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| name = Ethel Farrell |
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| birth_date = 27 November 1902<br>(age {{age in years and days|1902|11|27}}) |
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| birth_place = [[India]]<ref name="HeraldSun">{{Cite web|title=Australia’s oldest person Ethel Farrell turns 113|work=[[Herald Sun]]|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/blackburn-souths-ethel-farrell-turns-113/news-story/060a1ba251a491d079f8efa529b367ac|date=November 30, 2015|accessdate=December 2, 2015}}</ref> |
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| title = Oldest Australian |
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| residence = [[Blackburn South, Victoria]], Australia<ref name="HeraldSun" /> |
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'''Ethel Farrell''' (born 27 November 1902<ref name="GRG">{{cite web|url=http://www.grg.org/Calment14.html#Ethel_Farrell|title=Women Supercentenarian Photos (Cont'd.) File No. 14 of 15 for the year 2014, as of July 13, 2014.|publisher=[[Gerontology Research Group]]}}</ref>) is an [[Indian]]-born [[Australian]] [[supercentenarian]] who became the oldest living person in [[Australia]] when [[Vi Robbins]] died on 8 October 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Suckling|first=Laura|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/city-east/australias-oldest-person-violet-robbins-has-passed-away-at-age-112/story-fngr8h22-1227096492905?nk=5add6ce9b3daa8e2c6861551e408bca3|title=Australia’s oldest person Violet Robbins has passed away at age 112|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|The Daily Telegraph]]|date=2014-10-21|accessdate=2015-12-02}}</ref> She is the third oldest verified person ever in Australia. |
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Farrell was born in [[Lucknow]], in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India on 27 November 1902<ref name="GRG" /> and came to Australia with her husband in 1948. Her husband died at age 89 in 1991.<ref name="HeraldSun" /> Despite had been drinking and smoking, she remained in good health and keeping her own teeth when she turned 110.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130307150730/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/ethel-farrell-is-celebrating-her-110th-birthday-today-among-family-and-friends-in-victoria/story-e6frg6n6-1226524477168 Ethel Farrell is celebrating her 110th birthday today among family and friends in Victoria]</ref> At the time of her 113rd birthday, she had five children (four of whom are still alive), nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. She currently lives in [[Blackburn South, Victoria]].<ref name="HeraldSun" /> |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of oldest living people]] |
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*[[List of supercentenarians from Asia]] |
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*[[List of supercentenarians from Oceania]] |
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[[Category:People from Lucknow]] |
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[[Category:Australian supercentenarians]] |
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[[Category:Female supercentenarians]] |
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[[Category:1902 births]] |
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Revision as of 17:09, 5 December 2015
Ethel Farrell | |
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| Born | 27 November 1902 (age 121 years, 207 days) |
| Title | Oldest Australian |
Ethel Farrell (born 27 November 1902[2]) is an Indian-born Australian supercentenarian who became the oldest living person in Australia when Vi Robbins died on 8 October 2014.[3] She is the third oldest verified person ever in Australia.
Farrell was born in Lucknow, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India on 27 November 1902[2] and came to Australia with her husband in 1948. Her husband died at age 89 in 1991.[1] Despite had been drinking and smoking, she remained in good health and keeping her own teeth when she turned 110.[4] At the time of her 113rd birthday, she had five children (four of whom are still alive), nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. She currently lives in Blackburn South, Victoria.[1]
See also
- List of oldest living people
- List of Australian supercentenarians
- List of supercentenarians from Asia
- List of supercentenarians from Oceania
References
- ^ a b c d "Australia's oldest person Ethel Farrell turns 113". Herald Sun. November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "Women Supercentenarian Photos (Cont'd.) File No. 14 of 15 for the year 2014, as of July 13, 2014". Gerontology Research Group.
- ^ Suckling, Laura (2014-10-21). "Australia's oldest person Violet Robbins has passed away at age 112". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- ^ Ethel Farrell is celebrating her 110th birthday today among family and friends in Victoria
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