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Samuel Aykroyd
Great-grandfather; Kingston dentist and Spiritualist
Biographical Record
English-born dentist who emigrated to Canada in the 1880s, established a practice in Kingston, Ontario, and bought the Sydenham farm in 1882. Attended seances in Kingston and corresponded with the British Society for Psychical Research from the late 1880s. The founder of the four-generation Aykroyd family interest in Spiritualism and psychical research.
Compiled from primary sources held in the NHI Archive.
Credentials & Roles
Category
Other
Role
Great-grandfather; Kingston dentist and Spiritualist
Sources
Exhibition pages
Archive Sources
This profile was editorially curated from primary sources in the NHI Archive, including newsletters, books, government documents, and witness testimony.