Eva Morris
Eva Morris | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eva Sharpe 8 November 1885 |
| Died | 2 November 2000 (aged 114 years, 360 days) Stone, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Children | 1 (deceased) |
Eva Morris (née Sharpe, 8 November 1885 – 2 November 2000) was the oldest recognised person in the world, by the Guinness Book of Records,[1][2] from December 1999 until November 2000.[3] However, the Gerontology Research Group has since then validated the age of Ella Miller (1884–2000), who died on 21 November, meaning Eva Morris was in fact the world’s second-oldest living person.[4] She was a native of Stone, Staffordshire, England.
Morris died in her sleep at 1:25 am at the Autumn House Nursing Home in Stone.
Morris attributed her longevity to whisky and boiled onions.[5] She was said by friends to enjoy the occasional cigarette and to have ridden a bicycle.[6]
She worked as a domestic servant[7] and was widowed in the 1930s. Morris 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, 3 November 2000
- ^ "The lively art of defying death", Ben De Pear, The Guardian, 19 April 2000
- ^ " Chronological Listing Of All Supercentenarians" Archived 2016-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, Gerontology Research Group, 17 February 2007
- ^ "Gerontology Research Group - Table A"
- ^ "World's oldest woman dies in Britain" Archived 2006-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, CNN, 2 November 2000
- ^ "The World's Oldest Woman", University of Andalusia
- ^ "Oldest woman dies", Neil Tweedie, Irish Independent, 3 November 2000