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Besford family in Northumberland

The Besford family in Northumberland can be traced back to James Besford, who married Margaret Robson in Rothbury in 1679.

Family of James Besford and Margaret Robson

James Besford
Margaret Robson
George Besford (1680-)

Family of George Besford (1680-?)

George Besford (1680-)
John Besford (1717–1788)
George Besford (1719-?)

Family of John Besford (1717–1788) and Mary Felton

John Besford (1717–1788)
Mary Felton
Margery Besford (later Craswell) (1741-)
George Besford (1743–1820)
Elizabeth Besford (1747-)
John Besford (1749–1816)
Robert Besford (1752–1837)
Mary Besford (later Herdman) (1755–1833)
Elinder Besford (1758-)

→ See George Besford (1871-1938), descendant of John Besford (1749-1816)

Family of George Besford (1743–1820) and Mary Dodd (1749–1805)

George Besford (1743–1820)
Mary Dodd (1749–1805)
Catherine Besford (1773-)
John Besford (1775–1782)
Thomas Besford (1777-)
George Besford (1779–1804)
John Besford (1783–1784)
Mary Besford (1785–1801)
Elizabeth Besford (1791-)
William Besford / Bestford (1793-)

→ See George Bestford (1897-1968), descendant of William Bestford (1793-)

Family of Robert Besford (1752–1837) and (1) Mary

Robert Besford (1752–1837)
Mary (-1786)
Sarah Besford (1779-)
Mary Besford (1781-)
Martha Besford (1784-)

Family of Robert Besford (1752–1837) and (2) Ann Goodfellow

Robert Besford (1752–1837)
Ann Goodfellow
John Besford (1789–1825)
Robert Besford (1792–1844)

Family of John Besford (1789–1825) and Isabella Wright

John Besford (1789–1825)
Isabella Wright
John Besford (1820–1875)
William Besford (1823-)
Thomas Besford (1825-)

Family of Robert Besford (1792–1844) and Mary Marshall

Robert Besford (1792–1844)
Mary Marshall
Mary Besford (1822–1883)
William Besford (1823–1906)
Ann Besford (1825–1896)
John Besford (1826–1914)
Jane Besford (1829-)
George Besford (1831–1908)
Thomas Besford (1833–1914)

Family of William Besford (1823–1906) and Jane Reavley

William Besford (1823–1906)
Jane Reavley
Elizabeth Besford (1846-)
Mary Besford (1849-)
Frances Besford (1851-)
William Thomas Besford (1856-)
Margaret A. Besford (1859-)
Isabella Besford (1862-)
Robert Besford (1869-)

Family of Ann Besford (1825–1896)

Ann Besford (1825–1896)
Alexander Besford (1842-)
Robert Besford (1846–1847)
Robert Besford (1848-)
George Besford (1852–1935)
William Besford (1855-)
Thomas Besford (1859-)

Family of Alexander Besford (1842-) and Elizabeth Mills

Alexander Besford (1842-)
Elizabeth Mills
William Mills Besford (1867)
Robert Besford (1869)
John Besford (1872–1954) John Besford (1872–1954)

Family of George Besford (1852–1935) and Isabella Besford (née Miller)

George Besford (1852–1935)
Isabella Miller
Margaret Ann Besford
Catherine (Kate) Besford (later Gordon) Catherine (Kate) Besford (later Gordon)
Mary Besford
George Besford
William Besford
Isabella Besford
James Besford

Family of John Besford (1872–1954) and Mary Ann Thompson (1878-)

John Besford (1872–1954) John Besford (1872–1954)
Mary Ann Thompson (1878-)
William Thompson Besford (1899–1997)
John Besford (1903-)
George Robert Besford (1909–1981) George Robert Besford (1909–1981)

Family of George Robert Besford (1909–1981) and Isabella Summers

George Robert Besford (1909–1981) George Robert Besford (1909–1981)
Isabella Summers Isabella Summers
Cynthia Besford (later Bosworth) (1940-)
Sheila Besford (1952-)

Family of John Besford (1826–1914) and Margaret Patterson

John Besford (1826–1914)
Margaret Patterson (1827–1914)
William Besford (1851–1879)
Robert Besford (1856)
Edward Besford (1857)
John Besford (1859)
James Besford (1860)
David Besford (1863–1954) David Besford (1863–1954)
Margaret Besford (1866-?)
John Besford (1868–1869)

Family of William Besford (1851–1879) and Jane Temple

William Besford (1851–1879)
Jane Temple
Hannah Temple Besford (1878-)

Family of David Besford (1863–1954) and Mary Turnbull

David Besford (1863–1954) David Besford (1863–1954)
Mary Turnbull (1865–1951) Mary Turnbull (1865–1951)
Mary Besford (1888–1985) Mary Besford (1888–1985)
Margaret Besford (1890–1899)
John William (Jack) Besford (1891–1975) John William (Jack) Besford (1891–1975)
George Besford (1893–1966) George Besford (1893–1966)
Daisy Besford (1894–1969) Daisy Besford (1894–1969)
Isabella Besford (1895–1898)
David Besford (1897–1991) David Besford (1897–1991)
Robert Besford (1898–1899)
Thomas Besford (1899–1994) Thomas Besford (1899–1994)
Alexander Sanderson Besford (1901–1992) Alexander Sanderson Besford (1901–1992)
Janet Besford (1902–1994) Janet Besford (1902–1994)
Nellie Besford (1904–1905)

→ See also Scottish Ancestry of Mary Turnbull

Family of Mary Besford (1888–1985) and (1) Thomas Laidler Thompson (1887-)

Mary Besford (1888–1985) Mary Besford (1888–1985)
Thomas Laidler Thompson (1887–1917)
Mary Barron Thompson (1910-)
Ronald Thompson (1913-)

Family of Mary Besford (1888–1985) and (2) Peter Turner

Mary Besford (1888–1985) Mary Besford (1888–1985)
Peter Turner
William Turner
Eva Turner
David Turner

Family of John William (Jack) Besford (1891–1975) and Agnes Jane Hewit (1890–1958)

John William (Jack) Besford (1891–1975) John William (Jack) Besford (1891–1975)
Agnes Jane Hewit (1890–1958) Agnes Jane Hewit (1890–1958)
Dorothy Jane (Dora) Besford (1915–2018) Dorothy Jane (Dora) Besford (1915–2018)
David Besford (1919–2015) David Besford (1919–2015)

Family of Dorothy Jane (Dora) Besford (1915–2018) and Harry Hornsby (1909–1992)

Dorothy Jane (Dora) Besford (1915–2018) Dorothy Jane (Dora) Besford (1915–2018)
Harry Hornsby (1909–1992) Harry Hornsby (1909–1992)
John Hornsby (1951-)

Family of David Besford (1919–2015) and Joan Matthews (1921–2019)

David Besford (1919–2015) David Besford (1919–2015)
Joan Matthews (1921–2019) Joan Matthews (1921–2019)
John Besford (1944-)
David Besford (1946-)
Alan Besford (1948-)

Family of George Besford (1893–1966) and Emily Maud Carter (1893–1970)

George Besford (1893–1966) George Besford (1893–1966)
Emily Maud Carter (1893–1970) Emily Maud Carter (1893–1970)
Henry (Harry) Besford (1921–1992) Henry (Harry) Besford (1921–1992)

Family of Henry (Harry) Besford (1921–1992) and Daphne Sayers

Henry (Harry) Besford (1921–1992) Henry (Harry) Besford (1921–1992)
Daphne Sayers
Penny Besford
Mandy Besford
Ian Besford

Family of Daisy Besford (1894–1969) and William Lyons (1893–1968)

Daisy Besford (1894–1969) Daisy Besford (1894–1969)
William Lyons (1893–1968) William Lyons (1893–1968)
Mary Lyons (1919-) Mary Lyons (1919-)
William Lyons (1926-) William Lyons (1926-)

Family of David Besford (1897–1991) and Rhoda Websell

David Besford (1897–1991) David Besford (1897–1991)
Rhoda Barkwell Websell Rhoda Barkwell Websell

→ See Besford family in Australia

Family of Thomas Besford (1899–1994) and Alice Dodds

Thomas Besford (1899–1994) Thomas Besford (1899–1994)
Alice Dodds (1901–1986) Alice Dodds (1901–1986)

→ See Besford family in Australia

Family of Alexander Sanderson Besford (1901–1992) and Elizabeth Mary Dixon (1901–1969)

Alexander Sanderson Besford (1901–1992) Alexander Sanderson Besford (1901–1992)
Elizabeth Mary Dixon (1901–1969) Elizabeth Mary Dixon (1901–1969)
Mary Besford (1921-)
Janet Besford (1923)
Daisy Besford (1924)
Ann Gregory Besford (1925-)
Joyce Besford (1927-)
Alexander Besford (1929–1930)

Family of Janet Besford (1902–1994) and Albert Edward Partland (1901–1974)

Janet Besford (1902–1994) Janet Besford (1902–1994)
Albert Edward Partland (1901–1974) Albert Edward Partland (1901–1974)
Albert Edward Partland (1928-) Albert Edward Partland (1928-)

Family of Albert Edward Partland (1928-) and Constance Brown Lindsay

Albert Edward Partland (1928-) Albert Edward Partland (1928-)
Constance Brown Lindsay
Melodie Ann Partland
David Alastair Partland

Family of Melodie Ann Partland and Carl Joseph Schaschke

Melodie Ann Partland
Carl Joseph Schaschke
Emily Schaschke
Rebecca Schaschke

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