How many of each
Every John, George and David on the site, one square each, oldest first. Pale squares are people we know about but who do not yet have an article. Select a square to read about that person.
Counted by first name: John David Besford (1883) is a John, and Robert John Besford (1950) is not.
When they were born
George and John run through the family from 1680. David first appears in 1863, and from then on all three names are in use in the same generations. Pale dots, as above, are people who do not yet have an article.
Not shown: John de Besford (1295–1341), born before 1650; and five with no birth year, among them the George buried at Rothbury in 1721.
Generation by generation
Every Besford son in the Northumberland tree, counted in generations from James Besford, who married Margaret Robson at Rothbury in 1679. Grey squares are sons with other names, and pale squares Johns, Georges and Davids who do not yet have an article.
Generation 4 has two Johns in one family: George and Mary Besford’s son John died in 1782, and their next son, born in 1783, was also named John. Generation 6 has two Johns born to John and Margaret Besford, in 1859 and 1868.
Besford names over time
Every Besford on the site with a birth year, counted by first name and the half century of birth. Each chart is a name given to at least three Besfords, and all 13 share one scale.
139 people with a birth year. Born in each half century: 1650–1699, 1; 1700–1749, 6; 1750–1799, 20; 1800–1849, 26; 1850–1899, 51; 1900–1949, 30; 1950–1999, 5. The latest birth year on the site is 1988, so the last half century is incomplete. Not shown: three medieval Besfords born before 1650, and 41 people with no birth year.
All 40 Johns, Georges and Davids as a list
| Name | Where on the site |
|---|---|
| John de Besford (1295–1341) | Not linked to a family tree: Son of Alexander de Besford |
| John Besford (1717–1788) | Northumberland tree |
| John Besford (1749–1816) | Northumberland tree |
| John Besford (1775–1782) | Northumberland tree |
| John Besford (1783–1784) | Northumberland tree |
| John Besford (1789–1825) | Northumberland tree |
| John Besford (1820–1875) | Northumberland tree |
| John Brown Besford (1823-) | Norfolk and Suffolk tree |
| John Besford (1826–1914) | Northumberland tree |
| John Besford (1859) | Northumberland tree |
| John Besford (1868–1869) | Northumberland tree |
| John Besford (1869-) | Norfolk and Suffolk tree |
| John Besford (1872–1954) | Northumberland tree |
| John Besford (1879–1946) | Not linked to a family tree: Died at Hartford Colliery |
| John David Besford (1883-?) | Not linked to a family tree: Cabinetmaker, from Glasgow to Ontario |
| John Besford (1890–1916) | Not linked to a family tree: Northumberland Hussars |
| John William (Jack) Besford (1891–1975) | Northumberland tree |
| John Besford (1903-) | Northumberland tree |
| John Charles Preston (Jack) Besford (1911–1993) | Not linked to a family tree: British and European swimming champion |
| John Besford (1944-) | Northumberland tree |
| John Besford (MP) | Not linked to a family tree: Member of Parliament for Northampton, elected 1388 |
| Dr John Besford | Not linked to a family tree: Harley Street prosthodontist |
| George Besford (1680-) | Northumberland tree |
| George Besford (1719-?) | Northumberland tree |
| George Besford (1743–1820) | Northumberland tree |
| George Besford (1779–1804) | Northumberland tree |
| George Besford (1831–1908) | Northumberland tree |
| George Besford (1852–1935) | Northumberland tree |
| George Besford (1871–1938) | Not linked to a family tree: Shipbuilder, then cinema manager |
| George Besford (1893–1966) | Northumberland tree |
| George Bestford (1897–1968) | Not linked to a family tree: South African Police |
| George Robert Besford (1909–1981) | Northumberland tree |
| George Besford | Northumberland tree |
| George Besford, buried Rothbury in 1721 | Not linked to a family tree: Son of the Widow Besford, Snitter; not yet identified |
| David Besford (1863–1954) | Northumberland tree |
| David Besford (1897–1991) | Northumberland tree |
| David Besford (1919–2015) | Northumberland tree |
| David William Besford (1939–2011) | Norfolk and Suffolk tree |
| David Besford (1946-) | Northumberland tree |
| David Besford | Australia tree |