I have three villagers, without restricted movement or other limits, at high distance from their village.
All beds and workstations in the village were destroyed.
They were transported by boat, and none of them linked to the bed or smithing table that i placed 3 blocks away, so i destroyed the bed and they still would not link to either the bed or smithing table.
I also tried a stonecutter and brewing stand and composter, none of which were successful.
Same happening here, I cure Villagers far away from the Village I transport them to, since is far away I carry a bed to lure them into moving to specific directions during the night time or sometimes skip the night to prevent zombies overwhelming us until we finally arrive to the Village where I have a home with a bed ready for them, during the sleeping schedule they try to come back to these beds I kept placing and breaking even if it’s like 500-600 blocks away & they ignore any free beds that are next to their position.