People

Arnott Herbert Smith Besford was born in Lowestoft in 1901 and married Alida Maria Erebout, whose surname is Flemish. Two of their sons became Lowestoft trawler skippers.

Leonard Besford was a farmer at Hoveton St John on the Norfolk Broads. Born about 1798 at Ashmanhaugh, he is the earliest known ancestor of the Lowestoft Besfords.

Samuel Besford rose from valet and butler in grand households to hotelier, keeping the Three Cups at Colchester and the George at Scarborough with his wife Mary Ann, who was killed in the George Hotel fire of 1902.

John Brown Besford was a blacksmith, born at Hoveton St John. He married Maria Chase at Caister in 1847 and raised a large family in Great Yarmouth.

Henry John Besford trained as a blacksmith at Great Yarmouth, married Georgiana Page in 1873 and moved to Lowestoft, where Georgiana died in 1885.

Ian Besford is a District Judge on the North East Circuit, sitting predominantly at Kingston-upon-Hull Combined Court.

Sheri Besford led the communications team at BDP for many years.

Julia Maria Besford was born at Great Yarmouth in 1875 and grew up in Lowestoft. She is recorded as the mother of Arnott Herbert Smith Besford, father of the skippers Peter and David.

Koni Besford is a DJ and producer of alternative house electro, who has played alongside Benny Benassi, Roger Sanchez and Tiësto.

Thomas Bestford volunteered for the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry in 1861 and deserted a year later, one of more than 200,000 Union soldiers who did.