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Scottish Ancestry of Mary Besford (née Turnbull)
The Border Reivers were raiders along the Anglo-Scottish border. Read more about the Reivers and the Reiver family names which occur in Mary Besford (née Turnbull)‘s ancestry. Family of Matthew Latimer and Jean Bell The Old Parish Register of the Church of Scotland at Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, records the baptism of Elizabeth Latimer on 19th November…
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Border Reivers
The Border Reivers were essentially raiding families during the 15th to early 17th centuries on both sides of the border between England and Scotland. They lived outside of the laws of both countries and would not submit to their efforts to impose order. The Reivers engaged in theft, rustling, arson, kidnapping, murder and extortion. Their…
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George Turnbull and Mary Turnbull (née Barron) both 1841-1926
George Turnbull and Mary Barron were the parents of Mary Turnbull, who married David Besford in December 1887.
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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. Read the full article on Mary Turnbull’s Border Reiver heritage.
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Janet Besford (later Partland) (1902-1994)
Janet Besford was the daughter of David Besford and Mary Besford (née Turnbull). She was born on 23rd December 1902 at 9 Leslie Row, Radcliffe, Northumberland.