Eva Morris
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| Born | Eva Sharpe 8 November 1885 Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| 💀Died | 2 November 2000 (aged 114 years, 360 days) Stone, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom2 November 2000 (aged 114 years, 360 days) |
| 💼 Occupation | Former domestic servant |
| Known for | World's oldest person 1999-2000 |
Eva Morris (née Sharpe, 8 November 1885 – 2 November 2000) was the oldest recognised person in the world, by the Guinness World Records,[1][2] from 30 December 1999 until her death on 2 November 2000.[3] She was a native of Stone, Staffordshire, England.
Morris died in her sleep at 1:25 A.M. at the Autumn House Nursing Home in Stone.
There had been claims that a Dominican woman, Elizabeth Israel, was 125 years old, but the Guinness World 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 servant[6] 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 Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, 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", Gerontology Research Group, 17 February 2007
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 World's oldest woman dies in Britain" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, CNN, 2 November 2000
- ↑ "The World's Oldest Woman" Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine, University of Andalusia
- ↑ "Oldest woman dies", Neil Tweedie, Irish Independent, 3 November 2000
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