Ackroyd

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NameAckroydDescriptionValentine Ackroyd was born in 1817 in West Yorkshire, England, to Israel and Nancy Ackroyd (nee Bastow).

On 12 July 1843, age 24 years, he was convicted at Yorkshire Assizes with ‘robbery attended with personal violence’, and sentenced to life. He was married (to Catherine Shaunessy in 1841), could read, and worked as a weaver. The gaolers report of his character stated ‘Dissipated character, a most daring thief, has lived on plunder for some time. Connections very bad’. He was discharged from prison to the ship ‘Blundell’, bound for Van Diemen’s Land. 9 March 1844.

Valentine married Margaret Neil in 1855 at Pontville, Tasmania. They had two known sons;

John b.1856 (married Margaret Paynter, died 1927, Hobart, Tasmania)
George b.1857 (married Mary Jane Hall, died 1937, New Norfolk, Tasmania)

George’s son, Norman Leslie Ackroyd was born 1 October 1889, Hobart, Tasmania.

Norman enlisted in WWI in 1916, 15th Reinforcements, 18th Battalion, and served in France.

In 1918, Norman married Ethel Robinson in Lancashire, England.

Norma and Ethel had two known children;

Laura E b.1920
Edward N (Ted) b.1922
George b.?
Jean b.?

The Ackroyd’s settled at on a small dairy farm at Tongarra. Ted remembers the sealing of the road down Macquarie Pass. The men boiled bitumen in large drums on fires beside the road. 'A more modern surface was done in 1930 which was good news for my brother George, Sid Erskin, and myself, as we were engaged in the building of billy-carts and then pulled them to the top of Macquarie Pass, and then rode down. My brother and I both attended Tullimbar and Albion Park School.

Norman worked as a timber getter around Macquarie Pass. The wood was bagged and sold for firewood. Ted later joined him in this venture.

'After schooling I worked at various Jobs - making butter at the butter factory, working with Max Brewster who was a motor mechanic that led me to be involved in construction work at Albion Park Airport. At the end of the war, I returned to the family timber business and in 1961 started my own timber business and remained there until I retired.' (Ted Ackroyd).
Compiled by Barbara Street.

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Ted Ackroyd Sawing Timber

Norman Ackroyd

Ackroyd Family

Molly Ackroyd

Ackroyd Family Home and Pet Dog

Ackroyd Children on Nugget the Horse

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Sulky Spanner

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Ackroyd, Edward (Ted)

Norman Leslie Ackroyd's truck with sons George and Ted on the back.

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CollectionFamiliesFamilyTimbsLocalityAlbion ParkMacquarie PassTongarraPersonAckroyd, Edward (Ted)PlaceShellharbour AirportBrewster's GarageIllawarra Cooperative Central Dairy Factory

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