Annie Jennings
| Annie Jennings | |
|---|---|
| Born | Annie Thomas 12 November 1884 |
| Died | 20 November 1999 (aged Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.) |
| Known for | Longevity |
Annie Jennings, née Thomas[1] (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.[2] Jennings hailed from Chesterfield, Derbyshire[3] where she celebrated her 114th birthday.[4] She became the oldest living person in the United Kingdom following the death of Lucy Jane Askew on 9 December 1997.[5] 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 the second oldest Briton ever behind only Charlotte Hughes.[1]
Jennings disliked being in the Guinness World Records.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Chronological Listing Of All Supercentenarians", Gerontology Research Group, 17 February 2007
- ↑ "Quiet 114th for UK's oldest", Daily Record, 13 November 2000
- ↑ "Happy 114th", Daily Mirror, 13 November 2000
- ↑ "How to stop the clock", Sunday Mirror, 22 March 1998
- ↑ "World Digest", Irish Independent, 13 November 1998
See also
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