Dr John Besford
A Harley Street prosthodontist, Dr John Besford wrote Good Mouthkeeping and co-designed a denture system that won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2004.
London
Besfords appear in London from the eighteenth century onwards: two brothers tried at the Old Bailey in 1768, Royal Naval Division recruits mustering at the Crystal Palace in 1914, a dental practice on Harley Street, and a writer living in the city now.
Joan Besford (née Matthews) (1921–2019)
Joan Matthews was born in Haltwhistle, Northumberland. She married David Besford four years after the start of the Second World War.
David Besford (1897–1991)
David Besford was injured fighting in the First World War. He and his family emigrated from the UK to Australia in 1925, where he worked as a mines inspector.
Sonja Besford
Sonja Besford has published five books in Serbian and two collections of poetry in English, and is president of the Association of Serbian Writers & Artists Abroad.
Emily Maud Carter (1893–1970)
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.
Samuel Besford (1822–1889) and Mary Ann Besford (née Chapman) (1833–1902)
Samuel Besford rose from valet and butler in grand households to hotelier, keeping the Three Cups at Colchester and the George at Scarborough with his wife Mary Ann, who was killed in the George Hotel fire of 1902.
Besford Highwaymen
Brothers George and Thomas Besford were charged with Highway Robbery and tried at the Old Bailey in London on 7th September 1768.