| Census: | 1861 |
| County: | Aberdeenshire (ABD) |
| District: | Alford |
| Civil Parish: | Alford |
| Ecclesiastical Parish: | - |
| Piece: | 171 |
| Enumeration District: | 3 |
| Folio: | 0 |
| Page: | 8 |
| Schedule: | 39 |
| House Number: | |
| House or Street Name: | Village Of Alford |
| Surname | Forenames | Relationship | Marital Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth County | Birth Place | Disability | Notes |
| TOUGH | William | Head | M | M | 40 | Rural Messenger | Aberdeenshire | Gartly | 2 rooms | |
| TOUGH | Margaret | Wife | M | F | 58 | Rural Messenger's Wife | Aberdeenshire | Alford | ||
| TOUGH | William | Son | U | M | 14 | Apprentice Merchant | Aberdeenshire | Alford | ||
| TOUGH | Margaret | Dau | - | F | 12 | Scholar | Aberdeenshire | Alford | ||
| TOUGH | Anne | Dau | - | F | 10 | Scholar | Aberdeenshire | Alford | ||
| TOUGH | James G. | Son | - | M | 8 | Scholar | Aberdeenshire | Alford | ||
| TOUGH | Elizabeth | Dau | - | F | 6 | Aberdeenshire | Alford | |||
| TOUGH | Helen | Dau | - | F | 4 | Aberdeenshire | Alford | |||
| TOUGH | Alexander | Son | - | M | 2 | Aberdeenshire | Alford | |||
| TOUGH | Hugh | Son | - | M | 2m | Aberdeenshire | Alford |