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thank you Dawnsh, we are now thinking she may have been fostered or in care?
Her mother spent her time in both Edinburgh and Aberdeen, my father believed at the time, she was working at the Waverley Arms in Edinburgh. He was raised predominantly by his grandmother & aunts and did not have a particularly strong relationship with his mother. He only ever remembers meeting James McGregor, whom she married on one occasion so were they living in Edinburgh or perhaps he had returned to Sumatra? As there is no Census for this time available I do not know where else to look.
I have not searched overseas, family talk leads us to believe Elizabeth remained in Edinburgh during her childhood, we do not know if she married & therefore what her surname would be.

Sorry, she was born 20 July 1938
Her mother was married in 1935



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I am desperately searching for an individual?
Looking for ^(*) McGregor, she was born on 20th July 1938 usual residence was 38 Seafield Road, Leith, Edinburgh. Her mother was Margaret (Meg/Maggie) maiden name Towler, who returned to Aberdeen after the war without ^(*). Was she adopted/placed in care? Margaret was married to James McGregor, a rubber planter in Sumatra, in 1935 but it seems according to the birth certificate he was not ^(*)'s father.
She is my father's sister and he is now 85 years of age & would love to know what happened to her, before it is too late?! We have been trying to locate ^(*) since 2008 & have no real leads or clues - we believe she must have had her name changed & perhaps knows nothing about her brother.
Is it possible for someone to check the ORIGINAL registration to confirm if it is stamped 'adopted'? Any costs will gladly be reimbursed. Using Scotlands People I have been unable to locate a marriage certificate, however due to financial restrictions on buying hundreds of ££ of credits, I have concentrated this search within Edinburgh.
Please, please if anyone has any information or could help then please contact me. Many thanks

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Hi
Sorry, have checked my info against the confirmation from the 1901 census & it is them. Jane is likely to have been expecting my Gran at the time.
I know that Joseph Kean Tough died in an accident at Aberdeen Harbour on Oct 29 1914 & Harry William died in France on July 22 1918 (coincidentally my Grans 17th birthday  )- he is buried at the Terlingthun British Cemetery.
Then with James & Mary leaving for the US, I believe my Gran felt rather alone, although she was raised by her aunt we think she held a grudge?
I also think, through finding him on Scotlands People, that there may have been another brother - prior to Jane marrying William, William Alexander Kean Tough b.1883 (father later added as James Gilmour) but again I do not know what became of him?
I have been trying to piece together the family of the father, William Tough and he is proving elusive - especially as I no longer have the time I would love to dedicate to this.

I am also desperately trying to find out what happened to *my fathers half sister!!

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Hi, I am very excited to find this post for Tough! I have been trying to locate some info on my Tough's and am hoping you may be able to help?
My Grandmother, Agnes Stewart Kean Tough Auld (I know its a mouthful - it has been a long story!) was born June 1901 in Aberdeen, her mother Jane Tough (formerly Kean) sadly died in 1902. Jane was married to William Tough b.1865, they were married March 15 1888 in Aboyne, after Jane's death my gran was 'adopted by Jane's sister Agnes Stewart Auld (ms Kean) and was raised as her own with her two 'brothers'. The problem is we have no idea what became of her father, William? We suspect he went to the USA as my Gran's blood brother, James Charles Tough b.1888 we know moved there around 1924. James married Elisabeth & they had two children Joseph & Margaret. They are known to have visited my Gran in Aberdeen and we know that there was also a sister Mary Ann Tough b.1890, who also moved to the USA (she died Nov 1957 in SC).
Sorry for the long winded history but I am hoping you may recognise any/some of the detail and can assist in filling in the gaps? I have found the Tough's extremely difficult to pin down, it seems to have been something my Gran kept hidden and only have personal letters & photos to piece it all together? I know both my mum & I would find out more.
Thank you