Mary Ackroyd
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Mary Walker was born c1830 in Halifax, England. She was married in 1846 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England to Francis Ackroyd. Their son, Alfred James was born on 2 October 1854 in Ballarat.
Mary (Walker) and Francis Ackroyd had a son born at Ballarat in 1854. At that time Francis was a 33 year old gold digger from Halifax, England and they had two other living children. Ackroyd (Ackeroyd) was a miner who was inside the Eureka Stockade when the battle occurred on 3 December 1854. He was one of the pioneers who celebrated the 50th anniversary of Eureka in 1904. At that time he was living in Shepparton. [1]- ↑ Leader 10 December 1904, p. 35.
