Alexina Calvert née McWilliam (13 August 1898 – 19 September 2008) was a British

United Kingdom

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 supercentenarian

Supercentenarian

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 who was the oldest living person in Scotland at the time of her death. She was born and raised in Scotland and married her husband Nicholas in 1921. Her husband, who was originally from Dumfriesshire

Dumfriesshire

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, became a postmaster in Inverness

Inverness

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, then the couple moved to take over the post office in Annan

Annan, Dumfries and Galloway

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in 1946. Nicholas died in 1973. Calvert celebrated her 110th birthday in 2008; visitors left gifts of flowers and chocolate, and Calvert's 85-year-old daughter was also present. She died on 19 September 2008 just over a month after her 110th birthday.

With her death, Annie Turnbull (born 21 September 1898) became the new record holder for Scotland's oldest living person.