George Robert Besford (1909–1981)
George Robert Besford and his wife Isabella Summers emigrated from the UK to Canada in 1947. The family returned in 1949 and lived in Blyth, Northumberland.
Canada
Besfords emigrated to Canada in the twentieth century.
John David Besford (1883-?)
John David Besford trained as a cabinetmaker in Glasgow and sailed for Boston in 1907, later working as a carpenter in Ontario.