List of British supercentenarians#Biographies

{{Short description|People from the U.K. who have attained or surpassed the age of 110 years}}

File:Henry Allingham in June 2006.jpg veteran and is the longest-lived British man ever, at 113 years and 42 {{nowrap|days. Pictured in 2006, aged 110.}}]]

{{As of|January 2015}}, the Gerontology Research Group had validated the longevity claims of 154 British persons who have become "supercentenarians", attaining or surpassing 110 years of age. This number includes emigrants who died in other nations. The oldest known British person ever is Ethel Caterham, who is currently living at the age of {{ayd |21 August 1909}}, and is additionally the oldest living person in the world. The oldest man from the United Kingdom is Henry Allingham, who died in 2009 at the age of 113 years and 42 days.

100 oldest British people ever

class="wikitable sortable"

! Rank

! Name

! Sex

! data-sort-type=date | Birth date

! data-sort-type=date | Death date

! Age

! Birthplace

! Place of death or
residence

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| bgcolor="#F9F9F9" | {{0}}1

| data-sort-value="Caterham" | Ethel Caterham

| align=center | F

| 21 August 1909

| Living

| {{ayd | 21 August 1909}}

| England

{{0}}2

| data-sort-value="Hughes" | Charlotte Hughes

| align=center | F

| 1 August 1877

| 17 March 1993

| nowrap="nowrap" | {{ayd |1 August 1877 | 17 March 1993}}

| England

{{0}}3

| data-sort-value="Jennings" | Annie Jennings

| align=center | F

| 12 November 1884

| 20 November 1999

| {{ayd | 12 November 1884 | 20 November 1999}}

| England

{{0}}4

| data-sort-value="Morris" | Eva Morris

| align=center | F

| 8 November 1885

| 2 November 2000

| {{ayd | 8 November 1885 | 2 November 2000}}

| England

{{0}}5

| data-sort-value="Lang" | Ethel Lang

| align=center | F

| 27 May 1900

| 15 January 2015

| {{ayd | 27 May 1900 | 15 January 2015}}

| England

{{0}}6

| data-sort-value="Williams" | Anna Eliza Williams

| align=center | F

| 2 June 1873

| 27 December 1987

| {{ayd | 2 June 1873 | 27 December 1987}}

| England

| Wales

{{0}}7

| data-sort-value="Clawson" | Grace Clawson

| align=center | F

| 15 November 1887

| 28 May 2002

| {{ayd | 15 November 1887 | 28 May 2002}}

| England

| nowrap="nowrap" | United States

{{0}}8

| data-sort-value="Askew" | Lucy Askew

| align=center | F

| 8 September 1883

| 9 December 1997

| {{ayd | 8 September 1883 | 9 December 1997}}

| England

{{0}}9

| data-sort-value="Ridgway" | Phyllis Ridgway

| align=center | F

| 10 March 1907

| 4 June 2021

| {{ayd | 10 March 1907 | 4 June 2021}}

| England

| Canada

| data-sort-value="Baldwin, Florrie" | Florrie Baldwin

| align=center | F

| 31 March 1896

| 8 May 2010

| {{ayd | 31 March 1896 | 8 May 2010}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Hulmes" | Amy Hulmes

| align=center | F

| 5 October 1887

| 27 October 2001

| {{ayd | 5 October 1887 | 27 October 2001}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Carpelan" | Miriam Carpelan

| align=center | F

| 8 July 1882

| 22 June 1996

| {{ayd | 8 July 1882 |22 June 1996}}

| England

| United States

| data-sort-value="Jones, Grace Adelaide" | Grace Adelaide Jones

| align=center | F

| 7 December 1899

| 14 November 2013

| {{ayd | 7 December 1899 | 14 November 2013}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Boar" | Olive Boar

| align=center | F

| nowrap="nowrap" | 29 September 1904

| 28 August 2018

| {{ayd | 29 September 1904 | 28 August 2018}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Camm" | Bessie Camm

| align=center | F

| 20 June 1904

| 11 May 2018

| {{ayd | 20 June 1904 | 11 May 2018}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Comfort" | Rosa Comfort

| align=center | F

| 21 January 1879

| 6 November 1992

| {{ayd | 21 January 1879 | 6 November 1992}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Abreu" | Lucy d'Abreu

| align=center | F

| 24 May 1892

| 7 December 2005

| {{ayd | 24 May 1892 | 7 December 2005}}

| British Raj{{efn|d'Abreu was born in Dharwar, which was then part of the British Raj. It is now in India.}}

| Scotland

| data-sort-value="Hooper" | Gladys Hooper

| align=center | F

| 18 January 1903

| 9 July 2016

| {{ayd | 18 January 1903 | 9 July 2016}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Adams" | Daisy Adams

| align="center" | F

| 30 June 1880

| 8 December 1993

| {{ayd | 30 June 1880 | 8 December 1993}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Finch" | Florence Finch

| align=center | F

| 22 December 1893

| 10 April 2007

| {{ayd | 22 December 1893 | 10 April 2007}}

| England

| nowrap="nowrap" | New Zealand

| data-sort-value="Baker" | Betsy Baker

| align=center | F

| 20 August 1842

| 24 October 1955

| {{ayd | 20 August 1842 | 24 October 1955}}

| England

| United States

| data-sort-value="Eaton" | Rose Eaton

| align=center | F

| 23 August 1909

| 7 October 2022

| {{ayd | 23 August 1909 | 7 October 2022}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Allingham" | Henry Allingham

| align=center | M

| 6 June 1896

| 18 July 2009

| {{ayd | 6 June 1896 | 18 July 2009}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Scott" | Annie Scott

| align=center | F

| 15 March 1883

| 21 April 1996

| {{ayd | 15 March 1883 | 21 April 1996}}

| Ireland{{efn|name=Partition of Ireland|Government of Ireland Act 1920: The whole of the island of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom before 1921.}}

| Scotland

| data-sort-value="Gilliam" | Ruby Gilliam

| align=center | F

| 21 September 1885

| 22 October 1998

| {{ayd | 21 September 1885 | 22 October 1998}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Walker" nowrap="nowrap" | Mary Florence Walker

| align=center | F

| 28 August 1911

| 12 September 2024

| {{ayd | 28 August 1911 | 12 September 2024}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Sjöquist" | Alice Sjöquist

| align=center | F

| 25 October 1878

| 7 November 1991

| {{ayd | 25 October 1878 | 7 November 1991}}

| England

| Canada

| data-sort-value="Martland" | Fanny Martland

| align=center | F

| 19 November 1888

| 1 December 2001

| {{ayd | 19 November 1888 | 1 December 2001}}

| England

| Canada

| data-sort-value="Walker" | Mary "Mollie" Walker, MBE

| align=center | F

| 5 February 1909

| 22 January 2022

| {{ayd | 5 February 1909 | 22 January 2022}}

| Wales

| England

| data-sort-value="Wieselberg" | Rachel Wieselberg

| align=center | F

| 23 June 1883

| 6 June 1996

| {{ayd | 23 June 1883 | 6 June 1996}}

| Russian Empire{{efn|Wieselberg was born in Riga, which was then part of the Russian Empire. It is now the capital of Latvia.}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Hewison" | Rebecca Hewison

| align=center | F

| 19 October 1881

| 22 September 1994

| {{ayd | 19 October 1881 | 22 September 1994}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Strickland" | Edna Strickland

| align="center" | F

| 6 March 1911

| 16 January 2024

| {{ayd | 6 March 1911 | 16 January 2024}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Evans" | John Evans

| align=center | M

| 19 August 1877

| 10 June 1990

| {{ayd | 19 August 1877 | 10 June 1990}}

| Wales

| data-sort-value="Keir" | Mary Keir

| align=center | F

| 3 March 1912

| 17 December 2024{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Branwen |date=19 December 2024 |title=The oldest person in Wales has died aged 112 |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/oldest-person-wales-died-aged-30620179 |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=Wales Online |pages=}}

| {{ayd | 3 March 1912 | 17 December 2024}}

| Wales

| data-sort-value="Jones, Grace Catherine" | Grace Catherine Jones

| align=center | F

| 16 September 1906

| 7 June 2019

| {{ayd | 16 September 1906 | 7 June 2019}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Irwin" | Henrietta Irwin

| align=center | F

| 27 May 1906

| 15 January 2019

| {{ayd | 27 May 1906 | 15 January 2019}}

| Ireland{{efn|name=Partition of Ireland}}

| Canada

| data-sort-value="Ducat" | Alice Ducat

| align=center | F

| 8 May 1905

| 22 December 2017

| {{ayd | 8 May 1905 | 22 December 2017}}

| Scotland

| England

| data-sort-value="Priest" | Lilian Priest

| align=center | F

| 7 November 1908

| 6 June 2021{{Cite web|url=https://keep106.com/2021/06/17/uks-oldest-person-has-passed-away-at-112/ |title=Dorset resident and UK's oldest person has passed away at 112 |date=17 June 2021}}

| {{ayd | 7 November 1908 | 6 June 2021}}

| Wales

| England

| data-sort-value="Hocquard" | Joan Hocquard

| align=center | F

| 29 March 1908

| 24 October 2020{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-54681140 |title=Joan Hocquard, the oldest person in Britain, dies aged 112 |work=BBC News |date=25 October 2020 |access-date=25 October 2020}}

| {{ayd | 29 March 1908 | 24 October 2020}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Vivian" | Margaret Vivian

| align=center | F

| 25 February 1906

| 20 September 2018

| {{ayd | 25 February 1906 | 20 September 2018}}

| Scotland

| Australia

| data-sort-value="England" | Amelia England

| align=center | F

| 15 May 1900

| 30 November 2012

| {{ayd | 15 May 1900 | 30 November 2012}}

| England

| United States

| data-sort-value="Gray" | Jane Gray

| align=center | F

| 1 December 1901

| 7 June 2014

| {{ayd | 1 December 1901 | 7 June 2014}}

| Scotland

| Australia

rowspan=3 | 43

| data-sort-value="Bradley" | Nellie Bradley

| align=center | F

| 12 September 1889

| 11 March 2002

| rowspan=2 | {{ayd | 12 September 1889 | 11 March 2002}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Wood" | Violet Wood

| align=center | F

| 2 September 1899

| 29 February 2012

| England

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| data-sort-value="Smith" | Merah Smith

| align=center | F

| 9 November 1912

| Living

| {{ayd | 9 November 1912}}

| Jamaica{{efn|Jamaica was then a British colony.}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Kingston" | Gertrude Kingston

| align=center | F

| 1 February 1909

| 28 July 2021

| {{ayd | 1 February 1909 | 28 July 2021}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Roberts" | Mary Roberts

| align=center | F

| 5 October 1906

| 11 March 2019

| {{ayd | 5 October 1906 | 11 March 2019}}

| Wales

| Canada

| data-sort-value="Hawley" | Gladys Hawley

| align=center | F

| 18 December 1891

| 28 April 2004

| {{ayd | 18 December 1891 | 28 April 2004}}

| England

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| bgcolor="#F9F9F9" | 49

| data-sort-value="Harrison" | Adela Harrison

| align=center | F

| 2 January 1913

| Living

| {{ayd | 2 January 1913}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Butler" | Annie Butler

| align=center | F

| 4 June 1897

| 28 September 2009

| {{ayd | 4 June 1897 | 28 September 2009}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Thompson" | Ada Thompson

| align=center | F

| 28 November 1910

| 13 March 2023

| {{ayd | 28 November 1910 | 13 March 2023}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Cox" | Leonora Cox

| align=center | F

| 30 December 1907

| 6 April 2020

| {{ayd | 30 December 1907 | 6 April 2020}}

| England

| United States

| data-sort-value="Tinniswood" | John Tinniswood

| align=center | M

| 26 August 1912

| 25 November 2024{{Cite news |date=26 November 2024 |title=World’s oldest man dies aged 112 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk43k54mk0o |access-date=26 November 2024 |work=BBC News}}

| {{ayd | 26 August 1912 | 25 November 2024}}

| England

| data-sort-value="L" | Q.M.L.

| align=center | F

| 31 October 1909

| 22 January 2022

| {{ayd | 31 October 1909 | 22 January 2022}}

| England

| data-sort-value="McManners" | Kathleen McManners

| align=center | F

| 6 July 1901

| 20 September 2013

| {{ayd | 6 July 1901 | 20 September 2013}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Payne" | Gwen Payne

| align=center | F

| 5 August 1907

| 15 October 2019

| {{ayd | 5 August 1907 | 15 October 2019}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Pittaway" | Florence Pittaway

| align=center | F

| 15 October 1902

| 21 December 2014

| {{ayd | 15 October 1902 | 21 December 2014}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Weighton" | Robert Weighton

| align=center | M

| 29 March 1908

| 28 May 2020

| {{ayd | 29 March 1908 | 28 May 2020}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Hebden" | Mary Ann Hebden

| align=center | F

| 4 October 1893

| 30 November 2005

| {{ayd | 4 October 1893 | 30 November 2005}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Ingamells" | Edith Ingamells

| align=center | F

| 12 January 1894

| 1 March 2006

| {{ayd | 12 January 1894 | 1 March 2006}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Swan" | Mary Ellen Swan

| align=center | F

| 24 June 1892

| 10 August 2004

| {{ayd | 24 June 1892 | 10 August 2004}}

| England

| Canada

| data-sort-value="Stevenson" | Alice Stevenson

| align=center | F

| 10 July 1861

| 18 August 1973

| {{ayd | 10 July 1861 | 18 August 1973}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Davies" | Violet Davies-Evans

| align=center | F

| 30 March 1908

| 5 May 2020

| {{ayd | 30 March 1908 | 5 May 2020}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Thomas" | Jeanetta Thomas

| align=center | F

| 2 December 1869

| 5 January 1982

| {{ayd | 2 December 1869 | 5 January 1982}}

| Wales

| data-sort-value="Fish" | Margaret Fish

| align=center | F

| 7 March 1899

| 12 March 2011

| {{ayd | 7 March 1899 | 12 March 2011}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Price" | Annie Price

| align=center | F

| 12 January 1886

| 26 December 1997

| {{ayd | 12 January 1886 | 26 December 1997}}

| Wales

| England

| data-sort-value="Turnbull" | Annie Turnbull

| align=center | F

| 21 September 1898

| 3 September 2010

| {{ayd | 21 September 1898 | 3 September 2010}}

| Scotland

| data-sort-value="Watson" | Ellen Watson

| align=center | F

| 3 January 1900

| 15 December 2011

| {{ayd | 3 January 1900 | 15 December 2011}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Redmond" | Ellaline Redmond

| align=center | F

| 20 March 1901

| 27 February 2013

| {{ayd | 20 March 1901 | 27 February 2013}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Taylor" | Margaret Taylor

| align=center | F

| 21 April 1875

| 30 March 1987

| {{ayd | 21 April 1875 | 30 March 1987}}

| Scotland

| United States

| data-sort-value="Roe" | Ada Roe

| align=center | F

| 6 February 1858

| 11 January 1970

| {{ayd | 6 February 1858 | 11 January 1970}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Haward" | Helen Haward

| align=center | F

| 24 November 1884

| 23 October 1996

| {{ayd | 24 November 1884 | 23 October 1996}}

| England

rowspan=2 | 73

| data-sort-value="Bowman" | Eunice Bowman

| align=center | F

| 23 August 1898

| 16 July 2010

| rowspan=2 | {{ayd | 23 August 1898 | 16 July 2010}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Baldwin, Dorothy" | Dorothy Baldwin

| align=center | F

| 8 February 1902

| 1 January 2014

| England

| data-sort-value="H" | R. H.

| align=center | F

| 16 February 1909

| 6 January 2021

| {{ayd | 16 February 1909 | 6 January 2021}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Fewster" | Mary Fewster

| align=center | F

| 6 February 1878

| 26 December 1989

| {{ayd | 6 February 1878 | 26 December 1989}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Howell" | Jennie Howell

| align=center | F

| 11 February 1845

| 16 December 1956

| {{ayd | 11 February 1845 | 16 December 1956}}

| England

| United States

| data-sort-value="Nash" | Arthur Nash

| align=center | M

| 7 January 1885

| 4 November 1996

| {{ayd | 7 January 1885 | 4 November 1996}}

| England

| Canada

rowspan=2 | 79

| data-sort-value="Pannell" | Florence Pannell

| align=center | F

| 26 December 1868

| 20 October 1980

| rowspan=2 | {{ayd | 26 December 1868 | 20 October 1980}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Kaufmann" | Edith Kaufmann

| align=center | F

| 12 December 1903

| 7 October 2015

| Austria-Hungary{{efn|Kaufmann was born in Děčín, then part of Austria-Hungary, now in the Czech Republic.}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Coulter" | Matilde Coulter

| align=center | F

| 30 March 1909

| 19 January 2021

| {{ayd | 30 March 1909 | 19 January 2021}}

| Italy

| England

| data-sort-value="Hart" | Rose Hart

| align=center | F

| 20 March 1878

| 5 January 1990

| {{ayd | 20 March 1878 | 5 January 1990}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Frampton" | Ivy Frampton

| align=center | F

| 22 November 1903

| 5 September 2015

| {{ayd | 22 November 1903 | 5 September 2015}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Steele" | Elsie Steele

| align=center | F

| 6 January 1899

| 18 October 2010

| {{ayd | 6 January 1899 | 18 October 2010}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Clulow" | Hilda Clulow

| align=center | F

| 15 March 1908

| nowrap="nowrap" | 24 December 2019{{cite news |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/britains-oldest-person-hilda-clulow-17776936 |title=Britain's oldest person Hilda Clulow dies aged 111 |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |first=Saffron |last=Otter |date=19 February 2020 |access-date=20 February 2020}}

| {{ayd | 15 March 1908 | 24 December 2019}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Turner" | John Mosley Turner

| align=center | M

| 15 June 1856

| 21 March 1968

| {{ayd | 15 June 1856 | 21 March 1968}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Beevers" | Lizzie Beevers

| align=center | F

| 7 November 1884

| 4 August 1996

| {{ayd | 7 November 1884 | 4 August 1996}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Peel" | Dorothy Peel

| align=center | F

| 28 September 1902

| 24 June 2014

| {{ayd | 28 September 1902 | 24 June 2014}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Tocher" | Anna Tocher

| align=center | F

| 24 November 1873

| 1 August 1985

| {{ayd | 24 November 1873 | 1 August 1985}}

| Scotland

| United States

rowspan=2 | 90

| data-sort-value="Clarke" | Avice Clarke

| align=center | F

| 17 May 1900

| 17 January 2012

| rowspan=2 | {{ayd | 17 May 1900 | 17 January 2012}}

| England

| United States

| data-sort-value="Pearce" | Irene Pearce

| align=center | F

| 5 January 1901

| 6 September 2012

| England

| data-sort-value="Bastin" | Daisy Bastin

| align=center | F

| 3 May 1908

| 2 January 2020{{Cite web|url=https://funeral-notices.co.uk/South+West-Somerset-Glastonbury/death-notices/notice/BASTIN/4798836 |title=Click here to view the tribute page for Daisy BASTIN|website=funeral-notices.co.uk}}

| {{ayd | 3 May 1908 | 2 January 2020}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Begbie" | Kate Begbie

| align=center | F

| 9 January 1877

| 5 September 1988

| {{ayd | 9 January 1877 | 5 September 1988}}

| England

| Scotland

| data-sort-value="Cock" | Hermione Cock

| align=center | F

| 1 March 1904

| 24 October 2015

| {{ayd | 1 March 1904 | 24 October 2015}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Sawyer" | Marion Sawyer

| align=center | F

| 5 July 1901

| 26 February 2013

| {{ayd | 5 July 1901 | 26 February 2013}}

| England

| United States

| data-sort-value="Aspland" | Louisa Aspland

| align=center | F

| 5 March 1888

| 21 October 1999

| {{ayd | 5 March 1888 | 21 October 1999}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Good" | Gladys Good

| align=center | F

| 12 March 1900

| 24 October 2011

| {{ayd | 12 March 1900 | 24 October 2011}}

| England

| Wales

| data-sort-value="Bannell" | Annie Bannell

| align=center | F

| 12 February 1882

| 10 September 1993

| {{ayd | 12 February 1882 | 10 September 1993}}

| England

| data-sort-value="Jones, Elizabeth" | Elizabeth Jones

| align=center | F

| 20 August 1888

| 10 March 2000

| {{ayd | 20 August 1888 | 10 March 2000}}

| England

rowspan=2 | 100

| data-sort-value="Oliver" | Jeanie Oliver

| align=center | F

| 17 August 1880

| 1 March 1992

| rowspan="2" | {{ayd | 17 August 1880 | 1 March 1992}}

| Scotland

| United States

100

| data-sort-value="Webster" | Jane Webster

| align=center | F

| 17 April 1906

| 31 October 2017

| Ireland{{efn|name=Partition of Ireland}}

| England

Notes

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.nehca.org/UserDocs/Pages/Nebraska_Centenarians_1867_to_2001.pdf |title=Nebraska's centenarians age 107 or above — 1867 to 2001 |first=E.A. |last=Kral |publisher=Nebraska Health Care Association |access-date=23 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122085049/http://www.nehca.org/UserDocs/Pages/Nebraska_Centenarians_1867_to_2001.pdf |archive-date=22 January 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.nehca.org/pdfs/supercentenearians.pdf |title=NEHCA list of Nebraska supercentenarians |first=E.A. |last=Kral |publisher=Nebraska Health Care Association |date=7 May 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120311154332/http://www.nehca.org/pdfs/supercentenearians.pdf |archive-date=11 March 2012 }} Baker would hold the title of world's oldest living person from Nancy Merriman's death on 14 January 1954{{cite web |url=https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarians/nancy-merriman/|title=Nancy Merriman|publisher=LongeviQuest|date=4 October 2023|access-date=7 October 2023}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/38373.stm|publisher=BBC News |title=Britain's oldest woman dies at 114 |date=10 December 1997|access-date=19 November 2007}}{{cite news |title=Britain's oldest woman dies at 114 |work=The Scotsman |date=11 December 1997 }}

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{{cite web |url=https://www.grg-supercentenarians.org/world-supercentenarian-rankings-list/ |title=World Supercentenarian Rankings List |publisher=Gerontology Research Group |access-date=5 September 2024}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.grg-supercentenarians.org/united-kingdom/ |title=List of validated supercentenarians in United Kingdom |publisher=Gerontology Research Group |access-date=5 September 2024}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.grg-supercentenarians.org/canada/ |title=List of validated supercentenarians in Canada |publisher=Gerontology Research Group |access-date=5 September 2024}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.grg-supercentenarians.org/australia/ |title=List of validated supercentenarians in Australia |publisher=Gerontology Research Group |access-date=5 September 2024}}

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