| Eva Morris | |
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 Eva Morris at 114 |
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| Born | November 8 1885 Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, United Kingdom |
| Died | November 2 2000 (aged 114) Stone, Staffordshire, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Domestic servant |
Eva Sharpe Morris (November 8, 1885 - November 2, 2000) was the oldest recognized person in the world, by the Guinness Book of Records,[1][2] from December 1999 until November 2000.[3] She was a native of Stone, Staffordshire, England. Morris had become the oldest person in the UK following the passing of Annie Jennings (12 November, 1884 - 20 November, 1999), who died only eight days after turning 115. Morris, for her part, died in her sleep just six days short of her 115th birthday at the Autumn House Nursing Home in Stone. She was the last surviving person documented as born in 1885. There had been claims that a Dominican woman, Elizabeth Israel, was 125 years old but the Guinness Book of Records said Morris had taken the title because her date of birth could be fully authenticated.[4] Morris attributed her longevity to whisky and boiled onions.[4] She was said by friends to enjoy the occasional cigarette and to have ridden a bicycle.[5] She worked as a domestic help[6] and was widowed in the 1930s. She lived in her own flat until she was 107, when she moved to a nursing home after a chest infection. Her only child Winnie died of cancer in 1975 at the age of 62.
See also
References
- ^ "Eva Morris, 114, World's Oldest Woman, The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 3, 2000
- ^ "The lively art of defying death", Ben De Pear, The Guardian, 19 April 2000
- ^ " Chronological Listing Of All Supercentenarians", Gerontology Research Group, February 17 2007
- ^ a b World's oldest woman dies in Britain", CNN, November 02, 2000
- ^ "The World's Oldest Woman", University of Andalusia
- ^ "Oldest woman dies", Neil Tweedie, Irish Independent, 03 November 2000
| Preceded by Sarah Knauss |
Oldest Recognized Living Person December 30, 1999 – November 2, 2000 |
Succeeded by Marie Brémont |
