Ethel Lang
English supercentenarian
Ethel Lang (née Lancaster;[1] 27 May 1900[2] – 15 January 2015)[3] was a British supercentenarian and, at the time of her death, the oldest living person in the United Kingdom (after the death of Grace Jones on 14 November 2013),[4] the ninth oldest living person in the world and the second-oldest living person in Europe after Emma Morano.
Ethel Lang | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ethel Lancaster 27 May 1900 |
| Died | 15 January 2015 (aged 114 years, 233 days) Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England |
| Known for | Oldest living person in the UK between 14 November 2013 and 15 January 2015 |
Lang was born in Worsbrough, near Barnsley, to Charles and Sarah Lancaster. She left school at the age of 13 to work in a shirt factory. She married William Lang in 1922 and their daughter Margaret was born in 1923. Lang's mother lived to the age of 91, and her great-grandmother to the age of 92.[5][6]
Lang was the last living British person to have been born during the reign of Queen Victoria.[7]
References
change- ↑ Harston, Katia (1 June 2013). "Ethel turns 113 with cake and cuppa". Barnsley Chronicle.
- ↑ "Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
- ↑ "Ethel Lang: Oldest British person who was born during reign of Queen Victoria dies aged 114", The Independent, 16 January 2015
- ↑ "Barnsley's grand lady Ethel now Britain's oldest person". Barnsley News and Sport. 15 November 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "Ethel in fine form at 108". The Star. 2 June 2008. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ↑ "Ethel turns 110". Barnsley Town Talk. 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ↑ Sutton Valence woman Vera Pigott marks 109th birthday at North Street care home to become one of Kent's oldest people
This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.