Ada Roe
Ada Roe | |
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| Born | Ada Giddings 6 February 1858 |
| Died | 11 January 1970 (aged 111 years, 339 days) Lowestoft, England |
| Known for | Oldest living person (4 May, 1969 - 11 January, 1970) |
Ada Roe (née Giddings; 6 February 1858 – 11 January 1970)[1][2] was a British supercentenarian. She was born in Islington, England, and moved to Lowestoft, Suffolk over 60 years before her death with her husband, who died shortly afterwards.[3] Roe was the oldest recognised living person between 4 May 1969 and her death aged 111 years 339 days at Lowestoft, England.[4]
She ran a dairy shop in Lowestoft for over 75 years, continuing to help at the age of 110.[5] She attributed her longevity to a good childhood.[3] She lived 12 days longer than Anglo Irish botanical artist and aristocrat Katherine Plunket, hence breaking the record for the oldest lived person in the United Kingdom, a record that the latter held for 38 years.
See also
References
- ^ Validated supercentenarians who lived and/or died in the UK The Gerontology Research Group
- ^ "British Pathé's archive footage of Suffolk life". British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Mrs Ada Roe". The Times. 5 February 1969. p. 10.
- ^ World's Oldest Person Titleholders (since 1955) The Gerontology Research Group; accessed 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Shopkeeper 110 years old today". The Times. 6 February 1968. p. 2.
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