Williamina
Forsyth
Born in 28 Albion Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Forsyth
and Margaret Henderson Ross
Sister of
Agnes Forsyth [half], William Forsyth [half], Elizabeth Lindsay Ross [half], Isabella Innes Forsyth [half], Helen Duthie Forsyth and Robert Johnston Forsyth
Wife of
George Tough
— married
14 Nov 1890 in Waverly Hall, St Paul Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 83
in Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Oct 2021
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Biography
Emigrated sometime after 1901.
Sources
- Scotland Statutory Registers Births 168/01 1014 St Nicholas, Aberdeen. Williamina Forsyth, born 2nd Jul 1868 at 28 Albion Street, Aberdeen. Father: William Forsyth, baker (journeyman). Mother: Margaret Forsyth, MS Ross. Informant: Margaret Forsyth, mother, on the 22nd Jul.
- Scotland 1871 Census (Parish: Aberdeen St Nicholas; ED: 33; Line: 1; CSSCT1871_32): at Albion Street, Aberdeen. William Forsyth, 55, baker, head; Margaret Forsyth, 39, baker's wife; Elsie L Forsyth, 13, daughter; Ellen Forsyth, 8, daughter; Robert Forsyth, 6, son; Williamina Forsyth, 2, daughter; Alexander Harvie, 18, stone-cutter, lodger.
- Scotland 1881 Census (Parish: Aberdeen St Nicholas; ED: 25; Line: 9; Roll: cssct1881_49): at 40 Albion Street, Aberdeen. William Forsyth, 66, baker, head; Margaret Forsyth, 49, wife; Robert Forsyth, 16, butcher, son; Helen Forsyth, 19, cotton mill worker, daughter; Williamina Forsyth, 12, daughter; Alexander Stewart, 30, iron moulder, boarder.
- Scotland Statutory Registers Marriages 168/1 497 St Nicholas, Aberdeen. 14th Nov 1890 at Waverley Hall, St Paul Street, Aberdeen. George Tough, mason (journeyman), 21, usual residence 8 Thornton Court, Guestrow, Aberdeen, and Williamina Forsyth, worker at a comb work, 22, usual residence 18 Hanover Street, Aberdeen. Parents: George Tough, labourer; Mary Tough, MS Still; William Forsyth, baker (journeyman); Margaret Forsyth, MS Ross. Witnesses: William Tough and William Banks.
- Scotland 1891 Census (Parish: Aberdeen St Nicholas; ED: 22; Page: 31; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1891_49): at 34 Albion Street, Aberdeen. George Tough, 22, mason, head; Williamina Tough, 22, wife; An Infant [to become George Tough], 5 days, son.
- Scotland 1901 Census (Parish: Aberdeen St Nicholas; ED: 55; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1901_54): at 146 West North Street, Aberdeen. George Tough, 32, building mason, head; Williamina Tough, 32, wife; Robert Tough, 9, son; Maggie Tough, 8, daughter; Mina Tough, 6, daughter; George Tough, 14, son; Norman Tough, 3, son; Evelina Tough, 5 days, daughter.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Williamina by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Williamina:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Williamina by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Williamina:
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~3.12%
M Davidson
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member debramurray120
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~1.56%
~3.12%
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