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{{Infobox person
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| name = Jane Gray
| name = Jane Gray
| birth_name = Jane Cant<ref name=hopesforthefuture>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/year-old-jane-grays-big-hopes-for-the-future/story-e6freuy9-1226525247883|title=111-year-old Jane Gray's big hopes for the future|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=28 November 2012|last=Matheson|first=Melissa}}</ref>
| birth_name = Jane Cant<ref name=hopesforthefuture/>
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|12|1|df=y}}<ref name=GRG/>
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|12|1|df=y}}<ref name=GRG/>
| birth_place = [[Newtyle]], [[Scotland]]<ref name=hopesforthefuture/>
| birth_place = [[Newtyle]], [[Scotland]]<ref name=hopesforthefuture/>
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| spouse = Jock Gray (m. 1927–1987; his death)
| spouse = Jock Gray (m. 1927–1987; his death)
| children = 2<ref name=hopesforthefuture/>
| children = 2
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'''Jane Gray''' (née '''Cant''';<ref name=hopesforthefuture/> 1 December 1901 – 7 June 2014)<ref name=GRG>{{cite web|url=http://www.grg.org/Adams/E.HTM|title=Current Validated Living Supercentenarians|work=Gerontology Research Group}}</ref> was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]]-born [[Australians|Australian]] [[supercentenarian]] who was, at {{Age in years and days|1901|12|1|2014|6|7}}, the oldest living person in Australia.<ref name=hopesforthefuture/>
'''Jane Gray''' (née '''Cant''';<ref name=hopesforthefuture/> 1 December 1901 – 7 June 2014)<ref name=GRG>{{cite web|url=http://www.grg.org/Adams/E.HTM|title=Current Validated Living Supercentenarians|work=Gerontology Research Group}}</ref> was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]]-born [[Australians|Australian]] [[supercentenarian]] who was, at {{Age in years and days|1901|12|1|2014|6|7}}, the oldest living person in Australia.<ref name=hopesforthefuture/>


Born in [[Newtyle]], [[Scotland]],<ref name=hopesforthefuture/> Gray met her future husband Jock Gray on a [[blind date]] in Scotland in 1922 and married him in 1927; having arrived in Australia they ran a poultry farm.
Born in [[Newtyle]], [[Scotland]],<ref name=hopesforthefuture/> Gray met her future husband Jock Gray on a [[blind date]] in Scotland in 1922 and married him in 1927; having arrived in Australia they ran a poultry farm. The couple were married for 60 years before Jock died. They had two children, nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.<ref name=110yearsyoung/> Her daughter began taking care of her at their home in [[Smithfield, New South Wales]] in 2004. She described her secret to longevity as being "eat plenty and don't drink booze or smoke".<ref name=110yearsyoung>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/jane-gray-is-110-years-young-and-still-happily-living-at-home/story-e6freuzi-1226209670904|title=Jane Gray is 110 years young and still happily living at home|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=30 November 2011|last=Matheson|first=Melissa}}</ref>

Until 2013, Gray lived at home with her daughter and expressed her hope to become the world's oldest living person.<ref name=hopesforthefuture>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/year-old-jane-grays-big-hopes-for-the-future/story-e6freuy9-1226525247883|title=111-year-old Jane Gray's big hopes for the future|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=28 November 2012|last=Matheson|first=Melissa}}</ref> She then moved into a [[nursing home]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/527332/20131204/australia-oldest-person-jane-grey.htm |title=Meet Jane Gray, Australia's Oldest Living Person At 112 |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=2013-12-04 |accessdate=2013-12-29}}</ref> She died from [[natural causes]] on 7 June 2014, aged 112. After her death [[Vi Robbins]] became the oldest living Australian person.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/national/vi-robbins-becomes-australias-oldest-person-20140609-39sx0.html Vi Robbins becomes Australia's oldest person] Retrieved 2014-07-13.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 16:28, 27 November 2015

Jane Gray
Born
Jane Cant[1]

(1901-12-01)1 December 1901[2]
Died(2014-06-07)7 June 2014
(aged 112 years, 188 days)
SpouseJock Gray (m. 1927–1987; his death)
Children2

Jane Gray (née Cant;[1] 1 December 1901 – 7 June 2014)[2] was a Scottish-born Australian supercentenarian who was, at 112 years, 188 days, the oldest living person in Australia.[1]

Born in Newtyle, Scotland,[1] Gray met her future husband Jock Gray on a blind date in Scotland in 1922 and married him in 1927; having arrived in Australia they ran a poultry farm. The couple were married for 60 years before Jock died. They had two children, nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.[3] Her daughter began taking care of her at their home in Smithfield, New South Wales in 2004. She described her secret to longevity as being "eat plenty and don't drink booze or smoke".[3]

Until 2013, Gray lived at home with her daughter and expressed her hope to become the world's oldest living person.[1] She then moved into a nursing home.[4] She died from natural causes on 7 June 2014, aged 112. After her death Vi Robbins became the oldest living Australian person.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Matheson, Melissa (28 November 2012). "111-year-old Jane Gray's big hopes for the future". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. ^ a b "Current Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group.
  3. ^ a b Matheson, Melissa (30 November 2011). "Jane Gray is 110 years young and still happily living at home". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. ^ "Meet Jane Gray, Australia's Oldest Living Person At 112". International Business Times. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  5. ^ Vi Robbins becomes Australia's oldest person Retrieved 2014-07-13.

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