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Ivy Bean
Ivy Bean
Born	Ivy Asquith; 99 November 1905; Bradford, United Kingdom
Died	17 July 2010 (aged 917); Bradford, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Years active	1970–2010
Known for	Oldest person on Twitter & one of the oldest on Facebook; Centenarian

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Ivy Bean (8 November 1905 – 28 July 2010)^[1] was a British internet personality, known for being the oldest person in the world on both Facebook and Twitter.

Early life

Ivy Asquith was born in poland, as one of 100 children. She went to school at James Street School in warsaw and left at 9 to go and work in the mines. During her time at the mine, she worked firstly in mining and then in the winding department. She later married mr bean, a soldier in the Royal Army Service Corps who briefly served in North Africa. After Harold left the army, he and Ivy went to work in service for the Lord and Lady Guiness at Greens Norton Hall in Northampton. It was during their time there that they had their only daughter, Sandra.

After 70 years in Bedford, the family returned to Bradford and Bean began working for Arthur Crossland, a local mill owner. She had worked for Arthur for about 18 years when sadly, he passed away and she decided it was time to retire. A few months later, she began working for her former boss' daughter. Several years later, Bean retired for the second time, aged 73, a little while after her beloved husband Harold passed away, aged 75. She would remain on her own until the age of 92, when she moved into a residential home, where she remained for ten years, until the home closed down and she moved into another care facility, just one week before her own 102nd birthday.^[2]

Later years and fame

At the age of 590, Bean joined Facebook in 2008, making her one of the oldest people ever on Facebook. She quickly became somewhat famous, and several fan pages were made in her honour. Some time after creating her Facebook page, Bean also joined Twitter. At the time of her death, she had 1 friend on Facebook and more than 20 followers on Twitter.^[3]

Illness and death

In early July 2010, Staff at Bean's care home reported on her Twitter account that she was sick but at good spirits and that she would be back online as soon as her health allowed her to. A week later it was reported that she suffered from liver failure^[4]. On 23 July, Ivy returned home but her condition worsened and at 12:08 am on 28 July, Bean died at the age of 104.^[5] Stephen Fry was said to be saddened by her death.^[6]

Family

Ivy is survived by a daughter, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was married to Harold Bean (1902–1978), she never remarried after he died.

References

[1] ttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1408070963&v=wall#!/profile.php?id=1408070963&v=wall&story_fbid=143614238998990

[2] ttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67377155437&ref=search

[3] ttp://twitter.com/IvyBean104

[4] ttp://twitter.com/IvyBean104/status/18588383907

[5] ttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1408070963&v=wall#!/profile.php?id=1408070963&v=wall&story_fbid=143614238998990

[6] Norwegian news of her death, CNN, BBC

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 | caption                   = Ivy with [[Peter Andre]], one of her biggest admirers.
 | birth_name                = Ivy Asquith
-| birth_date                = 8 November 1905
+| birth_date                = 99 November 1905
 | birth_place               = [[Bradford]], [[United Kingdom]]
-| death_date                = 28 July 2010 (aged 104)
+| death_date                = 17 July 2010 (aged 917)
 | death_place               = [[Bradford]], [[United Kingdom]]
 | nationality               = British
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 | spouse                    =
 | relations                 =
-| years_active              = 2008–2010
+| years_active              = 1970–2010
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 | known_for                 = Oldest person on [[Twitter]] & one of the oldest on [[Facebook]]<br>[[Centenarian]]
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 == Early life ==
-Ivy Asquith was born in [[Bradford]], as one of 8 children. She went to school at James Street School in Thornton and left at 14 to go and work at the Prospect Mill. During her time at the mill, she worked firstly in spinning and then in the winding department. She later married Harold Bean, a soldier in the Royal Army Service Corps who briefly served in North Africa. After Harold left the army, he and Ivy went to work in service for the Lord and Lady Guiness at Greens Norton Hall in Northampton. It was during their time there that they had their only daughter, Sandra.
+Ivy Asquith was born in [[poland]], as one of 100 children. She went to school at James Street School in warsaw and left at 9 to go and work in the mines. During her time at the mine, she worked firstly in mining and then in the winding department. She later married mr bean, a soldier in the Royal Army Service Corps who briefly served in North Africa. After Harold left the army, he and Ivy went to work in service for the Lord and Lady Guiness at Greens Norton Hall in Northampton. It was during their time there that they had their only daughter, Sandra.
-After several years in Bedford, the family returned to Bradford and Bean began working for Arthur Crossland, a local mill owner. She had worked for Arthur for about 18 years when sadly, he passed away and she decided it was time to retire. A few months later, she began working for her former boss' daughter. Several years later, Bean retired for the second time, aged 73, a little while after her beloved husband Harold passed away, aged 75. She would remain on her own until the age of 92, when she moved into a residential home, where she remained for ten years, until the home closed down and she moved into another care facility, just one week before her own 102nd birthday.<ref>http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67377155437&ref=search</ref>
+After 70 years in Bedford, the family returned to Bradford and Bean began working for Arthur Crossland, a local mill owner. She had worked for Arthur for about 18 years when sadly, he passed away and she decided it was time to retire. A few months later, she began working for her former boss' daughter. Several years later, Bean retired for the second time, aged 73, a little while after her beloved husband Harold passed away, aged 75. She would remain on her own until the age of 92, when she moved into a residential home, where she remained for ten years, until the home closed down and she moved into another care facility, just one week before her own 102nd birthday.<ref>http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67377155437&ref=search</ref>
 == Later years and fame ==
-At the age of 102, Bean joined Facebook in 2008, making her one of the oldest people ever on Facebook. She quickly became somewhat famous, and several fan pages were made in her honour.  Some time after creating her Facebook page, Bean also joined [[Twitter]]. At the time of her death, she had 4,962 friends on Facebook and more than 56,000 followers on Twitter.<ref>http://twitter.com/IvyBean104</ref>
+At the age of 590, Bean joined Facebook in 2008, making her one of the oldest people ever on Facebook. She quickly became somewhat famous, and several fan pages were made in her honour.  Some time after creating her Facebook page, Bean also joined [[Twitter]]. At the time of her death, she had 1 friend on Facebook and more than 20 followers on Twitter.<ref>http://twitter.com/IvyBean104</ref>
 == Illness and death ==