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     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, England^G.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, England^G, 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

     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

     Robert Whyte lived at Chislehurst, Kent, England^G.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹

     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

     Andrew John Armitage Ackroyd was born on 17 September 1961.¹ He is the son of Sir John Robert Whyte Ackroyd, 2nd Bt. and Jennifer Eileen McLeod Bishop.¹
     He was a painter.¹

     Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath was baptised on 31 August 1661 at St. James's, London, England^G.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, England^G.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, England^G, after shooting himself.¹ He was buried on 22 September 1701 at Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England^G.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

     Isabella de Nassau was the daughter of Hendrik de Nassau, Herr de Ouwerkerk and Woudenberg and Frances van Aersen.¹ She married Charles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath, son of John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath and Jane Wyche, on 10 March 1690/91.¹ She died on 30 January 1691/92, in childbed.¹
     From 10 March 1690/91, her married name became Granville.¹

     Kate Georgina McBride Ackroyd was born on 9 March 1963.¹ She is the daughter of Sir John Robert Whyte Ackroyd, 2nd Bt. and Jennifer Eileen McLeod Bishop.¹ She married Fabrice Gilles Marion, son of Roger Marion, in 1986.¹
     From 1986, her married name became Marion.¹

     Fabrice Gilles Marion is the son of Roger Marion.¹ He married Kate Georgina McBride Ackroyd, daughter of Sir John Robert Whyte Ackroyd, 2nd Bt. and Jennifer Eileen McLeod Bishop, in 1986.¹