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19 Church Street, Amble
David and Mary Besford lived at 19 Church Street, Amble until sometime between January 1893 and July 1894, when they moved to Middleton Street, Amble.
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David Besford (1863-1954)
David Besford was born on 11th September 1863 at Cowpen Colliery. He was the son of John and Margaret Besford.
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Isabella Besford (1895-1898)
Isabella Besford was the daughter of David Besford and Mary Besford (née Turnbull). Isabella was born at Middleton Street, Amble, Northumberland, on 1st November 1895. Isabella died on 14th November 1898 at Chevington Colliery, Northumberland. Her death certificate gave the cause of death as “Measles and Diphtheria Asthenia”. Isabella was buried at Chevington Churchyard.
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Margaret Besford (1890-1899)
Margaret Besford was the daughter of David Besford and Mary Besford (née Turnbull). Known as Maggie, Margaret was born at 19 Church Street, Amble, Northumberland, on 17th May 1890. She died at Chevington Colliery at the age of 9 on 28th May 1899. Her death certificate gave the cause of death as “Influenza, 7 days”.…
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Mary Besford (née Turnbull) (1865-1951)
Mary Turnbull was born in 1865. Her parents, George Turnbull and Mary Turnbull (née Barron), were from Roxburghshire, Scotland. Mary had eight siblings.
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Family of David Besford and Mary Besford (née Turnbull)
David Besford (1863-1954) and Mary Turnbull (1865-1951) were married at the United Presbyterian Church, Warkworth, Northumberland, on 10th December 1887.
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William Thomas Besford
William Thomas Besford was born in 1856. His parents were William Besford and Jane Besford (née Reveley).
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Mary Besford (later Thompson/Turner) (1888-1985)
Mary Besford was the daughter of David Besford and Mary Besford (née Turnbull). She was born on New Year’s Eve 1888 at Togston Terrace, Broomhill, Northumberland. She was David and Mary Besford’s first child (of 12). Her father was working at Broomhill Colliery in 1888.
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Daisy Besford (later Lyons) (1894-1969)
Daisy Besford was born on 2nd July 1894 at Middleton Street, Amble, Northumberland. She was the daughter of David Besford and Mary Besford (née Turnbull).
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Radcliffe, Northumberland
Radcliffe was a mining community in Northumberland, located 1 km south of the town of Amble. Radcliffe was once home to over 700 people. It was an independent and self-sufficient settlement with its own schools, shops, churches and working men’s club.