Anna Eliza Williams
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Anna Eliza Williams (2 June 1873 – 27 December 1987) was a British supercentenarian
and the oldest person in the world
during 1987.
She was born at Burford, Shropshire
and died on 27 December 1987 at the Tuxedo Old People's Home, 104 Eaton Crescent, Swansea, Wales, aged 114 years 208 days. (She had moved to Swansea after her marriage.) Her husband - William Henry Williams, a carpenter - died in 1954. Williams attributed her longevity to "a life of idleness", along with "being a non-smoker and eating lots of vegetables". There was also a history of longevity in her family: her mother lived to be 94 and all seven of Williams' siblings lived beyond the age of 80, one surviving to 101. Williams broke the British longevity
record on 12 July 1985.
On her 113th birthday Norris McWhirter
paid her a visit at the Tuxedo Old People's Home, where she was living at the time. She was listed in the Guinness Book of Records in the 1980s and early 1990s. She died on 27 December 1987 (the cause of death was simply given as "old age" on her death certificate) and her death was registered by her grandson two days later. Her record as the oldest undisputed recorded person ever was broken by Jeanne Calment
in 1989. Her British record of 114 years 208 days was broken by Charlotte Hughes in 1992, who still holds that record to this day.
Following Williams's death on 27 December 1987, Jeanne Calment became the oldest living person in Europe.
Supercentenarian
A supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
and the oldest person in the world
Oldest people
This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
during 1987.
She was born at Burford, Shropshire
Burford, Shropshire
Burford is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England.- Location :The parish is situated to the north of the River Teme, on the other side of the Teme is the Worcestershire town of Tenbury Wells. To the west, the A456 road bridges the Ledwyche Brook, leading to the Herefordshire village of...
and died on 27 December 1987 at the Tuxedo Old People's Home, 104 Eaton Crescent, Swansea, Wales, aged 114 years 208 days. (She had moved to Swansea after her marriage.) Her husband - William Henry Williams, a carpenter - died in 1954. Williams attributed her longevity to "a life of idleness", along with "being a non-smoker and eating lots of vegetables". There was also a history of longevity in her family: her mother lived to be 94 and all seven of Williams' siblings lived beyond the age of 80, one surviving to 101. Williams broke the British longevity
Longevity
The word "longevity" is sometimes used as a synonym for "life expectancy" in demography or known as "long life", especially when it concerns someone or something lasting longer than expected ....
record on 12 July 1985.
On her 113th birthday Norris McWhirter
Norris McWhirter
Norris Dewar McWhirter, CBE was a writer, political activist, co-founder of the Freedom Association, and a television presenter. He and his twin brother, Ross, were known internationally for the Guinness Book of Records, a book they wrote and annually updated together between 1955 and 1975...
paid her a visit at the Tuxedo Old People's Home, where she was living at the time. She was listed in the Guinness Book of Records in the 1980s and early 1990s. She died on 27 December 1987 (the cause of death was simply given as "old age" on her death certificate) and her death was registered by her grandson two days later. Her record as the oldest undisputed recorded person ever was broken by Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human life span in history, living to the age of . She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, and outlived both her daughter and grandson. She became especially well known from the age of 113, when the...
in 1989. Her British record of 114 years 208 days was broken by Charlotte Hughes in 1992, who still holds that record to this day.
Following Williams's death on 27 December 1987, Jeanne Calment became the oldest living person in Europe.
See also
- List of British supercentenarians
- List of the verified oldest people
- LongevityLongevityThe word "longevity" is sometimes used as a synonym for "life expectancy" in demography or known as "long life", especially when it concerns someone or something lasting longer than expected ....
- Oldest peopleOldest peopleThis is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such...
- SupercentenarianSupercentenarianA supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....