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Robert Besford married Ann Goodfellow in 1788, two years after the death of his first wife left him with three daughters under eight. They had two children.

Robert Besford’s three daughters by his first wife Mary were baptised at Thockrington between 1779 and 1784.

The seven children of Robert Besford and Mary Marshall were born across the farms around Cramlington and Felton, from Stickley to Eshott Heugh.

George Besford’s two sons, John and George, were baptised at Rothbury in 1717 and 1719.

John Besford (1717–1788) married Mary Felton at the Parish Church of St. Giles, Birtley, Northumberland, on 9th October 1740. The couple had seven children.

Videos are available of a number of reunions of former pupils of Besford Court School and Croome Court School.

Lee Besford is a photographer whose work is often credited in the Sydney Morning Herald, Australia.

George Besford (1852–1935) and Isabella Besford (née Miller) had seven children, including Catherine (Kate), who later became Catherine Gordon.

George Besford was born in 1852, son of Ann Besford (1825–1896). He married Isabella Miller and together they had several children.

Isabella Miller married George Besford (1852–1935). Together they had several children, including Catherine (Kate) Besford (later Gordon).