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Agnes de Besford was the daughter of Alexander Besford and his first wife, and married Thomas Throckmorton of Fladbury.

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.

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

Eleven streets in the UK carry the name Besford, from Manchester and Luton to Shrewsbury and Birmingham.

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 married at Morpeth in 1914. Their two children were born at Rosalind Street, Ashington.

David Besford and Mary Turnbull had twelve children, born at Broomhill and Amble from December 1888.

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 and Margaret Patterson had eight children, born around Cowpen and Blyth from 1851. Their son Robert lived just 22 days.