Lucy d'Abreu
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Lucy Victoria d'Abreu née d'Souza (24 May 1892 – 7 December 2005) was the oldest living person
in the United Kingdom from April 2004 until her death. She gained the title of "oldest person in Scotland" in June 2001, at age 109, following the death of Agnes Kinnear, born November 1891, who was also 109 at the time, and the UK title on 28 April 2004, at almost age 112, following the death of Gladys Hawley, who was 112.
Born into a Mangalorean Catholic family in Dharwar, British Raj
, Lucy Victoria d'Souza married Abundius d'Abreu, a surgeon, and moved to Ireland c. 1913. In 1985, she moved to Scotland to be near one of her children. Her husband was a cousin-in-law of the Queen Mother
, and she was visited by the British Royal Family
in May 2002, for her 110th birthday.
D'Abreu holds the record for the oldest person born in India whose age can be verified. After a fall at the age of 106, she moved to Annfield House nursing home in Stirling
, where she died peacefully, aged 113 years and 197 days. Historically, she was one of the last people, if not the last person, to have lived in India during Queen Victoria
's reign, and also during the Great Famine of 1896–1902
.
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...
in the United Kingdom from April 2004 until her death. She gained the title of "oldest person in Scotland" in June 2001, at age 109, following the death of Agnes Kinnear, born November 1891, who was also 109 at the time, and the UK title on 28 April 2004, at almost age 112, following the death of Gladys Hawley, who was 112.
Born into a Mangalorean Catholic family in Dharwar, British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
, Lucy Victoria d'Souza married Abundius d'Abreu, a surgeon, and moved to Ireland c. 1913. In 1985, she moved to Scotland to be near one of her children. Her husband was a cousin-in-law of the Queen Mother
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
, and she was visited by the British Royal Family
British Royal Family
The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in her or his role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms, thus sometimes at variance with...
in May 2002, for her 110th birthday.
D'Abreu holds the record for the oldest person born in India whose age can be verified. After a fall at the age of 106, she moved to Annfield House nursing home in Stirling
Stirling
Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...
, where she died peacefully, aged 113 years and 197 days. Historically, she was one of the last people, if not the last person, to have lived in India during Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
's reign, and also during the Great Famine of 1896–1902
Famine in India
Famine has been a recurrent feature of life in the Indian sub-continental countries of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, and reached its numerically deadliest peak in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Historical and legendary evidence names some 90 famines in 2,500 years of history. There...
.
See also
- List of British supercentenarians
- SupercentenarianSupercentenarianA supercentenarian is someone who has reached the age of 110 years. This age is achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians....
- 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...
- List of the verified oldest people