Ada Roe
Encyclopedia
Ada Roe, née Giddings was a British
supercentenarian
. She was born in Islington
, England
, and moved to Lowestoft
over 60 years before her death with her husband, who died shortly afterwards. Roe was the oldest recognised living person
between c.
October 1968 and her death aged 111 years 339 days at Lowestoft, England. She ran a dairy shop in Lowestoft for over 75 years, continuing to help at the age of 110. She was the last documented person born in the 1850s. She attributed her longevity to a good childhood.
United Kingdom
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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....
. She was born in Islington
Islington
Islington is a neighbourhood in Greater London, England and forms the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is a district of Inner London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy Upper Street...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and moved to Lowestoft
Lowestoft
Lowestoft is a town in the English county of Suffolk. The town is on the North Sea coast and is the most easterly point of the United Kingdom. It is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and south-east of Norwich...
over 60 years before her death with her husband, who died shortly afterwards. Roe was the oldest recognised 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...
between c.
Circa
Circa , usually abbreviated c. or ca. , means "approximately" in the English language, usually referring to a date...
October 1968 and her death aged 111 years 339 days at Lowestoft, England. She ran a dairy shop in Lowestoft for over 75 years, continuing to help at the age of 110. She was the last documented person born in the 1850s. She attributed her longevity to a good childhood.
See also
- List of British supercentenarians
- LongevityLongevityThe word "longevity" is sometimes used as a synonym for "life expectancy" in demography or known as "long life", especially when it concerns someone or something lasting longer than expected ....
- 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....