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Joan Besford (née Matthews) 1921-2019
Joan Matthews was born on 24th April 1921 at Westgate, Haltwhistle, Northumberland. Her parents were John Thompson Matthews (then aged 30) and Mary Elizabeth Teasdale Matthews (née Liddell) (then aged 28).
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John Besford (1789-1825)
John Besford was the son of Robert Besford (1752-1837) and his second wife, Ann Besford (née Goodfellow). John was baptised on 3rd May 1789 at the parish church of St. John of Beverley, St. John Lee, Northumberland. St. John Lee is about 10 miles south of Hallington, where Robert and Ann were living at the…
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Robert Besford and Isabella Robson
Robert Besford married Isabella Robson at the Parish Church of St. Mary Magdelene, Mitford, Northumberland, on 18th April 1818.