Eva Morris
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

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] 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.[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. Eva Morris herself died less than a week before her 115th birthday.

See also

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. ^ World's oldest woman dies in Britain", CNN, 2 November 2000
  5. ^ "The World's Oldest Woman", University of Andalusia
  6. ^ "Oldest woman dies", Neil Tweedie, Irish Independent, 3 November 2000
Preceded bySarah Knauss Oldest recognised living person 30 December 1999 – 2 November 2000 Succeeded byMarie Brémont
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