Nicholas Richard Besnard was born circa 1802 in Douglas, County Cork, Ireland to Peter Besnard (1767-c1842) and Ellen Westbury Pope (c-?) and died 13 April 1882 Yass, New South Wales, Australia of unspecified causes. He married Frances Burdell Keefe (c1820-1880) 1841 in Yass, New South Wales, Australia.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Eliza Besnard (-1912) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Peter Besnard (1838-1913) | |||
| Ellen Besnard (1839-1917) | 17 October 1839 "Kangiara", Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 13 May 1917 Young, New South Wales, Australia | Edward Augustus Phillips (1833-1904) |
| Frances Foott Besnard (1841-1929) | 5 April 1841 New South Wales, Australia | 19 June 1929 6 Winchcombe-avenue, Haberfield, New South Wales, Australia | James Hayes (1831-1908) |
| Sarah Pope Besnard (1842-1928) | |||
| Nicholas Richard Besnard (1844-1914) | |||
| John Pembroke Pope Besnard (1846-1848) | |||
| Julius Caesar Besnard (1848-1885) | |||
| John Besnard (c1851-1867) | |||
| Louisa Besnard (1853-1946) | |||
| Thomas Pope Besnard (1856-1932) | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
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