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Alexander de Besford was the father of John de Besford.

John de Besford was the son of of Alexander de Besford and Margaret Beatrix Besford.

Sir Alexander Besford was the son of John de Besford and Joan de Harley.

The Domesday Book reveals Besford was quite small relative to other Domesday settlements, but paid a comparatively large amount of tax.

There are 11 streets in the UK with the name Besford.

George Turnbull and Mary Barron were the parents of Mary Turnbull, who married David Besford (1863–1954) in December 1887.

Jack Besford and Agnes Hewit were married at St. George’s Presbyterian Church, Morpeth, Northumberland, on 9th September 1914. They had two children.

David Besford (1863–1954) and Mary Turnbull (1865–1951) were married at the United Presbyterian Church, Warkworth, Northumberland, on 10th December 1887. They had 12 children.

The Besford Boys were a group of North East children who were sent by Sunderland Council in the 1940s and 50s to attend schools run by the Roman Catholic Church.

John Besford (1826–1914) and Margaret Patterson (1827–1914) were married at All Saints’ Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, on 12th November 1850. They had eight children.