List of British supercentenarians explained

, the Gerontology Research Group had validated the longevity claims of 154 British citizens who have become "supercentenarians", attaining or surpassing 110 years of age. This number includes 23 emigrants who died in other nations. The oldest known British person is Charlotte Hughes, who died in 1993 at the age of 115 years and 228 days. The oldest man from the United Kingdom is Henry Allingham, who died in 2009 at the age of 113 years and 42 days. As of, the oldest person living in the United Kingdom is Ethel Caterham, born 21 August 1909, aged .

100 oldest British people ever

RankName Sex data-sort-type=date Birth date data-sort-type=date Death date Age BirthplacePlace of death
or residence
1data-sort-value="Hughes" Charlotte Hughesalign=center F1 August 187717 March 1993115 years, 228 daysEnglandEngland
2data-sort-value="Jennings" Annie Jenningsalign=center F12 November 188420 November 1999115 years, 8 daysEnglandEngland
3data-sort-value="Caterham" Ethel Caterhamalign=center F21 August 1909LivingEnglandEngland
4data-sort-value="Morris" Eva Morrisalign=center F8 November 18852 November 2000114 years, 360 daysEnglandEngland
5data-sort-value="Lang" Ethel Langalign=center F27 May 190015 January 2015114 years, 233 daysEnglandEngland
6data-sort-value="Williams" Anna Eliza Williamsalign=center F2 June 187327 December 1987114 years, 208 daysEnglandWales
7data-sort-value="Clawson" Grace Clawsonalign=center F15 November 188728 May 2002114 years, 194 daysEnglandUnited States
8data-sort-value="Askew" Lucy Jane Askewalign=center F8 September 18839 December 1997114 years, 92 daysEnglandEngland
9data-sort-value="Ridgway" Phyllis Ridgwayalign=center F10 March 19074 June 2021114 years, 86 daysEnglandCanada
10data-sort-value="Baldwin, Florrie" Florrie Baldwinalign=center F31 March 18968 May 2010114 years, 38 daysEnglandEngland
11data-sort-value="Hulmes" Amy Hulmesalign=center F5 October 188727 October 2001114 years, 22 daysEnglandEngland
12data-sort-value="Carpelan" Miriam Carpelanalign=center F8 July 188222 June 1996113 years, 350 daysEnglandUnited States
13data-sort-value="Jones, Grace Adelaide" Grace Adelaide Jonesalign=center F7 December 189914 November 2013113 years, 342 daysEnglandEngland
14data-sort-value="Boar" Olive Boaralign=center F29 September 190428 August 2018113 years, 333 daysEnglandEngland
15data-sort-value="Camm" Bessie Cammalign=center F20 June 190411 May 2018113 years, 325 daysEnglandEngland
16data-sort-value="Comfort" Rosa Ann Comfortalign=center F21 January 18796 November 1992113 years, 290 daysEnglandEngland
17data-sort-value="Abreu" Lucy d'Abreualign=center F24 May 18927 December 2005113 years, 197 daysBritish RajScotland
18data-sort-value="Hooper" Gladys Hooperalign=center F18 January 19039 July 2016113 years, 173 daysEnglandEngland
19data-sort-value="Adams" Daisy AdamsF30 June 18808 December 1993113 years, 161 daysEnglandEngland
20data-sort-value="Finch" Florence Finchalign=center F22 December 189310 April 2007113 years, 109 daysEnglandNew Zealand
21data-sort-value="Baker" Betsy Bakeralign=center F20 August 184224 October 1955113 years, 65 daysEnglandUnited States
22data-sort-value="Eaton" Rose Eaton[1] align=center F23 August 19097 October 2022113 years, 45 daysEnglandEngland
23data-sort-value="Allingham" Henry Allinghamalign=center M6 June 189618 July 2009113 years, 42 daysEnglandEngland
24data-sort-value="Scott" Annie Scottalign=center F15 March 188321 April 1996113 years, 37 daysIrelandScotland
25data-sort-value="Gilliam" Ruby Gilliamalign=center F21 September 188522 October 1998113 years, 31 daysEnglandEngland
26data-sort-value="Sjöquist" Alice Sjöquistalign=center F25 October 18787 November 1991113 years, 13 daysEnglandCanada
27data-sort-value="Martland" Fanny Martlandalign=center F19 November 18881 December 2001113 years, 12 daysEnglandCanada
28data-sort-value="Walker" nowrap="nowrap" Mary Florence Walkeralign=center F28 August 1911LivingEnglandEngland
29data-sort-value="Walker" Mary "Mollie" Walker, MBE[2] [3] align=center F5 February 190922 January 2022112 years, 351 daysWalesEngland
30data-sort-value="Wieselberg" Rachel Wieselberg[4] align=center F23 June 18836 June 1996112 years, 349 daysRussian EmpireEngland
31data-sort-value="Hewison" Rebecca Hewisonalign=center F19 October 188122 September 1994112 years, 338 daysEnglandEngland
32data-sort-value="Strickland" Edna StricklandF6 March 191116 January 2024112 years, 316 daysEnglandEngland
33data-sort-value="Evans" John Evansalign=center M19 August 187710 June 1990112 years, 295 daysWalesWales
34data-sort-value="Jones, Grace Catherine" Grace Catherine Jones[5] align=center F16 September 19067 June 2019112 years, 264 daysEnglandEngland
35data-sort-value="Irwin" Henrietta Irwinalign=center F27 May 190615 January 2019112 years, 233 daysIrelandCanada
36data-sort-value="Ducat" Alice Ducatalign=center F8 May 190522 December 2017112 years, 228 daysScotlandEngland
37data-sort-value="Priest" Lilian Priest[6] align=center F7 November 19086 June 2021[7] 112 years, 211 daysWalesEngland
38data-sort-value="Hocquard" Joan Hocquard[8] align=center F29 March 190824 October 2020[9] 112 years, 209 daysEnglandEngland
39data-sort-value="Vivian" Margaret Vivianalign=center F25 February 190620 September 2018112 years, 207 daysScotlandAustralia
40data-sort-value="England" Amelia Englandalign=center F15 May 190030 November 2012112 years, 199 daysEnglandUnited States
41data-sort-value="Gray" Jane Grayalign=center F1 December 19017 June 2014112 years, 188 daysScotlandAustralia
42data-sort-value="Bradley" Nellie Bradleyalign=center F12 September 188911 March 2002112 years, 180 daysEnglandEngland
data-sort-value="Wood" Violet Woodalign=center F2 September 189929 February 2012EnglandEngland
44data-sort-value="Kingston" Gertrude Kingston[10] align=center F1 February 190928 July 2021112 years, 177 daysEnglandEngland
45data-sort-value="Keir" Mary Keiralign=center F3 March 1912LivingWalesWales
46data-sort-value="Roberts" Mary Roberts[11] align=center F5 October 190611 March 2019112 years, 157 daysWalesCanada
47data-sort-value="Hawley" Gladys Ivy Hawleyalign=center F18 December 189128 April 2004112 years, 132 daysEnglandEngland
48data-sort-value="Butler" Annie Butleralign=center F4 June 189728 September 2009112 years, 116 daysEnglandEngland
49data-sort-value="Thompson" Ada Thompsonalign=center F28 November 191013 March 2023112 years, 105 daysEnglandEngland
50data-sort-value="Cox" Leonora Coxalign=center F30 December 19076 April 2020112 years, 98 daysEnglandUnited States
51data-sort-value="McManners" Kathleen McMannersalign=center F6 July 190120 September 2013112 years, 76 daysEnglandEngland
52data-sort-value="Payne" Dorothy Gwendoline Payne[12] align=center F5 August 190715 October 2019112 years, 71 daysEnglandEngland
53data-sort-value="Pittaway" Florence Pittawayalign=center F15 October 190221 December 2014112 years, 67 daysEnglandEngland
54data-sort-value="Weighton" Robert Weighton[13] align=center M29 March 190828 May 2020112 years, 60 daysEnglandEngland
55data-sort-value="Hebden" Mary Ann Hebdenalign=center F4 October 189330 November 2005112 years, 57 daysEnglandEngland
56data-sort-value="Ingamells" Edith Ingamellsalign=center F12 January 18941 March 2006112 years, 48 daysEnglandEngland
57data-sort-value="Swan" Mary Ellen Swanalign=center F24 June 189210 August 2004112 years, 47 daysEnglandCanada
58data-sort-value="Stevenson" Alice Stevensonalign=center F10 July 186118 August 1973112 years, 39 daysEnglandEngland
59data-sort-value="Davies" Violet Davies-Evansalign=center F30 March 19085 May 2020112 years, 36 daysEnglandEngland
60data-sort-value="Thomas" Jeanetta Thomasalign=center F2 December 18695 January 1982112 years, 34 daysWalesWales
61data-sort-value="Fish" Margaret Fishalign=center F7 March 189912 March 2011112 years, 5 daysEnglandEngland
62data-sort-value="Tinniswood" John Tinniswoodalign=center M26 August 1912LivingEnglandEngland
63data-sort-value="Price" Annie Pricealign=center F12 January 188626 December 1997111 years, 348 daysWalesEngland
64data-sort-value="Turnbull" Annie Turnbullalign=center F21 September 18983 September 2010111 years, 347 daysScotlandScotland
65data-sort-value="Watson" Ellen Watsonalign=center F3 January 190015 December 2011111 years, 346 daysEnglandEngland
66data-sort-value="Redmond" Ellaline Redmondalign=center F20 March 190127 February 2013111 years, 344 daysEnglandEngland
67data-sort-value="Taylor" Margaret Taylor[14] align=center F21 April 187530 March 1987111 years, 343 daysScotlandUnited States
68data-sort-value="Roe" Ada Roealign=center F6 February 185811 January 1970111 years, 339 daysEnglandEngland
69data-sort-value="Haward" Helen Hawardalign=center F24 November 188423 October 1996111 years, 334 daysEnglandEngland
70data-sort-value="Bowman" Eunice Bowmanalign=center F23 August 189816 July 2010111 years, 327 daysEnglandEngland
data-sort-value="Baldwin, Dorothy" Dorothy Baldwinalign=center F8 February 19021 January 2014EnglandEngland
72data-sort-value="Fewster" Mary Ann Fewsteralign=center F6 February 187826 December 1989111 years, 323 daysEnglandEngland
73data-sort-value="Howell" Jennie Howellalign=center F11 February 184516 December 1956111 years, 309 daysEnglandUnited States
74data-sort-value="Nash" Arthur Nash[15] align=center M7 January 18854 November 1996111 years, 302 daysEnglandCanada
75data-sort-value="Pannell" Florence Pannellalign=center F26 December 186820 October 1980111 years, 299 daysEnglandEngland
data-sort-value="Kaufmann" Edith Kaufmannalign=center F12 December 19037 October 2015Austria-HungaryEngland
77data-sort-value="Coulter" Matilde Coulter[16] align=center F30 March 190919 January 2021111 years, 295 daysItalyEngland
78data-sort-value="Hart" Rose Hartalign=center F20 March 18785 January 1990111 years, 291 daysEnglandEngland
79data-sort-value="Frampton" Ivy Framptonalign=center F22 November 19035 September 2015111 years, 287 daysEnglandEngland
80data-sort-value="Smith" Merah Smithalign=center F9 November 1912LivingJamaicaEngland
81data-sort-value="Steele" Elsie Steelealign=center F6 January 189918 October 2010111 years, 285 daysEnglandEngland
82data-sort-value="Clulow" Hilda May Clulow[17] align=center F15 March 190824 December 2019[18] 111 years, 284 daysEnglandEngland
83data-sort-value="Turner" John Mosley Turneralign=center M15 June 185621 March 1968111 years, 280 daysEnglandEngland
84data-sort-value="Beevers" Lizzie Beevers[19] align=center F7 November 18844 August 1996111 years, 271 daysEnglandEngland
85data-sort-value="Peel" Dorothy Peelalign=center F28 September 190224 June 2014111 years, 269 daysEnglandEngland
86data-sort-value="Tocher" Anna Tocher[20] align=center F24 November 18731 August 1985111 years, 250 daysScotlandUnited States
87data-sort-value="Pearce" Irene Pearcealign=center F17 May 190017 January 2012111 years, 245 daysEnglandEngland
data-sort-value="Clarke" Avice Clarkealign=center F5 January 19016 September 2012EnglandUnited States
89data-sort-value="Bastin" Daisy Bastin[21] align=center F3 May 19082 January 2020[22] 111 years, 244 daysEnglandEngland
90data-sort-value="Begbie" Kate Begbiealign=center F9 January 18775 September 1988111 years, 240 daysEnglandScotland
91data-sort-value="Cock" Hermione Cockalign=center F1 March 190424 October 2015111 years, 237 daysEnglandEngland
92data-sort-value="Sawyer" Marion Sawyeralign=center F5 July 190126 February 2013111 years, 236 daysEnglandUnited States
93data-sort-value="Harrison" Adela Harrisonalign=center F2 January 1913LivingEnglandEngland
94data-sort-value="Aspland" Louisa Asplandalign=center F5 March 188821 October 1999111 years, 230 daysEnglandEngland
95data-sort-value="Good" Gladys Goodalign=center F12 March 190024 October 2011111 years, 226 daysEnglandWales
96data-sort-value="Bannell" Annie Bannellalign=center F12 February 188210 September 1993111 years, 210 daysEnglandEngland
97data-sort-value="Jones, Elizabeth" Elizabeth Jonesalign=center F20 August 188810 March 2000111 years, 203 daysEnglandEngland
98data-sort-value="Oliver" Jeanie Oliver[23] align=center F17 August 18801 March 1992111 years, 197 daysWalesUnited States
data-sort-value="Webster" Jane Webster[24] align=center F17 April 190631 October 2017IrelandEngland
100data-sort-value="Reeves" Florence Reevesalign=center F17 February 189428 August 2005111 years, 192 daysEnglandEngland

Biographies

Betsy Baker

Betsy Ann Baker (née Russell; born August 20, 1842 – October 24, 1955) was born in Great Brington, Northamptonshire in England, immigrated to the United States, settled in Nebraska, and became the world's oldest person.[25] She lived for 65 years in Johnson County, where she was called "the Queen mother of the Johnson County Fair" in 1953. At age 107, she received a congratulatory letter from president Harry S. Truman. On her 112th birthday, she was featured in the US Army magazine Stars and Stripes. She died in Tecumseh, aged 113 years and 65 days.

Baker was the first supercentenarian listed by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest person. In 2002, researchers confirmed that she had been the world's oldest living person by modern verification standards.[26] Baker would hold the title of world's oldest living person from Nancy Merriman's death on 14 January 1954[27] until her own death in 1955. She was the second well-documented person in the world to have reached the age of 113, after Delina Filkins.

Lucy Jane Askew

Lucy Jane Askew (8 September 1883 – 9 December 1997) was the oldest person in Europe at the time of her death, aged 114 years and 92 days. She was born in Loughton, Essex, to Arthur George Askew and Susan Elizabeth Askew née Ellis. Her parents were prosperous cartage contractors, cab proprietors, and landowners. She had five siblings, of whom three also lived past 100. Askew lived all her life in Loughton, and never married. She was a devout Christian, attending the Loughton Union Church. She moved into a nursing home at 106 and survived a leg operation at 108. She remained in good health and died peacefully in her sleep. She attributed her longevity to a modest lifestyle.[28] [29]

Edith Ingamells

Edith 'Judy' Ingamells (née Gude; 12 January 1894 – 1 March 2006)[30] was the oldest person in the United Kingdom from December 2005 to March 2006.[31] She was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, to George and Harriet Gude. According to census documents, George worked as a photographer in 1901 and a public caterer in 1911. She moved to Enfield, Middlesex, at the beginning of the First World War in 1914, and married Percy Ingamells, a wholesale florist.[32] They had three daughters, born between 1915 and 1925. Ingamells lived in other areas around England, and worked as a milliner before settling back in Enfield in 1990.

Her daughter, Patricia Bull, said, at the time of Ingemells' 111th birthday, that the secret of her longevity was to "never look back, always look forward, which she is certainly doing".[33]

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: MRS Mollie Walker MBE . 16 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Peppard"s Oldest Resident is Now 112! (On page 5) . February 2021 . peppardnews.co.uk . 13 February 2021.
  4. Web site: European Supercentenarians in United Kingdom . European Supercentenarian Organisation . 23 October 2023.
  5. News: Oldest person in the UK: How has life changed? . . Bethan . Bell . 16 September 2018 . 16 September 2018.
  6. Web site: Lilian Priest . LongeviQuest . 21 September 2023 . 25 September 2023.
  7. Web site: Dorset resident and UK's oldest person has passed away at 112 . 17 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Joan Hocquard . LongeviQuest . 15 June 2023 . 29 September 2023.
  9. News: Joan Hocquard, the oldest person in Britain, dies aged 112 . . 25 October 2020 . 25 October 2020.
  10. Web site: 111-year-old Woolton Hill resident Gertie receives coronavirus vaccine. Jonathan Ashby . 23 January 2021 . newburytoday.co.uk . 3 February 2021.
  11. Web site: European Emigrant Supercentenarians in Canada . European Supercentenarian Organisation . 16 August 2023.
  12. Web site: PAYNE Dorothy Gwendoline - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements.
  13. News: Hampshire 112-year-old officially recognised as world's oldest man . Steven . Morris . . 31 March 2020 . 31 March 2020.
  14. Web site: European Emigrant Supercentenarians in United States . European Supercentenarian Organisation . 6 November 2023.
  15. Web site: Arthur Nash . LongeviQuest . 27 August 2023 . 27 August 2023.
  16. Web site: Family and friends gather as lady turns 110.
  17. News: Super Hilda celebrates 111th birthday . . 16 March 2019 . 6 April 2019.
  18. News: Britain's oldest person Hilda Clulow dies aged 111 . . Saffron . Otter . 19 February 2020 . 20 February 2020.
  19. Web site: Lizzie Beevers . LongeviQuest . 13 April 2023 . 29 April 2023.
  20. Web site: European Emigrant Supercentenarians in United States . European Supercentenarian Organisation . 19 September 2023.
  21. Web site: Onions are secret to long life says woman who just turned 111 . metro.co.uk. Elisa Menendez . 3 May 2019 . 3 May 2019.
  22. Web site: Click here to view the tribute page for Daisy BASTIN. funeral-notices.co.uk.
  23. Web site: European Emigrant Supercentenarians in United States . European Supercentenarian Organisation . 7 September 2023.
  24. News: Jean Webster, longest-lived person born in Northern Ireland . . 13 November 2017 . 11 June 2019.
  25. Web site: Nebraska's centenarians age 107 or above — 1867 to 2001 . E.A. . Kral . Nebraska Health Care Association . 23 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160122085049/http://www.nehca.org/UserDocs/Pages/Nebraska_Centenarians_1867_to_2001.pdf . 22 January 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  26. Web site: NEHCA list of Nebraska supercentenarians . E.A. . Kral . Nebraska Health Care Association . 7 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311154332/http://www.nehca.org/pdfs/supercentenearians.pdf . 11 March 2012 .
  27. Web site: Nancy Merriman. LongeviQuest. 4 October 2023. 7 October 2023.
  28. News: Britain's oldest woman dies at 114 . BBC News . 10 December 1997. 19 November 2007.
  29. News: Britain's oldest woman dies at 114 . The Scotsman . 11 December 1997 .
  30. News: Southern. Kate. UK's Oldest woman dies. EnfieldIndependent. 15 March 2006. 28 June 2006.
  31. News: UK's oldest woman dies aged 111. BBC News. 2 August 2006. 20 September 2007.
  32. Web site: UK's oldest woman dies aged 112. Enfield Independent. 15 March 2006. 27 July 2021.
  33. News: Southern. Kate. Judy, 111, is the greatest gran. Enfield Independent. 20 January 2005. 28 June 2006.

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