Bessborough may refer to: Peerage Earl of Bessborough, a title in the Peerage of Ireland Places Bessborough Armoury, a Canadian Forces armoury in Vancouver, British Columbia Bessborough House, the family seat of the Ponsonby dynasty, Earls of Bessborough, in County Kilkenny, Ireland Bessborough Mother & Baby Home, an institution in County Cork, Ireland, 1922–1998 Bessborough Reservoir, south of the River Thames in Surrey, England Bessborough School, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Delta Bessborough, a hotel in downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Bessboro, the founding name of Westport, New York, United States People Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough (1679–1758), British politician and peer William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough PC PC (I) (1704–1793), Irish and English peer and member of the House of Lords Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough (1758–1844), British peer Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (1761–1821), wife of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough and mother of the notorious Lady Caroline Lamb John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough PC (1781–1847), British Whig politician John Ponsonby, 5th Earl of Bessborough, PC (1809–1880), British cricketer and politician Frederick Ponsonby, 6th Earl of Bessborough (1815–1895), British peer and cricketer Walter Ponsonby, 7th Earl of Bessborough (1821–1906), British peer and member of the House of Lords Edward Ponsonby, 8th Earl of Bessborough, KP, CB, CVO (1851–1920), British peer Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough PC GCMG (1880–1956), British businessman and politician who served as Governor General of Canada Roberte Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough (born 1892), wife of Vere Ponsonby 9th Earl of Bessborough, Viscount Duncannon. Frederick Ponsonby, 10th Earl of Bessborough (1913–1993), British diplomat, businessman, playwright, Conservative politician, and peer Arthur Ponsonby, 11th Earl of Bessborough (1912–2002), British peer