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Aykroyd

Ackroyd Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): topographic name from northern Middle English ake ‘oak’ + royd ‘clearing’.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames:
Oldroyd, Holroyd, Ackley, Ackland, Cross, Mackrell, Packwood, Curd
F rom: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Plot No. 230

Sir Frederick Alfred Aykroyd 1873 - 1949
Lily May Aykroyd 1879 - 1964
Sir Cecil William Aykroyd 1905 - 1993

Plot No.407

Frederick Howard Aykroyd 1907 - 1978
Ruth Joan Carlton Aykroyd 1904 - 1992

Plot No.725

Sir Michael David Aykroyd 1928 - 2010
Gillian Diana Aykroyd 1930 - 2020

Frederic Alfred AYKROYD Plot 230

Frederick Howard AYKROYD Plot 407

Michael David AYKROYD Plot 725

Inscription

Frederick Alfred
Aykroyd
Baronet
Of Birstwith Hall
25 June 1873
31 December 1949

Lily May
(Nee Roberts)
Wife Of The Above
16 February 1879
22 March 1964

Cecil William
Aykroyd
2nd Baronet
Of Birstwith Hall
23 April 1905
23 June 1993

Frederick Howard
Aykroyd
Of Kirkby Overblow
10 October 1907
24 August 1978

Ruth Joan Carlton
(Nee Oldfield)
Wife Of The Above
23 December 1904
19 March 1992

Michael David
Aykroyd
4th Baronet
Of Lightcliffe
14 June 1928
21 March 2010

Gillian Diana
Aykroyd
(Nee Cowling)
Wife Of The Above
29 January 1930
4 June 2020

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Plot No.	Name	Burial Date	Age
230	Cecil William AYKROYD	28 Jun 1993	88
230	Frederic Alfred AYKROYD	3 Jan 1950	76
407	Frederick Howard AYKROYD	24 Aug 1978	71
230	Lily May AYKROYD	26 Mar 1964	85
725	Michael David AYKROYD	30 Mar 2010	81
725	Oenone Gillian Diana AYKROYD	17 Jun 2020	90
407	Ruth Joan AYKROYD	19 Mar 1992	87

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