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Sir Cuthbert Lowell Ackroyd, 1st Bt.1

M, #1381, b. 4 September 1892, d. 11 April 1973

Sir Cuthbert Ackroyd, 1st Bt. 2

Sir Cuthbert Lowell Ackroyd, 1st Bt. was born on 4 September 1892.1 He was the son of Benjamin Bately Ackroyd and Emily Armitage.1 He married Joyce Wallce Whyte, daughter of Robert Whyte, on 14 June 1927.1 He died on 11 April 1973 at age 80.1
He was educated at London University, London, EnglandG.1 He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery.1 He fought in the First World War.1 He held the office of Common Councillor of the City of London in 1940.1 He held the office of Alderman of the City of London in 1945.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the City of London in 1945.1 He held the office of Visiting Magistrate of Holloway Prison between 1945 and 1955.1 He held the office of Lord Mayor of London from 1955 to 1956.1 He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) by Leeds University, Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, EnglandG, in 1956.1 He was created 1st Baronet Ackroyd, of Dewsbury, Yorkshire [U.K.] on 8 May 1956. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Kent in 1962.1 He held the office of Governor of the Irish Society between 1964 and 1967.1 He held the office of High Sheriff of Kent from 1964 to 1965.1 He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.)1

Citations

  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 22. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
  2. [S300] Michael Rhodes, "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 8 February. Hereinafter cited as "re: Ernest Fawbert Collection."

Joyce Wallce Whyte1

F, #1382

Joyce Wallce Whyte is the daughter of Robert Whyte.1 She married Sir Cuthbert Lowell Ackroyd, 1st Bt., son of Benjamin Bately Ackroyd and Emily Armitage, on 14 June 1927.1
From 14 June 1927, her married name became Ackroyd.1

Citations

  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 22. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

Robert Whyte1

M, #1383

Citations

  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 22. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

Hon. Sir George Bourchier1

M, #1384, b. after 1529, d. 24 September 1605

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Hon. Sir George Bourchier was born after 1529. He was the son of John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath and Eleanor Manners.1 He died on 24 September 1605.1
In 1570 he went to Ireland as a Captain.1 He was appointed Knight in September 1579.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for King's County from 1585 to 1586.1 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland]1 He held the office of Master of the Ordnance [Ireland] in 1592.1

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 19. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Henry George Stokes Bishop1

M, #1385

Citations

  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 22. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

Andrew John Armitage Ackroyd1

M, #1386, b. 17 September 1961

Citations

  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 22. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath1

M, #1387, b. 31 August 1661, d. 4 September 1701

Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath was baptised on 31 August 1661 at St. James's, London, EnglandG.1 He was the son of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath and Jane Wyche.1 He married, firstly, Martha Osborne, daughter of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds and Lady Bridget Bertie, on 22 May 1678 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Covent Garden, London, EnglandG.1 He married, secondly, Isabella de Nassau, daughter of Hendrik de Nassau, Herr de Ouwerkerk and Woudenberg and Frances van Aersen, on 10 March 1690/91.1 He died on 4 September 1701 at age 40 at St. James's, London, EnglandG, after shooting himself.1 He was buried on 22 September 1701 at Kilkhampton, Cornwall, EnglandG.1 He died intestate and his estate was administered on 10 September 1701.1
He was styled as Lord Lansdown on 22 May 1678.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Launceston from 1680 to 1681.1 He fought in the defeat of the Turks before Vienna in 1683.1 He was created Count of the Holy Roman Empire [Holy Roman Empire] on 27 January 1684.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Cornwall between 1685 and 1687.1 He held the office of Ambassador to Spain between 1685 and 1689.1 He was styled as Lord Granville on 16 July 1689, and was summoned to Parliament.1 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall between 1691 and 1693, jointly.1 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Devon between 1691 and 1693, jointly.1 He held the office of Gentleman of the Bedchamber from 1692 to 1693.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Bath [E., 1661] on 22 August 1701.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Granville of Kilkhampton and Bideford [E., 1661] on 22 August 1701.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Granville of Lansdown [E., 1661] on 22 August 1701.1
Luttrell wrote "The Earl of Bath was found dead in his chair in his bedchamber wounded in his head, with a brace of pistols by him, one discharged; tis said he had been melancholy for some times past."2

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 21. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 22.

Isabella de Nassau1

F, #1388, d. 30 January 1691/92

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 21. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 22.

Kate Georgina McBride Ackroyd1

F, #1389, b. 9 March 1963

Citations

  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 22. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

Fabrice Gilles Marion1

M, #1390

Citations

  1. [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 22. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]