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As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group had validated the longevity claims of 154 British persons who have become "supercentenarians", attaining or surpassing 110 years of age. This number includes emigrants who died in other nations. The oldest known British person ever is Ethel Caterham, who is currently living at the age of 116 years, 319 days, and is additionally the oldest living p...

As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group had validated the longevity claims of 154 British persons who have become "supercentenarians", attaining or surpassing 110 years of age. This number includes emigrants who died in other nations. The oldest known British person ever is Ethel Caterham, who is currently living at the age of 116 years, 319 days, and is additionally the oldest living person in the world. The oldest man from the United Kingdom is Henry Allingham, who died in 2009 at the age of 113 years and 42 days. 100 oldest British people ever Deceased Living Notes Biographies Betsy Baker Betsy Ann Baker (née Russell; born 20 August 1842 – 24 October 1955) was born in Great Brington, Northamptonshire in England, immigrated to the United States, settled in Nebraska, and became the world's oldest person. She lived for 65 years in Johnson County, where she was called "the Queen mother of the Johnson County Fair" in 1953. At age 107, she received a congratulatory letter from president Harry S. Truman. On her 112th birthday, she was featured in the US Army magazine Stars and Stripes. She died in Tecumseh, aged 113 years and 65 days. Baker was the first supercentenarian listed by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest person. In 2002, researchers confirmed that she had been the world's oldest living person by modern verification standards. Baker would hold the title of world's oldest living person from Nancy Merriman's death on 14 January 1954 until her own death in 1955. She was the second well-documented person in the world to have reached the age of 113, after Delina Filkins. Lucy Jane Askew Lucy Jane Askew (8 September 1883 – 9 December 1997) was the oldest person in Europe at the time of her death, aged 114 years and 92 days. She was born in Loughton, Essex, to Arthur George Askew and Susan Elizabeth Askew née Ellis. Her parents were prosperous cartage contractors, cab proprietors, and landowners. She had five siblings, of whom three also lived past 100. Askew lived all her life in Loughton, and never married. She was a devout Christian, attending the Loughton Union Church. She moved into a nursing home at 106 and survived a knee operation at 108. She remained in good health and died peacefully in her sleep. She attributed her longevity to a modest lifestyle. Rita Farmer Rita Farmer (24 June 1914 – 30 November 2025) was the oldest person in Norfolk at the time of her death, aged 111 years and 159 days. She was born in Tonbridge, Kent, and resided in Gorleston-on-Sea. She never married, or had children. References