      Aberdeen (signed) John Seath Registrar
    7. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1921 TOUGH, WILLIAM (Statutory Register Deaths168/1 488) St Nicholas
      1921 TOUGH, WILLIAM (Statutory Register Deaths168/1 488) St Nicholas
      Deaths in the District of St Nicholas in the Burgh of Aberdeen 1921.
      William Tough
      Wool Spinner
      Widower of Isabella Taylor
      1921 June Eleventh 5h 10m PM
      10 St Paul Street, Aberdeen M. 85 Years
      Parents: Charles Tough
      Quarry Worker (Deceased)
      ---------- Tough, M.S. Cruickshank (Deceased)
      COD: Senile Decay
      As Cert. by P. Mitchell MD.
      Inf. James T Tough, Son
      3 ? Calton? Terrace, Aberdeen
      Registered
      June 13th, Aberdeen
      James Pratt
      Registrar
    8. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1877 TOUGH, CHARLES (Satutory Deaths 168/02 0191)
      1877 TOUGH, CHARLES (Satutory Deaths 168/02 0191)
      Deaths in the District of Old Machar in the County of Aberdeen 1877.
      Charles Tough
      Stone Cutter (Journeyman)
      (Widower of Margaret Low)
      1877 March Third 5h. P.M.
      20 Barron Street, Woodside, Aberdeen
      M. 75 Years
      Parents: John Tough, Crofter in Kemnay (Dec)
      Jane Tough M.S. Wilson (Dec)
      COD: Morbus Cordis 3 Yrs
      as cert. by J.E. Fowler M.D.
      Inf. Wm. Tough Son
      1 Bairnshall Lane, Woodside
      Registered
      1877 March 5th Aberdeen,
      James Valentine
      Registrar

    Historical events

    Day of marriage January 15, 1864

    • The temperature on January 15, 1864 was about -9.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • April 22 » The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.
      • August 22 » Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.
      • September 19 » American Civil War: Union troops under Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by Jubal Early. With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.
      • September 29 » The Treaty of Lisbon defines the boundaries between Spain and Portugal and abolishes the Couto Misto microstate.
      • October 15 » American Civil War: The Union garrison of Glasgow, Missouri surrenders to Confederate forces.
      • November 15 » American Civil War: Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins Sherman's March to the Sea.

    Day of death June 11, 1921

    • The temperature on June 11, 1921 was between 8.2 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
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      • March 17 » The Second Polish Republic adopts the March Constitution.
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      • July 10 » Belfast's Bloody Sunday: Sixteen people are killed and 161 houses destroyed during rioting and gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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      • November 4 » The Saalschutz Abteilung (hall defense detachment) of the Nazi Party is renamed the Sturmabteilung (storm detachment) after a large riot in Munich.
    

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