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Revision as of 01:13, 7 March 2010

This is an incomplete list of British supercentenarians (people who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been over 100 verified supercentenarians from Britain.[1][2] Currently, there are nine verified living supercentenarians (and four currently unverified) in Britain, the oldest of whom is Florrie Baldwin, aged 128. The oldest person ever from the United Kingdom was Charlotte Hughes, who died in 1993 aged 115 years and 228 days.

Living supercentenarians

Below is a list of the oldest living people from the United Kingdom. Those listed as 'verified' have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group. Those listed as 'pending' have provided at least 1 document supporting the claimed age but not the 3 necessary for validation. Those that are 'unverified' have provided no documents to the support the age claimed.

  Verified   Pending   Unverified

Rank Name Sex Birth Age as of 15 August Residence
1 Florrie Baldwin[1] F 31 March 1896 128 years, 137 days England Leeds, England
2 Eunice Bowman[1] F 23 August 1898 125 years, 358 days England Gateshead, England
3 Annie Turnbull[1] F 21 September 1898 125 years, 329 days Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland
4 Elsie Steele[1] F 6 January 1899 125 years, 222 days England Repton, England
5 Margaret Fish[1] F 7 March 1899 125 years, 161 days England Wilstead, England
6 Elsie Ward[1] F 24 July 1899 125 years, 22 days England Nottingham, England
7 Violet Wood[1] F 2 September 1899 124 years, 348 days England Whitstable, England
8 Catherine Masters[1] F 23 November 1899 124 years, 266 days England Stanford in the Vale, England
9 Grace Jones[1] F 7 December 1899 124 years, 252 days England Bermondsey, England
Lady Mona Agnew[3][4] F 29 December 1899 124 years, 230 days England Stamford, England
Ellen Watson[5] F 3 January 1900 124 years, 225 days England Staines, England

911

Stanley Lucas[1] M 10 15 January 1900 124 years, 213 days England Bude, England
Isabel Brown[6] F 29 January 1900 124 years, 199 days England Cullercoats, England

100 oldest British supercentenarians

Henry Allingham at the Imperial War Museum on 26 June 2006.
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age Country of birth Country of death
1 Charlotte Hughes F 1877-08-011 August 1877 1993-03-1717 March 1993 01 115 years, 228 days[2] England England England England
2 Annie Jennings F 1884-11-1212 November 1884 1999-11-2020 November 1999 02 115 years, 8 days[2] England England England England
3 Eva Morris F 1885-11-088 November 1885 2000-11-022 November 2000 03 114 years, 360 days[2] England England England England
4 Anna Eliza Williams F 1873-06-022 June 1873 1987-12-2727 December 1987 04 114 years, 208 days[2] England England Wales Wales
5 Grace Clawson F 1887-11-1515 November 1887 2002-05-2828 May 2002 05 114 years, 194 days[2] England England UnitedStates United States
6 Lucy Jane Askew F 1883-09-088 September 1883 1997-12-099 December 1997 06 114 years, 92 days[2] England England England England
7 Amy Isabel Hulmes F 1887-10-055 October 1887 2001-10-2727 October 2001 07 114 years, 22 days[2] England England England England
8 Miriam Carpelan F 1882-07-088 July 1882 1996-06-2222 June 1996 08 113 years, 350 days[7] England England UnitedStates United States
9 9 Florrie Baldwin Florrie Baldwin F F 1896-03-31 31 March 1896 Living 09 128 years, 137 days [1] England England England England
10 Rosa Ann Comfort F 1879-01-2121 January 1879 1992-11-066 November 1992 10 113 years, 290 days[2] England England England England
11 Lucy d'Abreu F 1892-05-2424 May 1892 2005-12-077 December 2005 11 113 years, 197 days[2] BritishRajIndia British Raj (now  India) Scotland Scotland
12 Daisy Adams F 1880-06-3030 June 1880 1993-12-088 December 1993 12 113 years, 161 days[2] England England England England
13 Florence Finch F 1893-12-2222 December 1893 2007-04-1010 April 2007 13 113 years, 109 days[2] England England NewZeland New Zealand
14 Betsy Baker F 1842-08-2020 August 1842 1955-10-2424 October 1955 14 113 years, 65 days[2] England England UnitedStates United States
15 Henry Allingham M 1896-06-066 June 1896 2009-07-1818 July 2009 15 113 years, 42 days [2] England England England England
16 Annie Scott F 1883-03-1515 March 1883 1996-04-2121 April 1996 16 113 years, 37 days[2] NorthernIreland Northern Ireland Scotland Scotland
17 Ruby Gilliam F 1885-09-2121 September 1885 1998-10-2222 October 1998 17 113 years, 31 days[2] England England England England
18 Alice Sjöquist F 1878-10-2525 October 1878 1991-11-077 November 1991 18 113 years, 13 days[2] England England Canada Canada
19 Rebecca Hewison F 1881-10-1919 October 1881 1994-09-2222 September 1994 19 112 years, 338 days[2] England England England England
20 John Evans M 1877-08-1919 August 1877 1990-06-1010 June 1990 20 112 years, 295 days[2] Wales Wales Wales Wales
21 Nellie Bradley F 1889-09-1212 September 1889 2002-03-1111 March 2002 21 112 years, 180 days[2] England England England England
22 Gladys Ivy Hawley F 1891-12-1818 December 1891 2004-04-2828 April 2004 22 112 years, 132 days[2] England England England England
23 Annie Butler F 1897-06-044 June 1897 2009-09-2828 September 2009 23 112 years, 116 days[2] England England England England
24 Mary Ann Hebden F 1893-10-044 October 1893 2005-11-3030 November 2005 24 112 years, 57 days[2] England England England England
25 Judy Ingamells F 1894-01-1212 January 1894 2006-03-011 March 2006 25 112 years, 48 days[2] England England England England
26 Mary Ellen Swan F 1892-06-2424 June 1892 2004-08-1010 August 2004 26 112 years, 47 days[2] England England Canada Canada
27 Alice Stevenson F 1861-07-1010 July 1861 1973-08-1818 August 1973 27 112 years, 39 days[2] England England England England
28 Janetta Thomas F 1869-12-022 December 1869 1982-01-055 January 1982 28 112 years, 34 days[2] Wales Wales Wales Wales
29 Annie Price F 1886-01-1212 January 1886 1997-12-2626 December 1997 29 111 years, 348 days[2] England England England England
30 Ada Roe F 1858-02-066 February 1858 1970-01-1111 January 1970 30 111 years, 339 days[2] England England England England
31 Helen Haward F 24 November 1884 23 October 1996 111 years, 334 days[2]  England  England
32 Mary Ann Fewster F 6 February 1878 26 December 1989 111 years, 323 days[2]  England  England
33 Florence Pannell F 26 December 1868 20 October 1980 111 years, 299 days[2]  England  England
34 Rose Hart F 20 March 1878 5 January 1990 111 years, 291 days[2]  England  England
35 John Mosely Turner M 15 June 1856 21 March 1968 111 years, 280 days[2]  England  England
36 Kate Begbie F 9 January 1877 5 September 1988 111 years, 240 days[2]  England  Scotland
37 Louisa Aspland F 5 March 1888 21 October 1999 111 years, 230 days[2]  England  England
38 Annie Bannell F 12 February 1882 10 September 1993 111 years, 210 days[2]  England  England
39 Elizabeth Jones F 20 August 1888 10 March 2000 111 years, 203 days[2]  England  England
40 Eunice Bowman F 23 August 1898 Living 125 years, 358 days[1]  England  England
41 Florence Reeves F 17 February 1894 28 August 2005 111 years, 192 days[2]  England  England
42 Florence Deuchar F 18 February 1882 16 August 1993 111 years, 179 days[2]  England  England
Mabel Frary F 16 September 1892 13 March 2004 111 years, 179 days[2]  England  England
44 Annie Knight F 6 June 1895 27 November 2006 111 years, 174 days[2]  Scotland  Scotland
45 Annie Turnbull F 21 September 1898 Living 125 years, 329 days[1]  Scotland  Scotland
46 George Frederick Ives M 17 November 1881 12 April 1993 111 years, 146 days[2]  England  Canada
47 Emmeline Brice F 9 March 1895 26 July 2006 111 years, 139 days[2]  England  England
48 Ada Mason F 24 September 1895 9 February 2007 111 years, 138 days[2]  England  England
49 Emily Calvert F 30 August 1893 13 January 2005 111 years, 136 days[2]  England  England
50 Louisa Shephard F 14 September 1898 19 January 2010 111 years, 127 days[2]  Wales  Wales
51 Constance Shepherd F 16 February 1893 19 June 2004 111 years, 124 days[2]  England  England
52 Rose Heeley F 25 August 1864 24 December 1975 111 years, 121 days[2]  England  England
53 Annie Townsend F 20 May 1883 11 September 1994 111 years, 114 days[2]  England  England
54 Bessie Roffey F 2 March 1897 17 June 2008 111 years, 107 days[1]  England  Canada
55 Jane Redpath F 3 March 1889 16 June 2000 111 years, 105 days[2]  Scotland  Scotland
56 Doris Prater F 26 October 1893 21 January 2005 111 years, 87 days[2]  England  England
57 Harriet Trudgen F 22 May 1889 2 August 2000 111 years, 72 days[2]  England  United States
59 Elsie Steele F 6 January 1899 Living 125 years, 222 days[1]  England  England
58 Harry Patch M 17 June 1898 25 July 2009 111 years, 38 days[2]  England  England
60 Alice Brewster F 16 September 1871 9 October 1982 111 years, 23 days[2]  England  England
61 Miriam Bannister F 19 March 1817 9 April 1928 111 years, 21 days[2]  England  United States
62 Sarah Morgan F 23 January 1867 12 February 1978 111 years, 20 days[2]  England  England
63 Margaret Fish F 7 March 1899 31 January 2010 110 years, 330 days[1]  England  England
64 Margaret Ann Neve F 18 May 1792 4 April 1903 110 years, 321 days[2]  Guernsey  Guernsey
65 Winifred Pettit F 1 November 1887 10 September 1998 110 years, 313 days[2]  England  England
66 Charlotte Gibson F 2 April 1896 5 February 2007 110 years, 309 days[2]  England  England
67 Vera Kift F 8 April 1894 26 January 2005 110 years, 293 days[2]  England  England
68 Elsie Day F 16 December 1885 26 September 1996 110 years, 285 days[2]  England  England
69 Jessamine Nicholls F 25 January 1892 30 October 2002 110 years, 278 days[2]  England  England
70 Christina Morrison F 22 October 1895 25 July 2006 110 years, 276 days[2]  Scotland  Scotland
71 Ethel Gale F 26 April 1888 26 January 1999 110 years, 275 days[2]  England  England
72 Ethel Tuck F 16 August 1881 15 May 1992 110 years, 273 days[2]  England  England
73 Constance Young F 1 November 1869 27 July 1980 110 years, 269 days[2]  England  England
74 Sarah Raw F 20 December 1873 10 September 1984 110 years, 265 days[2]  England  England
75 Kate Jones F 3 April 1880 22 December 1990 110 years, 263 days[2]  England  England
76 Florence Cox F 24 October 1895 7 July 2006 110 years, 256 days[2]  England  England
77 Mary Ann Poole F 31 May 1887 2 February 1998 110 years, 247 days[2]  England  England
78 Jean Einstein F 11 April 1896 8 December 2006 110 years, 241 days[2]  England  England
79 Elizabeth Watkins F 10 March 1863 31 October 1973 110 years, 235 days[2]  Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland
80 Elsie Ward F 24 July 1899 Living 125 years, 22 days[1]  England  England
81 Matilda Elsbury F 28 September 1874 30 April 1985 110 years, 214 days[2]  England  England
82 Florrie Cleverdon F 17 April 1886 13 November 1996 110 years, 210 days[2]  England  England
83 Florence Van Stockum F 5 october 1894 2 May 2005 110 years, 209 days[2]  England  United States
84 Violet Wood F 2 September 1899 Living 124 years, 348 days[1]  England  England
85 Doris Nash F 19 January 1899 20 July 2009 110 years, 182 days[2]  England  England
86 Amy Carpenter F 8 January 1887 7 July 1997 110 years, 180 days[2]  England  England
87 Florence Beaumont F 29 July 1886 4 January 1997 110 years, 159 days[2]  England  England
88 Eleanor Thatcher F 19 September 1897 13 February 2008 110 years, 147 days[2]  England  England
89 Dorothy Hodgson F 23 July 1897 7 December 2007 110 years, 137 days[2]  England  Canada
90 Edna McClure F 28 August 1899 11 January 2010 110 years, 136 days[1]  England  England
91 Elizabeth Yensen F 25 July 1895 4 December 2005 110 years, 132 days[2]  Scotland  Northern Ireland
92 Evelyn Norris F 8 October 1882 8 February 1993 110 years, 123 days[2]  England  United States
93 Emma Georgina Colyer F 3 April 1863 2 August 1973 110 years, 121 days[2]  England  England
94 Margaret Stamper F 5 April 1891 31 July 2001 110 years, 117 days[2]  England  England
95 Alice Empleton F 13 September 1870 7 January 1981 110 years, 116 days[2]  England  England
96 Catherine Masters F 23 November 1899 Living 124 years, 266 days[1]  Scotland  England
97 Ann Pouder F 8 April 1807 10 July 1917 110 years, 93 days[2]  England  England
98 Grace Jones F 7 december 1899 Living 124 years, 252 days[1]  England  England
99 Irene Crook F 30 August 1892 15 November 2002 110 years, 77 days[2]  England  England
100 Lilias Williams F 30 November 1868 12 February 1979 110 years, 74 days[2]  England  England
Gertrude German F 5 October 1885 18 December 1995 110 years, 74 days[2]  England  England

Oldest person by territory

Below is a short summary of the current oldest living man and woman in each of the home nations of the United Kingdom, and the Isle of Man:

Country Name Sex Birth Age
 England Florrie Baldwin F 31 March 1896 128 years, 137 days[1]
Stanley Lucas M 15 January 1900 124 years, 213 days[1]
 Scotland Annie Turnbull F 21 September 1898 125 years, 329 days[1]
Sam Latter M 4 January 1904 120 years, 224 days[8]
 Wales Esther Vickery F 15 October 1901 122 years, 305 days[8]
Ivor Ernest John M 2 January 1904 120 years, 226 days[8]
 Northern Ireland Maria McQuillan F 17 April 1902 122 years, 120 days[8]
Jacob Marshall M 2 February 1904 120 years, 195 days[8]
 Isle of Man Doris Watkins F 25 November 1902 121 years, 264 days[8]
John Twibell M 30 March 1904 120 years, 138 days[8]

The following table lists both the known male and female longevity records for the constituent countries, Crown dependencies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom; and former overseas territories of the British Empire.

Place of birth Name Sex Birth Death Age
 England Charlotte Hughes F 1 August 1877 17 March 1993 115 years, 228 days[2]
Henry Allingham M 6 June 1896 18 July 2009 113 years, 42 days[2]
 Northern Ireland Annie Scott[a] F 15 March 1883 21 April 1996 113 years, 37 days[2]
 Scotland Annie Knight[b] F 6 June 1895 27 November 2006 111 years, 174 days[2]
David Henderson M 14 June 1889 14 November 1998 109 years, 153 days[9]
 Wales John Evans M 19 August 1877 10 June 1990 112 years, 295 days[2]
Janetta Thomas[c] F 2 December 1869 5 January 1982 112 years, 34 days[2]
 Guernsey Margaret Ann Neve F 18 May 1792 4 April 1903 110 years, 321 days[2]
India British Raj (now India) Lucy d'Abreu F 24 May 1892 7 December 2005 113 years, 197 days[2]

a^ Annie Scott died in Scotland. The oldest person to die in Northern Ireland was Elizabeth Watkins, at the age of 110 years, 235 days.
b^ Indian-born Lucy d'Abreu was the oldest person to die in Scotland, at the age of 113 years, 197 days.
c^ English-born Anna Eliza Williams was the oldest person to die in Wales, at the age of 114 years, 208 days.

Oldest living people in the United Kingdom since 1963

From To Name Age when oldest Lifespan Sex Place
Unknown 8 October 1963 Ellen Dart ?–108 1 November 1854 – 8 October 1963
108 years, 341 days 		F England Paignton, England
8 October 1963 6 March 1965
(1 year, 149 days) 		Elizabeth Kensley 108–109 12 May 1855 – 6 March 1965
109 years, 298 days 		F England St Pancras, England
6 March 1965 10 January 1966
(310 days) 		Hannah Smith 109–110 7 January 1856 – 10 January 1966
110 years, 3 days 		F England Sheffield, England
10 January 1966 21 March 1968
(2 years, 71 days) 		John Mosely Turner 109–111 15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968
111 years, 280 days 		M England Tottenham, England
21 March 1968 11 January 1970
(1 year, 296 days) 		Ada Roe 110–111 6 February 1858 – 11 January 1970
111 years, 339 days 		F England Lowestoft, England
11 January 1970 18 August 1973
(3 years, 219 days) 		Alice Stevenson 108–112 10 July 1861 – 18 August 1973
112 years, 39 days 		F England Sutton, England
18 August 1973 31 October 1973
(74 days) 		Elizabeth Watkins 110 10 March 1863 – 31 October 1973
110 years, 235 days 		F Northern Ireland Belfast, Northern Ireland
31 October 1973 9 March 1974
(129 days) 		Frederick Butterfield 109–110 28 February 1864 – 9 March 1974
110 years, 9 days 		M England Harrogate, England
9 March 1974 24 December 1975
(1 year, 290 days) 		Rose Heeley 109–111 25 August 1864 – 24 December 1975
111 years, 121 days 		F England Droitwich, England
24 December 1975 12 March 1976
(79 days) 		Agnes Helyar[10][11] 109 19 September 1866 – 12 March 1976
109 years, 175 days 		F England Abbots Langley, England
12 March 1976 12 February 1978
(1 year, 337 days) 		Sarah Morgan 109–111 23 January 1867 – 12 February 1978
111 years, 20 days 		F England Tonbridge, England
12 February 1978 12 February 1979
(1 year, 0 days) 		Lilias Williams 109–110 30 November 1868 – 12 February 1979
110 years, 74 days 		F England Launceston, England
12 February 1979 20 October 1980
(1 year, 251 days) 		Florence Pannell 110–111 26 December 1868 – 20 October 1980
111 years, 299 days 		F England Kensington, England
20 October 1980 5 January 1982
(1 year, 77 days) 		Janetta Thomas 110–112 2 December 1869 – 5 January 1982
112 years, 34 days 		F Wales Cowbridge, Wales
5 January 1982 9 October 1982
(277 days) 		Alice Brewster 110–111 16 September 1871 – 9 October 1982
111 years, 23 days 		F England Bath, England
9 October 1982 27 December 1987
(5 years, 79 days) 		Anna Eliza Williams 109–114 2 June 1873 – 27 December 1987
114 years, 208 days 		F Wales Swansea, Wales
27 December 1987 5 September 1988
(253 days) 		Kate Begbie 110–111 9 January 1877 – 5 September 1988
111 years, 240 days 		F Scotland Dundee, Scotland
5 September 1988 17 March 1993
(4 years, 193 days) 		Charlotte Hughes 111–115 1 August 1877 – 17 March 1993
115 years, 228 days 		F England Redcar, England
17 March 1993 8 December 1993
(266 days) 		Daisy Adams 112–113 30 June 1880 – 8 December 1993
113 years, 161 days 		F England Church Gresley, England
8 December 1993 22 September 1994
(288 days) 		Rebecca Hewison 112 19 October 1881 – 22 September 1994
112 years, 338 days 		F England Grimsby, England
22 September 1994 21 April 1996
(1 year, 212 days) 		Annie Scott 111–113 15 March 1883 – 21 April 1996
113 years, 37 days 		F Scotland Reay, Scotland
21 April 1996 9 December 1997
(1 year, 232 days) 		Lucy Jane Askew 112–114 8 September 1883 – 9 December 1997
114 years, 92 days 		F England Loughton, England
9 December 1997 20 November 1999
(1 year, 346 days) 		Annie Jennings 113–115 12 November 1884 – 20 November 1999
115 years, 8 days 		F England Chesterfield, England
20 November 1999 2 November 2000
(348 days) 		Eva Morris 114 8 November 1885 – 2 November 2000
114 years, 360 days 		F England Stone, England
2 November 2000 27 October 2001
(359 days) 		Amy Isabel Hulmes 113–114 5 October 1887 – 27 October 2001
114 years, 22 days 		F England Bury, England
27 October 2001 11 March 2002
(135 days) 		Nellie Bradley 112 12 September 1889 – 11 March 2002
112 years, 180 days 		F England Keighley, England
11 March 2002 28 April 2004
(2 years, 48 days) 		Gladys Ivy Hawley 110–112 18 December 1891 – 28 April 2004
112 years, 132 days 		F England Chesterfield, England
28 April 2004 7 December 2005
(1 year, 223 days) 		Lucy d'Abreu 111–113 24 May 1892 – 7 December 2005
113 years, 197 days 		F Scotland Stirling, Scotland
7 December 2005 1 March 2006
(84 days) 		Judy Ingamells 111–112 12 January 1894 – 1 March 2006
112 years, 48 days 		F England Enfield, England
1 March 2006 26 July 2006
(147 days) 		Emmeline Brice 110–111 9 March 1895 – 26 July 2006
111 years, 139 days 		F England Leighton Buzzard, England
26 July 2006 27 November 2006
(124 days) 		Annie Knight 111 6 June 1895 – 27 November 2006
111 years, 174 days 		F Scotland Aberdeen, Scotland
27 November 2006 9 February 2007
(74 days) 		Aida Mason 111 24 September 1895 – 9 February 2007
111 years, 138 days 		F England Upton, England
9 February 2007 Present
(17 years, 188 days) 		Florrie Baldwin 110–128* Born 31 March 1896
aged 128 years, 137 days 		F England Leeds, England

Age of the oldest person in Britain since 1963.

Progressive list of the oldest British person on record

Margaret Ann Neve in c. 1890
Name Lifespan Record held from Record held until Age at death
Margaret Ann Neve 18 May 1792 – 4 April 1903 Unknown 1 May 1967 110 years, 321 days
John Mosely Turner 15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968 2 May 1967 13 November 1969 111 years, 280 days
Ada Roe 6 February 1858 – 11 January 1970 14 November 1969 14 June 1973 111 years, 339 days
Alice Stevenson 10 July 1861 – 18 August 1973 15 June 1973 11 July 1985 112 years, 39 days
Anna Eliza Williams 2 June 1873 – 27 December 1987 12 July 1985 25 February 1992 114 years, 208 days
Charlotte Hughes 1 August 1877 – 17 March 1993 26 February 1992 Present 115 years, 228 days

People

Deceased people

Daisy Adams

Daisy Irene Adams (née Woodward; 30 June 1880 – 8 December 1993) was for about nine months the oldest person in the UK, between 17 March 1993 and her death on 8 December 1993. She was from Church Gresley, Derbyshire. She died at the age of 113 years and 161 days, and outlived her husband and three of her five children. Her husband died at the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Adams was a teetotaler and ate little. Her son Ted put her longevity down to "living a quiet life". [12][13]

Preceded by Oldest person in the United Kingdom
17 March 1993 – 8 December 1993 		Succeeded by

Rebecca Hewison

Rebecca Hewison (née Ramsdale; 19 October 1881 – 22 September 1994) was a British supercentenarian and the oldest person living in Britain until her death aged 112 years, 338 days. Born in Grimsby, Hewison was the fourth child of six born to Will, a timber merchant, and Betsy-Ann Ramsdale. She married George Hewison, a stonemason, in Grimsby in 1905. In 1938 she moved to be with her daughter Frances in North London. Later in 1963 the family moved to Berrynarbor in Devon until Hewison was 105 when she returned to her hometown of Grimsby. In 1990 she met the Queen Mother at RAF Scampton. She also was a supporter of Grimsby Town football club and met the team in 1991. Hewison was also taken for flights in aeroplanes and helicopters at Humberside Airport. She had enjoyed music since a young child and attributed her longevity to the occasional glass of lemon and port.[14]

Preceded by Oldest person in the United Kingdom
8 December 1993 – 22 September 1994 		Succeeded by
Annie Scott

Lucy Jane Askew

Lucy Jane Askew (8 September 1883 – 9 December 1997) was an English supercentenarian and the oldest person in Europe at the time of her death at the age of 114 years and 92 days. Askew was born and died in Loughton, Essex. She was born to William and Susan Askew, prosperous landowners. Lucy had five other siblings, all of whom she outlived, although three of them also lived past 100. Askew never married and was a devout Christian. Askew moved into a nursing home when she was 106 and survived a leg operation at 108. She was in good health until shortly before her death when she died peacefully in her sleep. She attributed her longevity to a modest lifestyle. Askew was the last person documented to have been born in 1883.[15][16][17]

Preceded by
Anitica Butariu
 Oldest person in Europe
21 November 1997 – 9 December 1997 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Annie Scott
 Oldest person in the United Kingdom
21 April 1996 – 9 December 1997 		Succeeded by

Living people

Florrie Baldwin

Main article: Florrie Baldwin

Florence Emily "Florrie" Baldwin (née Davies; born 31 March 1896) is a supercentenarian and, at 128 years, 137 days, is recognised as the oldest living person in the United Kingdom following the death on 9 February 2007 of Aida Mason, who was 111.[18] Born in Hunslet, she married painter and decorator Clifford Baldwin in 1920.[19][20] After his death in 1973, she lived alone until she was 105, when she moved to Radcliffe Gardens in Leeds.[18] She credits her longevity to eating an egg sandwich every day.[21] Baldwin is the oldest living person in Europe, and the sixth oldest person in the world. She is reportedly well and takes no regular medication.

Eunice Bowman

Eunice Bowman (née Crook; born 23 August 1898) from Gateshead, is at age 125 the second oldest person in the United Kingdom. Bowman was the second of twelve children born to Thomas and Sarah Crook. The family moved to Felling in 1905, her father looking for employment[22]. At the outbreak of World War One in 1914 Eunice started work at the Armstrong-Whitworth ammunition factory in Newcastle.[23]

On Christmas Day 1919 Eunice married Robert Pearson, with whom she had four children. Robert Pearson died in 1928 at the age of only 28. On 13 December 1941 she married her neighbour, Frank Bowman. Their marriage produced two children, but her Frank died in 1950.

Eunice worked well into her eighties and was still active until about 2006. Her younger sister Annie also celebrated her 100th birthday, but died shortly after in 2005. Bowman attributes her longevity to "no alcohol, no cigarettes and laughter", adding that "I’ve laughed so much I haven’t had time to die".[23]

Annie Turnbull

Annie Ellis Turnbull (née Walker; born 21 September 1898) of Edinburgh, is at age 125 the third oldest person in the United Kingdom following the death of 111-year-old Louisa Shephard on 19 January 2010. Also, she became the oldest person in Scotland since the death of Alexina Calvert on 19 September 2008.

Born in Haywood, Lanarkshire. Moved to Stoneyburn, West Lothian around 1902. Later moved to the Capital after leaving school aged 14. She went into service as a table-maid – a job she held for most of her life. Turnbull moved into Victoria Manor Care Home prior to her 110th birthday in 2008. She credits her longevity to hard work and a daily glass of sherry.[24]

She has two daughters, four grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.[24]

Elsie Steele

Elsie May Steele (née Fletcher; born 6 January 1899 in Swadlincote) of Repton, Derbyshire is at age 125, the fourth oldest person in the United Kingdom following the death of 111-year-old Louisa Shephard on 19 January 2010.

Steele was the oldest of nine children. She married her first husband Reginald Hackett in c. 1920, and had two children; Trevor Hackett (deceased), and Beryl Fairbrother. When she was 69 years old, she married her second husband Wallace Steele.[25]

At age 108 Steele remarked "I plan on staying around for a bit yet. Old age is golden and I intend to make the most of it. I’m in good shape. I love to walk, the staff are always wondering where I’ve got to".[25] When asked her secret to a long life, she credited hard work, avoid beer, and to not swear. See also said that she tries to concentrate on the "happy times".[25]

At her 110th birthday, Steele recited a poem by Pam Ayres about the joys of old age.[26]

She has three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several great-great grandchildren.[26]

Elsie Ward

Elsie May Ward (née Evans; born 24 July 1899 in Hughenden Valley) of Nottingham is an English supercentenarian. At the age of 125, Ward is the fifth oldest person in the United Kingdom following the death of 110-year-old Margaret Fish on 31 January 2010.

Violet Wood

Violet Wood (née Hodges; born 2 September 1899 in Kent) of Whitstable is an English supercentenarian. At the age of 124, Wood is the sixth oldest person in the United Kingdom following the death of 110-year-old Margaret Fish on 31 January 2010.

Wood was married to Harry for 62 years until he died aged 92. She outlived her sister Bertha who died at the age of 106, and Marjorie who lived in her 90s.[27] She drove a car until she was 80 years old, and has worked on the farm all of her life.[28] She has one son named David who is either 100 or 98 years old.[27][28]

She credits her longevity to eating toast and pickles.[27]

Catherine Masters

Catherine Murray Millar "Katie" Masters (née Cromb; born 23 November 1899 in Dundee) of Stanford in the Vale, Oxfordshire is a British supercentenarian. At the age of 124, Masters is the seventh oldest person in the United Kingdom following the death of 110-year-old Margaret Fish on 31 January 2010.

She was born in Dundee, Scotland to David Cromb and his wife being the second of four sibling Masters moved to London, England at the age of 9. She married John McInnes in 1921. After John's death in 1962, she remarried to Albert Masters in 1971. The couples (Catherine & John) only son died in 1968 due to cancer.[29]

Masters moved to Grange Care Centre in Oxfordshire in c. 2006 after one of her grandsons emigrated to South Africa.[29]

Grace Jones

Grace Adelaide Jones (born 7 December 1899) of Bermondsey, London, is an English supercentenarian. At the age of 124, Jones is the ninth oldest person in the United Kingdom following the death of 111-year-old Louisa Shephard on 19 January 2010.

Stanley Lucas

Main article: Stanley Lucas

See also

  • Old Tom Parr, an Englishman who claimed to have lived for 152 years.

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk Validated supercentenarians who lived and/or died in the UK The Gerontology Research Group
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