Amy Hawkins Explained

Amy Winifred Hawkins (née Evans, 24 January 1911 – 8 September 2021) was a Welsh supercentenarian and dancer from Monmouthshire in South Wales, who became famous for singing the World War I song "It's a Long Way to Tipperary"[1] on her 110th birthday.

The performance was uploaded to the TikTok video service by her 15-year-old great-grandson Sacha Freeman. She was also the oldest living person in Wales at the time of her death.[2]

Biography

Hawkins was born in Cardiff in January 1911, and in 1937, she married George Hawkins. During World War II, she served as a fire watcher in her neighbourhood. Hawkins had six siblings, amongst them five brothers and a surviving 101-year-old sister named Lillian.[2] [3]

She died in Monmouth on 8 September 2021, aged 110, from old age during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales.[4] [5] [6]

References

  1. News: TikTok singer Amy Hawkins, 110, becomes viral sensation . BBC . 30 January 2021 . 3 February 2021.
  2. News: Rawlinson . Kevin . Welsh woman marks 110th birthday with viral TikTok fame . The Guardian . United Kingdom . 29 January 2021 . 3 February 2021.
  3. https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/19576463.amy-winifred-hawkins---wales-oldest-woman---dies-age-110/
  4. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/indomitable-lovely-oldest-woman-wales-21561039
  5. http://oldestinbritain.nfshost.com/deaths.php Oldest People in Britain: Recent deaths aged 107+
  6. https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2021-09-13/wales-oldest-woman-and-tiktok-star-amy-winifred-hawkins-dies-aged-110 Wales' oldest woman and TikTok star, Amy Winifred Hawkins, dies aged 110

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