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Alexander Sanderson Besford (1901-1992)
Alexander Sanderson Besford was the son of David Besford and Mary Besford (née Turnbull). He was born on 3rd August 1901 at 9 Leslie Row, Radcliffe, Northumberland. His older brothers and sisters were Mary (12), John William (Jack) (10), George (8), Daisy (7), David (4) and Thomas (2).
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William Lyons
William Lyons was born on 29th September 1926 at 110 Maple Street, Ashington. He was the son of Daisy Besford and her husband William Lyons. He was always known to my mother and Uncle David (his cousins Dorothy Jane Besford and David Besford) as Willy.
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George Besford, buried Rothbury in 1721
Who was the George Besford who was buried at All Saints Church, Rothbury, on 3rd November 1721?
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Margaret Besford (1866-?)
Margaret was the only daughter of John Besford and Margaret Besford (née Patterson). She was born on 21st May 1866 at Cowpen Colliery, Blyth, Northumberland.
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Criminal Besfords who were transported to Australia
Thomas Besford Thomas Besford was convicted at Shropshire Assizes in 1818 and sentenced to 14 years. He was one of 300 convicts transported to Australia on board the Baring, departing in December that same year. He arrived in New South Wales on 26th June 1819. John Besford John Besford was convicted and sentenced to life…
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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.
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Percy Besford (skipper)
The 1944 King’s Birthday Honours, celebrating the official birthday of King George VI, were announced on 2 June 1944. Skipper Percy Robert Smith Besford, RNR, 3475 W.S. (Lowestoft) was Mentioned in Despatches.
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Besford Crop Circles
In June 2014, a crop circle, featuring a star design, appeared in a field off Harewell Lane, in Besford.
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Besford Court
Besford Court was the last great, gothic English country house. It is a Grade II*-listed building, located in the village of Besford.
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Besford in the Domesday Book
The Open Domesday project has made available the first free online copy of Domesday Book, revealing data about Besford which were originally collected during the 1990s to create the Domesday Explorer CD-ROM.