Florence Reeves, Britain's 'oldest person' dies aged 111
deb...@comcast.net
4.09PM, Tue Aug 30 2005
Florence Reeves, who at the age of 111 was believed to be the oldest
person in the UK, has died.
The news of Mrs Reeves' death came only a few hours after the
announcement of the death of Dutchwoman Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper,
aged 115, who was recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as
the "oldest person".
Mrs Reeves was born on February 17, 1894, and until last May lived
alone in a bungalow in Kingswood Chase, Leigh-on-Sea. Since then she
had lived in a local nursing home, where she died.
During the First World War Florence, who had been widowed for 30 years,
was a senior civil servant in the War Office, working on Morse code
which was used for transmitting classified material.
David Amess, Conservative MP for Southend West, said: "She was very
active until a few months ago. She had been a keen supporter of the
Suffragettes, and was against the postal vote.
"She voted in every single election and voted for me in person at the
last election, and regularly went to church. She enjoyed a tipple, too.
Whenever I brought her a House of Commons 'miniature' it disappeared
pretty quickly."
Louis Epstein
: Britain's 'oldest person' dies aged 111
: 4.09PM, Tue Aug 30 2005
: Florence Reeves, who at the age of 111 was believed to be the oldest
: person in the UK, has died.
Unless Lucy d'Abreu (born May 24,1892 and now residing in Scotland)
has died very recently (and I'm in contact with people who would know)
Mrs. Reeves can only have been the oldest in England,not the UK!
: The news of Mrs Reeves' death came only a few hours after the
: announcement of the death of Dutchwoman Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper,
: aged 115, who was recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as
: the "oldest person".
:
: Mrs Reeves was born on February 17, 1894, and until last May lived
: alone in a bungalow in Kingswood Chase, Leigh-on-Sea. Since then she
: had lived in a local nursing home, where she died.
:
: During the First World War Florence, who had been widowed for 30 years,
: was a senior civil servant in the War Office, working on Morse code
: which was used for transmitting classified material.
:
: David Amess, Conservative MP for Southend West, said: "She was very
: active until a few months ago. She had been a keen supporter of the
: Suffragettes, and was against the postal vote.
:
: "She voted in every single election and voted for me in person at the
: last election, and regularly went to church. She enjoyed a tipple, too.
: Whenever I brought her a House of Commons 'miniature' it disappeared
: pretty quickly."
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Brigid Nelson
>Britain's 'oldest person' dies aged 111
>4.09PM, Tue Aug 30 2005
>Florence Reeves, who at the age of 111 was believed to be the oldest
>person in the UK, has died.
>
>The news of Mrs Reeves' death came only a few hours after the
>announcement of the death of Dutchwoman Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper,
>aged 115, who was recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as
>the "oldest person".
>
>Mrs Reeves was born on February 17, 1894, and until last May lived
>alone in a bungalow in Kingswood Chase, Leigh-on-Sea. Since then she
>had lived in a local nursing home, where she died.
>
>During the First World War Florence, who had been widowed for 30 years,
>was a senior civil servant in the War Office, working on Morse code
>which was used for transmitting classified material.
Surely they mean Second World War?
Louis Epstein
: On 30 Aug 2005 09:00:18 -0700, deb...@comcast.net wrote:
:
:>Britain's 'oldest person' dies aged 111
:>4.09PM, Tue Aug 30 2005
:>Florence Reeves, who at the age of 111 was believed to be the oldest
:>person in the UK, has died.
(as noted,Lucy d'Abreu is oldest in the UK at 113)
:>The news of Mrs Reeves' death came only a few hours after the
:>announcement of the death of Dutchwoman Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper,
:>aged 115, who was recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as
:>the "oldest person".
:>
:>Mrs Reeves was born on February 17, 1894, and until last May lived
:>alone in a bungalow in Kingswood Chase, Leigh-on-Sea. Since then she
:>had lived in a local nursing home, where she died.
:>
:>During the First World War Florence, who had been widowed for 30 years,
:>was a senior civil servant in the War Office, working on Morse code
:>which was used for transmitting classified material.
:
:
: Surely they mean Second World War?
Probably a grammatical confusion here...the reporter intending to
convey that Mrs. Reeves was working in the War Office in World War I
(I think they'd gone beyond Morse Code by WW II) and had been widowed
for thirty years at the time of her death.
:>David Amess, Conservative MP for Southend West, said: "She was very
:>active until a few months ago. She had been a keen supporter of the
:>Suffragettes, and was against the postal vote.
:>
:>"She voted in every single election and voted for me in person at the
:>last election, and regularly went to church. She enjoyed a tipple, too.
:>Whenever I brought her a House of Commons 'miniature' it disappeared
:>pretty quickly."
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