sentences:  After his death the baronetcy devolved upon his cousin, who was succeeded by his son in 2010.The Aykroyd Baronetcy, of Birstwith Hall in Hampsthwaite in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom 23 March 1929 for Frederick Alfred Aykroyd.He was a merchant and served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1941 to 1942.