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Name   Born  Census  Age  Occupation  Census Place  Birth Place 
Besey, Robert 1864188117Coal Miner NBL: Whitley NFK: Hevingham 
Besey, Walter 1865188116Coal Miner NBL: Whitley NFK: Hevingham 
Besey, William 1861188120Coal Miner NBL: Whitley NFK: Hevingham 
Besford, Alexander 1841188140Coal Miner NBL: Cowpen NBL: Blyth 
Besford, Anthony 1840188141Coal Miner NBL: Whitley NBL: Alnwick 
Besford, David 1863188118Coal Miner NBL: East Chevington NBL: Cowpen Colliery 
Besford, George 1829188152Coal Miner NBL: Cowpen NBL: Fenrother 
 1850188131Coal Miner DUR: Hetton Le Hole NBL: Cowpen Square 
Besford, James 1836188145Quarry Labourer NBL: Corsenside NBL: Bellingham 
Besford, John 1820185131Miner DUR: Urpeth DUR: Rainton 
 1828188153Coal Miner NBL: East Chevington NBL: Fenruth 
 1851188130Mines Labourer YKS: Hinderwell NFK: Aldborough 
 1864188117Coal Miner NBL: Whitley NBL: Cramlington 
Besford, Robert 1860188121Coal Miner DUR: Usworth DUR: Washington 
 1869188112Driver NBL: Cowpen NBL: Blyth 
Besford, Thomas 1830188151Coal Miner DUR: Haswell DUR: West Rainton 
 1835188146Coal Miner NBL: Cowpen NBL: Fenrother 
 1852188129Coal Miner DUR: West Rainton DUR: Middle Rainton 
 1860188121Coal Miner NBL: Cowpen NBL: Blyth 
 1860188121Quarry Labourer NBL: Corsenside NBL: Chollerton 
Besford, William T. 1856188125Coal Miner NBL: Bedlington NBL: Bedlington 
Besford, William 1823188158Coal Miner NBL: Bedlington NBL: Cramlington 
 1848188133Coal Miner DUR: Usworth LAN: Manchester 
 1856188125Coal Miner NBL: Cowpen NBL: Blyth 
 1866188115Coal Miner NBL: Whitley (BS), America 
 1867188114Driver NBL: Cowpen NBL: Blyth 
Besforth, Robert 1848188133Coal Miner NBL: Longbenton NBL: Cowpen 
Besley, James 1833188148Coal Miner DUR: Plawsworth YKS: Normanton 
Besom, Ralph 1796184145Coal Miner DUR: Bournmoor DUR 
Besom, William 1824184117Coal Miner DUR: Bournmoor DUR 
Best, Andrew 1866188115Coal Cader (Carman) YKS: Ormesby YKS: No Ormesby 
Best, Edward C. 1866188115Pitman NBL: Mickley NBL: Stamfordham 
Best, Edward 1849188132Coal Miner DUR: Brandon & Byshottles DUR: Wingate 
 1854188127Colliery Lab NBL: Mickley NBL: Hedley 
 1859188122Miner DUR: Ryhope DUR: Coxhoe 
Best, George H. 1842188139Coal Miner DUR: Dawdon DUR: Willington 
Best, George 1822188159Coal Miner DUR: Ferryhill YKS 
 1834188147Coal Miner DUR: Auckland St Andrew YKS: Thirsk 
 1848188133Colliery Cartman DUR: Urpeth DUR: Chester Le Street 
Best, James 1822188159Coal Miner (Out Of Employ) DUR: Brandon & Byshottles NBL: Byker 
 1836188145Quarryman DUR: Houghton Le Side NBL: Newcastle on Tyne 
 1843188138Coal Miner DUR: Hetton Le Hole DUR: Murton 
 1858188123Mining Engineer CUL: Workington IRL 
Best, Jeramiah 1837188144Coal Miner NBL: Mickley NBL: Falstone 
Best, John 1824188157Coal Miner DUR: Brandon & Byshottles YKS: Halfway House 
 1845188136Coal Miner DUR: Lamesley NBL: Corbridge 
 1847188134Iron Miner CUL: Arlecdon IRL 
 1847188134Iron Miner YKS: Skelton In Guisbrough  
 1849188132Coal Miner DUR: Shildon DUR: Coxhoe 
 1854188127Coal Miner DUR: Hetton Le Hole DUR: Hetton Le Hole 
 1858188123Coal Miner DUR: Wolsingham DUR: Tow Law 
 1858188123Colliery Labourer DUR: Urpeth DUR: Chester Le Street 
 1861188120Coal Miner DUR: Shadforth DUR: Thornley 
 1862188119Coal Miner DUR: Tanfield DUR: Lanchester 
 1867188114Coal Miner DUR: East Murton DUR: Murton Colliery 
 1868188113Coal Miner DUR: Penshaw YKS: Brotton 
Best, Joseph 1817188164Retired Coal Miner DUR: Hetton Le Hole DUR: South Shields 
 1849188132Coal Miner DUR: Hetton Le Hole NBL: Newcastle 
 1861188120Limestone Quarryman DUR: Stanhope DUR: Stanhope 
Best, Martin 1828188153Coal Miner DUR: Shadforth DUR: Usworth 
Best, Matthew 1815188166Quarryman YKS: Starforth YKS: Gilling 
Best, Mattw. 1852188129Coal Miner DUR: Waldridge NBL: Harlake 
Best, Robert 1868188113Coal Miner NBL: Mickley NBL: Mickley 
Best, Samuel 1830188151Coal Miner NBL: Longbenton NBL: Longbenton 
 1859188122Iron Miner YKS: Normanby In Middlesbrough YKS: Marton Cum Grafton 
Best, Stephen 1829188152Lamp Trimmer Collier DUR: Coundon Grange SSX: Maresfield 
 1862188119Coal Miner NBL: Longbenton NBL: East Benton 
 1867188114Coal Miner DUR: Shadforth DUR: Thornley 
Best, Thomas Turnbull 1832188149Limestone Quarryman DUR: Stanhope NBL: Matfen 
Best, Thomas 1848188133Coal Miner NBL: Benwell DUR: Ruffside 
 1852188129Quarry Labourer DUR: Walkerfield DUR: Walkerfield 
 1853188128Iron Miner YKS: Normanby In Middlesbrough YKS: Boroughbridge 
 1856188125Coal Miner DUR: Chilton DUR: Shildon 
 1858188123Coal Miner DUR: Gateshead NBL 
 1862188119Coal Miner DUR: Wolsingham DUR: Tow Law 
Best, Whealhouse 1840188141Quarryman YKS: Melsonby YKS: Scorton 
Best, William 1835188146Coal Miner DUR: Hunwick & Helmington DUR: Bishop Auckland 
 1841188140Coal Miner DUR: Elvet DUR: Coxhoe 
 1848188133Coal Miner DUR: Brandon & Byshottles DUR: Daldon 
 1848188133Coal Miner DUR: Crook & Billy Row YKS: Gildersome 
 1851188130Coal Miner DUR: Hetton Le Hole DUR: Thornley 
 1865188116Coal Miner DUR: Haswell DUR: Bishop Auckland 
 1865188116Coal Miner DUR: Willington DUR: Quarrington Hill 
Bestford, Edward 1821188160Coal Miner DUR: Usworth DUR: Wreckenton 
Bestford, George 1825188156Formerly Coal Miner NBL: Birtley NBL: Birtley 
 1830185121Coal Miner DUR: Pittington DUR: Rainton 
 1855188126Coal Miner NBL: Prudhoe NBL: Winlaton 
 1858188123Coal Miner NBL: Birtley NBL: Wark 
Bestford, James 1799185152Coal Miner DUR: Pittington DUR: ?land 
 1835185116Pit Boy DUR: Pittington DUR: Pittington 
 1865188116Coal Miner DUR: Winlaton DUR: Stella 
Bestford, John 1805185146Coal Miner DUR: Pittington DUR: Sherburn? 
 1819188162Coal Miner DUR: Framwellgate DUR: Birtley 
 1837185114Pit Boy DUR: Pittington DUR: Pittington? 
 1837188144Coal Miner DUR: Pittington DUR: Pittington 
 1852188129Coal Miner DUR: East Rainton DUR: East Rainton 
 1865188116Coal Miner DUR: Easington DUR: Pittington 
Bestford, Joseph 1855188126Coal Miner DUR: Heworth DUR: Cragg Head 
 1859188122Coal Miner DUR: East Rainton DUR: East Rainton 
Bestford, Matthew 1848188133Coal Miner DUR: Coxhoe DUR 
Bestford, Mattw. 1845188136Coal Miner DUR: Haswell DUR: Pittington 
Bestford, Ralph 1839185112Pit Boy DUR: Pittington DUR: Pittington? 
 1839188142Coal Miner DUR: Easington DUR: Pittington 
 1867188114Coal Miner DUR: Easington DUR: Gilesgate Moor 
Bestford, Richard 1863188118Coal Miner DUR: Pittington DUR: Hetton Le Hole 
Bestford, Robert 1814188167Coal Miner DUR: Houghton Le Spring DUR: West Rainton 
 1832188149Coal Miner NBL: Bedlington NBL: Birtley 
 1838185113Pit Boy DUR: Pittington DUR: Pittington 
 1839188142Coal Miner DUR: Brandon & Byshottles DUR: Thornley 
 1846188135Coal Miner DUR: Coxhoe DUR: Bishop Middleham 
Bestford, Thomas 1811188170Formerly Coal Miner DUR: East Rainton DUR: Houghton Le Spring 
 1825185126Coal Miner DUR: Pittington DUR: Rainton 
 1830185121Coal Miner DUR: Pittington DUR: Pittington? 
 1843188138Coal Miner DUR: Brandon & Byshottles NBL: Westmoor 
 1848188133Coal Miner DUR: Usworth DUR: Wapping 
 1850188131Coal Miner DUR: East Rainton DUR: Middle Rainton 
 1862188119Coal Miner NBL: Bedlington NBL: Horton 
Bestford, William 1843188138Coal Miner DUR: Cornsay NBL: Ridsdale 
 1848188133Coal Miner DUR: Brancepeth DUR: Pittington 
 1852188129Coal Miner NBL: Bedlington NBL: Blyth 
 1856188125Coal Miner NBL: Birtley NBL: Fourstones 
 1857188124Coal Miner DUR: Houghton Le Spring DUR: Rainton 
 1857188124Coal Miner NBL: Bedlington NBL: Horton 
 1862188119Coal Miner DUR: Winlaton DUR: Stella 
Beston, Martin 1845188136Coal Miner DUR: Heworth DUR: Thornley 
Beston, Robert 1836188145Colliery Heap Keeper DUR: Pelton DUR: Sunderland 
Beston, Thomas J. 1853188128Coal Miner DUR: Houghton Le Spring DUR: Wingate 
Beston, William 1838188143Formerley Coal Miner DUR: Ouston DUR: Southchurch 
Beswethwick, John 1856188125Miner DUR: Monk Hesleden CON 
Beswick, George 1865188116Labourer at Ironstone Mine YKS: Hinderwell YKS: Runswick 
Beswick, James 1857188124Labourer at Ironstone Mine YKS: Hinderwell YKS: Runswick 
Beswick, John 1851188130Iron Miner (Stone) YKS: Kilton YKS: Runswick 
 1861188120Iron Miner YKS: Hinderwell YKS: Runswick 
Beswick, William 1839188142Coal Miner DUR: Ferryhill LAN: Long Chatham 

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