Broomhill

John Besford was the son of Thomas Besford his second wife Isabella Besford (née Oliver). He died in a mining accident at Hartford Colliery.

Mary Besford was born in Broomhill, Northumberland. Her first husband was killed in the First World War, leaving her with two children aged 7 and 4.

William was born on at Cowpen, Blyth and worked as a coal miner. In 1877, William married Jane Temple at Morpeth Register Office. The couple had one daughter.

William Thomas Besford was born in 1856. He worked as a miner and had two children with his wife Elizabeth, before becoming the landlord of The Waterloo Hotel on Queen Street, Amble, Northumberland.

Thomas Besford worked as a coal miner throughout his life. He was left with four young children when his wife died of smallpox.