- Aida Mason
A(i)da Mason, née Wagstaff (
September 24 ,1895 –February 9 ,2007 ) was the oldest living person in the UK at 111 years of age, from the death of fellow 111-year-old ScotswomanAnnie Knight onNovember 27 ,2006 , until Mason's own death at age 111 years, 138 days.Aida was born in
Upton, West Yorkshire ,England , and was schooled until age 13, where upon she went into service inBradford .She married John Mason, a miner, in 1914, and was widowed in 1962. She outlived all five of her children and attributed her long life to eating bread dripping with salt every day.Upon her death, then-110-year-old
Florrie Baldwin became the oldest living person in the UK.ee also
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List of British supercentenarians
*Supercentenarian References
* [http://www.doncastertoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=786&ArticleID=1869482 Aida Mason named oldest person in England] , Doncaster Today
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_yorkshire/6359547.stm 'Oldest' woman dies at age of 111] , BBC
* [http://www.24dash.com/communities/16559.htm UK's oldest woman dies aged 111] , 24dash
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