Ackroyd baronets
The Ackroyd Baronetcy, of Dewsbury in the West Riding of the County of York,[2] is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 5 July 1956 for Cuthbert Ackroyd, Lord Mayor of London between 1955 and 1956.
Arms: Azure on a Pale between two Oak Leaves Or a Sword erect Gules; Crest: A Goat's Head erased Azure armed Or charged on the neck with a Rose Argent barbed and seeded proper; Motto: Per fidem robur (Strength through faith) [1]
As of 2010 the title is held by his grandson and noted actor Timothy Ackroyd, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1995.
Ackroyd baronets of Dewsbury, Yorkshire (1956)
- Sir Cuthbert Lowell Ackroyd, 1st Baronet (1892–1973)
- Sir John Robert Whyte Ackroyd, 2nd Baronet (1932–1995)
- Sir Timothy John Robert Whyte Ackroyd, 3rd Baronet (born 1958)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Andrew John Ackroyd (born 1961).
See also
References
- http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/ackroydb1956.htm
- "No. 40824". The London Gazette. 6 July 1956. p. 3949.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
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