Robert Besford (1752–1837)
Robert was an agricultural labourer. He had three daughters with his first wife Mary. After her death, he had two sons with his second wife Ann Goodfellow.
Hallington
Hallington is a hamlet about 9 miles (14 km) from Hexham, in the county of Northumberland.
John Besford (1789–1825)
John Besford was employed as a labourer at Cheviot Farm, Hallington. He married Isabella Wright in 1819 and died before the birth of his third child.
Family of Robert Besford (1752–1837) and Ann Goodfellow
Robert Besford married Ann Goodfellow in 1788, two years after the death of his first wife left him with three daughters under eight. They had two children.
Family of Robert Besford (1752–1837) and his first wife Mary (died 1786)
Robert Besford’s three daughters by his first wife Mary were baptised at Thockrington between 1779 and 1784.