Birtley, Northumberland, and the Besfords
Birtley is a village located about ten miles north of Hexham in Northumberland.
People (Northumberland)
Besfords of Northumberland. See also the tree of the Besford family in Northumberland, and notes on the Besford name.
Radcliffe, Northumberland
Radcliffe was once home to over 700 people. It was an independent and self-sufficient settlement with its own schools, shops, churches and working men’s club.
George Turnbull and Mary Turnbull (née Barron) (both 1841–1926)
George Turnbull and Mary Barron were the parents of Mary Turnbull, who married David Besford (1863–1954) in December 1887.
Family of John William (Jack) Besford (1891–1975) and Agnes Jane Hewit (1890–1958)
Jack Besford and Agnes Hewit married at Morpeth in 1914. Their two children were born at Rosalind Street, Ashington.
Family of David Besford (1863–1954) and Mary Besford (née Turnbull)
David Besford and Mary Turnbull had twelve children, born at Broomhill and Amble from December 1888.
Family of John Besford (1826–1914) and Margaret Besford (née Patterson)
John Besford and Margaret Patterson had eight children, born around Cowpen and Blyth from 1851. Their son Robert lived just 22 days.
Family of Robert Besford (1752–1837) and Ann Goodfellow
Robert Besford married Ann Goodfellow in 1788, two years after the death of his first wife left him with three daughters under eight. They had two children.
Family of Robert Besford (1752–1837) and his first wife Mary (died 1786)
Robert Besford’s three daughters by his first wife Mary were baptised at Thockrington between 1779 and 1784.
Family of Robert Besford (1792–1844) and Mary Besford (née Marshall)
The seven children of Robert Besford and Mary Marshall were born across the farms around Cramlington and Felton, from Stickley to Eshott Heugh.
Family of George Besford (1680-?)
George Besford’s two sons, John and George, were baptised at Rothbury in 1717 and 1719.