Family of Leonard Besford (1798-) and Julia Brown (1802-)

Julia Brown (1802-)
Julia Anne Besford (1825–1825)
Richard Besford (1827-)
Martha Besford (1832-)
Julia Susan Besford (1834-)
Rebecca Maria Besford (1835-)
Eliza Besford (later Southgate) (1837-)
Benjamin Besford (1841-)

Family of John Brown Besford (1823-) and Maria Chase (1829-)

Maria Chase (1829-)
Julia Elizabeth Besford (1853-)
Eva Rachel Besford (1858-)
Rachel Emmeline Besford (1860-)
Leonard Robert Besford (1865-)
John Besford (1869-)
Annie Amelia Besford
James Besford

Family of Henry John Besford (1850-) and Georgiana Page (1851–1885)

Georgiana Page (1851–1885)
Henry John Besford (1873–1873)
Rosa Lanoma Besford (1882-)

Family of Julia Maria Besford (1875-) and Arnott Herbert Smith (1872–1917)

Arnott Herbert Smith (1872–1917)
Flora Hannah S. Besford (1897-)
Hilda Rose S. Besford (1899-)

Not yet confirmed: Hilda Rose does not appear with the family in the 1901 or 1911 census.

Family of Arnott Herbert Smith Besford (1901–1964) and Alida Maria Erebout (1902–1985)

Alida Maria Erebout (1902–1985)
Arnott Albertus Besford (1920–2000)
Florida Besford
Albert Besford (1924–2007)
Marcella Besford (later Bird) (1932–2024)

Not yet confirmed: We have not yet found a record of Arnott Albertus or Florida, or of the year Albert died. No marriage is indexed in England and Wales.

Family of James Besford (1761–1831) and Anne Williams (1767–1846)

James Besford (1761–1831)
Anne Williams (1767–1846)
Martha Besford (1790-)
James Besford (1792-)
Richard Besford (1795-)
Robert Besford (1797-)
Mary Besford (1801–1881)
Benjamin Besford (1803-)

This family lived at Happisburgh, Norfolk. We do not know of a connection with the families above. Mary Besford married William Larner and died at Trunch in January 1881.


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Also in Norfolk and Suffolk: Samuel Besford (1822–1889), Debby Besford, Percy Robert Smith Besford (1914–1978) and William James Besford (1889–1947)

Could this family be descended from the Besfords of Northumberland?

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