Gateshead

George Besford was born in Amble, Northumberland. He lost his leg in the Battle of the Somme, and later worked in the lamp cabin at Woodhorn Colliery, Ashington.

George Bestford was born at Bensham, Gateshead. He served in the First World War, and later moved to Pretoria where he joined the South African Police.

Catherine Besford worked as a general servant in a household in Bedlington. In 1903 she married Robert Gordon, a coal miner, at Gateshead Register Office.

Emily Maud Carter was born in Highgate, London, and married George Besford in 1920 at Gateshead Registry Office. They had one child, Henry, in 1921.

Emily Maud Carter married George Besford on 20th November 1920 at Gateshead Registry Office. They had one child, Henry, in 1921.