Eva Morris

Eva Morris
Eva Morris at 114
Born Eva Sharpe
(1885-11-08)8 November 1885
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Died (2000-11-02)2 November 2000
(aged 114 years, 360 days)
Stone, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Eva Morris, 114, World's Oldest Woman, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 3 November 2000
  2. ↑ "The lively art of defying death", Ben De Pear, The Guardian, 19 April 2000
  3. ↑ " Chronological Listing Of All Supercentenarians", Gerontology Research Group, 17 February 2007
  4. 1 2 World's oldest woman dies in Britain" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine., CNN, 2 November 2000
  5. ↑ "The World's Oldest Woman" Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine., University of Andalusia
  6. ↑ "Oldest woman dies", Neil Tweedie, Irish Independent, 3 November 2000


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