Annie Jennings
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Annie Jennings, née Thomas (12 November 1884 – 20 November 1999) was a British
supercentenarian
and the world's second oldest living person
, after American
Sarah Knauss
, at Jennings' death at age 115 years 8 days. Jennings hailed from Chesterfield
, Derbyshire
where she celebrated her 114th birthday. She became the oldest living person in the United Kingdom following the death of Lucy Jane Askew on 9 December 1997. Jennings held the title for about two years and was succeeded as the oldest person in the UK by Eva Morris
. A teacher who never had children, she is second only to Charlotte Hughes on the UK's all time list, and the 26th oldest person on record since September 2011 when being surpassed by Besse Cooper.
Jennings disliked being in the Guinness Book of Records
. She was the last surviving person documented as born in 1884.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
supercentenarian
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 world's second oldest living person
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...
, after American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Sarah Knauss
Sarah Knauss
Sarah DeRemer Knauss was an American supercentenarian considered the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records from April 16, 1998, the date of the death of 117-year-old Canadian Marie-Louise Meilleur, until her own death...
, at Jennings' death at age 115 years 8 days. Jennings hailed from Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
where she celebrated her 114th birthday. She became the oldest living person in the United Kingdom following the death of Lucy Jane Askew on 9 December 1997. Jennings held the title for about two years and was succeeded as the oldest person in the UK by Eva Morris
Eva Morris
Eva Morris née Sharpe was the oldest recognised person in the world, by the Guinness Book of Records, from December 1999 until November 2000...
. A teacher who never had children, she is second only to Charlotte Hughes on the UK's all time list, and the 26th oldest person on record since September 2011 when being surpassed by Besse Cooper.
Jennings disliked being in the Guinness Book of Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
. She was the last surviving person documented as born in 1884.
See also
- List of British supercentenarians
- List of the verified oldest people
- 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....