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Thomas Bestford served with the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Emily Maud Carter married George Besford on 20th November 1920 at Gateshead Registry Office. They had one child, Henry, in 1921.

Three Besfords were convicted in the English courts and transported to Australia.

The earliest Besford we have been able to trace was living in Thropton at the time of his marriage to Margaret Robson. The couple had a son named George.

Who was the George Besford who was buried at All Saints Church, Rothbury, on 3rd November 1721?

Ann Besford was working as a servant at Earsdon West Forest Farm north of Morpeth by the time she was 16 years old. She had six sons, five of whom survived to adulthood.

George Besford was born at Fenrother, Northumberland, and worked as a coal miner. He was actively involved in boat racing.

John Besford was employed as a labourer at Cheviot Farm, Hallington. He married Isabella Wright in 1819 and died before the birth of his third child.

William Besford was taken prisoner in the Second World War in 1942. He was repatriated at the end of the war.

Mary Besford was born on the farm where her parents were living and working. She worked on the farm, and later as a dressmaker.