Britains oldest person dies

[jan57]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-30845570


 what  an age ! ...........  looking at  the census  she  had 4 sisters   ,  all  appeared to   live  long  lives ,  one  living to 104,    Her parents  died  aged 75 (father) and 91  ( mother)

[dawnsh]

There's a list here

http://oldestinbritain.nfshost.com/index.php

home page is slightly out of date now

The oldest living people are on 1 of the tabs 

[Sinann]

I was just talking about this woman, well I think it must have been her.
It's my mother's birthday today so the chat turned to what you get when you reach 100, I remember a while back seeing a woman of 112 on one of the English channels complain the Birthday card from the Queen had the same Royal photo on it each year she appeared to be quite a character.

[sirsimon]

what an incredible age. I had an ancestor whom died aged 105 years old

[ThrelfallYorky]

... And she was a Yorkshire woman!

[osprey28]

Just think what a joy it would have been to have long chats with that lady - her memory would have been a treasure chest. 

My mother in law passed away aged 93 two years ago - she was as sharp as a tack and had total recall of her life.  Her vivid descriptions of her childhood in central Edinburgh during the 1920's and her knowledge of her own parents early lives was invaluable from a family history perspective.  I had 25 years worth of conversations with her that were a complete joy.  RIP Jane.

Osprey

[Redroger]

Worldwide are there any people born in the 19th century still surviving?

[Mike in Cumbria]

Worldwide are there any people born in the 19th century still surviving?

Yes.   Misao Okaw of Japan, born 5 March 1898, is apparently the oldest living person in the world whose age can be documented.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misao_Okawa

[Mike in Cumbria]

Gertrude Weaver, born 4 July 1898  United States - still alive.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Weaver