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John Besford (1789-1825)
John Besford was the son of Robert Besford (1752-1837) and his second wife, Ann Besford (née Goodfellow). John was baptised on 3rd May 1789 at the parish church of St. John of Beverley, St. John Lee, Northumberland. St. John Lee is about 10 miles south of Hallington, where Robert and Ann were living at the…
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William Thompson Besford (1899-1997)
William Thompson Besford was the son of John Besford (1872-1954) and Mary Ann Besford (nee Thompson). He was born on 10th September 1899.
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Robert Bestford (1865-1935)
Robert Bestford was the son of George and Jane Bestford. He was baptised on 11th June 1865 at St. Giles Parish Church, Birtley, Northumberland.
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Matthew Wilkinson Bestford (1892-1978)
Matthew Wilkinson Bestford was born on 7th May 1892. He was the son of Robert Bestford (1865-1935) and his wife Phyllis Bestford (née Woodman).
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Thomas Besford (born 1900)
Thomas Besford was born on 11th June 1900, the son of Thomas Besford and Elizabeth Besford (née Train). Thomas was the brother of John Besford (1890-1916).
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George Besford (1871-1938)
George Besford was born on 15th January 1871 at Barrasford, Northumberland. He was baptised on 26th March 1871 at St. Michael and All Angels Parish Church, Warden.
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Dorothy Jane (Dora) Besford (later Hornsby) 1915-2018
Dorothy Jane Besford was born on 21st September 1915 at 273 Rosalind Street, Ashington, Northumberland. Her parents were John William Besford (always known as Jack) and Agnes Jane Besford (née Hewit). Dora (as she would always be known) was named after her maternal grandmother, Dorothy Jane Hewit (née Ferrow).
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John Besford (1872-1954)
John Besford was born on 5th February 1872 at Cowpen Square, Blyth, Northumberland. John was the son of Alexander Besford, a coal miner, and his wife Elizabeth (Bessy) Besford (née Mills).
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Thomas Besford (1833-1914)
Thomas Besford was born at Espley, Northumberland, in 1833. He was baptised at the parish church of St. Mary Magdalene, Mitford, on 21st April 1833.
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Mary Besford (later Ferguson) (1822-1883)
Mary Besford was baptised at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Horton , Northumberland, on 27th January 1822. Her parents were Robert Besford (1792-1844) and Mary Besford (née Marshall).