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^[update] 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)^[3]
• Sir John Robert Whyte Ackroyd, 2nd Baronet (1932–1995)^[4]
• Sir Timothy John Robert Whyte Ackroyd, 3rd Baronet (born 1958)^[5]

The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Andrew John Ackroyd (born 1961).^[5]

See also

• Aykroyd baronets

References

1. "Ackroyd (UK Baronet, 1956)". Archived from the original on 12 July 2015.
2. "No. 40824". The London Gazette. 6 July 1956. p. 3949.
3. "Ackroyd, Sir Cuthbert (Lowell)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 31 August 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
4. "Ackroyd, Sir John (Robert Whyte)". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 31 August 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
5. "Ackroyd, Sir Timothy Robert Whyte". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 31 August 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)