tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213214691888541544.post3401321381585460625..comments2024-01-09T03:00:27.180+00:00Comments on Tall Tales from the Trees: ALEXANDER TOUGH (b. 1770) AND THE CLYDE ROPEWORKSHeart of the Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11228338686534366041noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213214691888541544.post-18327806622184194102016-03-09T16:47:13.810+00:002016-03-09T16:47:13.810+00:00The butcher's shop was opposite Singer's B...The butcher's shop was opposite Singer's Building on Kilbowie Road.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213214691888541544.post-68125494360151456492015-10-27T17:55:26.625+00:002015-10-27T17:55:26.625+00:00Hi Anonymous! I'm afraid I have only a general...Hi Anonymous! I'm afraid I have only a general history of the Toughs. Personally I can go no further back than early 19th century Falkirk. Sorry I can't be more help, but thanks for dropping by at Tall Tales. Good luck with your research!Heart of the Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11228338686534366041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213214691888541544.post-13848992165671244252015-10-27T17:43:28.096+00:002015-10-27T17:43:28.096+00:00I too am descended from the Norman 'de Tuchet&...I too am descended from the Norman 'de Tuchet' dynasty (namely Simon who appears on both the Battle Abbey roll and the Chronicles of Normandy), but am struggling to fill in the gap between them in Cheshire in the Norman period and them in Aberdeenshire in the 17th century. I was therefore wondering whether you had any information or sources from the period in the middle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com