Annie Turnbull
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Annie Ellis Turnbull was, at the time of her death, aged , the oldest person in the United Kingdom since the death of Eunice Bowman
on 16 July 2010. Turnbull had been the oldest person in Scotland
since the death of Alexina Calvert
on 19 September 2008. When asked about the secret of her long life, she said "keeping calm".
Born in Haywood, Lanarkshire
, Turnbull moved to Stoneyburn
, West Lothian, around 1902. After leaving school at the age of 14 she moved to Edinburgh
. She went into service as a table-maid, a job she held for most of her life. She worked in private residences, where she met Rudyard Kipling
and Gordon Jackson
. She retired aged seventy-six. She lived without hot water until she was 92.
Turnbull moved into the Victoria Manor Care Home prior to her 110th birthday in 2008. She credited her longevity to hard work and a daily glass of sherry.
She had 2 daughters, 4 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. She died on 3 September 2010 at the Victoria Manor care home in Leith
, 18 days before what would have been her 112th birthday. Turnbull was the last person living in Scotland who was born in the 19th century and the Victorian Era
. She was the last person in the UK born in 1898. After her death, 111-year-old Elsie Steele
became the oldest living British person.
Eunice Bowman
Eunice Bowman was a British supercentenarian from Gateshead, and at the age of 111 years 327 days was the oldest person in the United Kingdom following the death of Florrie Baldwin on 8 May 2010.-Biography:...
on 16 July 2010. Turnbull had been the oldest person in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
since the death of Alexina Calvert
Alexina Calvert
Alexina Calvert née McWilliam was a British supercentenarian 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...
on 19 September 2008. When asked about the secret of her long life, she said "keeping calm".
Born in Haywood, Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland...
, Turnbull moved to Stoneyburn
Stoneyburn
Stoneyburn is a village in West Lothian, Scotland. Nearby towns include Bathgate, Whitburn, Addiewell and Blackburn.- Geography :Stoneyburn is situated in the middle of central Scotland, some 4 miles from Bathgate in the north and 5 from Livingston in the east...
, West Lothian, around 1902. After leaving school at the age of 14 she moved to Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
. She went into service as a table-maid, a job she held for most of her life. She worked in private residences, where she met Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
and Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson is the name of:*Gordon Jackson , Scottish actor*Gordon Jackson , Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Govan, 1999–2007*Gordon Jackson , Australian businessman...
. She retired aged seventy-six. She lived without hot water until she was 92.
Turnbull moved into the Victoria Manor Care Home prior to her 110th birthday in 2008. She credited her longevity to hard work and a daily glass of sherry.
She had 2 daughters, 4 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. She died on 3 September 2010 at the Victoria Manor care home in Leith
Leith
-South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....
, 18 days before what would have been her 112th birthday. Turnbull was the last person living in Scotland who was born in the 19th century and the Victorian Era
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
. She was the last person in the UK born in 1898. After her death, 111-year-old Elsie Steele
Elsie Steele
Elsie May Steele was, at age , the oldest person in the United Kingdom and the oldest person in England following the death of 111-year-old Annie Turnbull on 3 September 2010....
became the oldest living British person.