Longevity

[jbml]

The best I've found so far is my great x4 grandfather Anthony Holcomb ... baptised in 1792 and died in 1890.

[pinefamily]

Off the top of my head, after reading this thread, is an ancestor, John Dowdeswell. In the Temple Guiting PR's, he is the only one with age listed. He was buried in 1706/7, aged 106. Interestingly, John junior was buried a few years later in 1711.
My own grandmother died in her 98th year, just short of her birthday.

[barryd]

My Grandfather Edward Wilkinson born 9 August 1899, West Pelton and died 4 March 1998, Pelton, County Durham. Retired coal miner. Underaged coal face miner WW1 (look the other way there is a war on!). Received his pneumoniconiosis payment until the day he died.

[maddys52]

I have an ancestor Robert Kells who was apparently 106 when he died, born 1699, died 1805 in Ireland.

My mother is friends with the oldest person in Australia at the moment - 112! Caused a bit of a stir when she started volunteering at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick at age 100.

[Redroger]

Though I have no proven centenarians, my mothers Cornwell ancestors were extremely long lived, my great grandmother, Emily Cornwell was born 1850 and died 1941. Many if not most of the women live to be over 90, my mother was 99, and her older sister 98. Incidentally my great grandmother Emily, was born 22 years after my paternal grandfather!!

[Jebber]

Cousin Claude aged 110, born 1901 and died 2011.

[Redroger]

And that will be fully and readily documentable. Was cousin Claude ever the oldest man or person in the UK?

[Jebber]

Google Claude CHOULES, you will find plenty about him, even here on Rootschat.

[Redroger]

Thanks for that will have a look