John William (Jack) Besford (1891–1975)
Jack Besford began work as a miner on his 13th birthday, and went on to become a leading trade unionist.
Football
Besfords have played football in the Northumberland leagues, and one of them, Ted Besford, played Australian rules football after the family moved to Victoria.
See the full article about Besfords in sport.
David Besford (1919–2015)
David Besford worked for the Cooperative Wholesale Society in Newcastle, where he met his future wife Joan Matthews. He drove a fire engine during the Second World War, and later joined the Civil Service.
William Lyons (1926-)
Willy Lyons worked as a milk roundsman and subsequently as the driver of the funeral hearse. He was a sportsman who earned money as both a professional footballer and a professional sprinter.
Ted Besford
Ted Besford moved to Australia with his parents at the age of 10. He went on to be an Australian rules footballer and cricketer.