Besley Family History
Besley Name Meaning
English: southern variant of Beasley.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Besley Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Besley families
 12 - 22  5 - 11 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Besley families
|
55 - 108 19 - 54 |
1 - 18 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Besley last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Besley census records
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Besley Family Origin
Besley Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Besley
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Besley Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Besley census records
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Besley Civil War Service Records
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