| Census: | 1871 | 
| County: | Aberdeenshire (ABD) | 
| District: | Alford | 
| Civil Parish: | Alford | 
| Ecclesiastical Parish: | Alford | 
| Piece: | 171 | 
| Enumeration District: | 4 | 
| Folio: | 0 | 
| Page: | 20 | 
| Schedule: | 84 | 
| House Number: | |
| House or Street Name: | Private House | 
| Surname | Forenames | Relationship | Marital Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth County | Birth Place | Disability | Notes | 
| TOUGH | William | Head | M | M | 50 | Post Messenger | Aberdeenshire | Gartly | 2 rooms | |
| TOUGH | Margaret | Wife | M | F | 48 | Wife | Aberdeenshire | Alford | ||
| TOUGH | Elizabeth | Dau | U | F | 16 | Aberdeenshire | Alford | |||
| TOUGH | Helen | Dau | - | F | 14 | Scholar | Aberdeenshire | Alford | ||
| TOUGH | Alexander | Son | - | M | 12 | Scholar | Aberdeenshire | Alford | ||
| TOUGH | Hugh | Son | - | M | 10 | Scholar | Aberdeenshire | Alford | ||
| TOUGH | Robert | Son | - | M | 7 | Scholar | Aberdeenshire | Alford | ||
| TOUGH | George | Son | - | M | 2 | Aberdeenshire | Alford |