Not to be confused with Alice Thompson.
| Ada Thompson | |
 Thompson on her 111th birthday in 2021 | |
| Birth: | 28 November 1910 Oxenhope, West Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Age: | 111 years, 177 days |
| Country: |  UK
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| Unvalidated | |
Ada Thompson (née Bates; born 28 November 1910) is a British supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She is currently the oldest known living person in West Yorkshire and the third-oldest known living person in the United Kingdom, behind Ethel Caterham, and Rose Eaton.
Biography
Ada Bates was born in Oxenhope, West Yorkshire, England, UK on 28 November 1910. She left school when she was 14 to become a twister at Merralls Mill, and later worked at other mills in Oxenhope. During the Second World War, she was employed at Anderton Springs, which made components for aircraft.
When she was age 24, she married Eric Thompson, a wool sorter from Barnsley. Eric served in the Royal Navy during the war, and was a gunner on board merchant ships. The couple had one son: Harry Thompson. The couple were married for 68 years until Eric's death around 2000 at the age of 91.
In November 2020, she celebrated her 110th birthday. Shortly after Christmas 2021, at the age of 111, Thompson contracted COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic. However, she successfully recovered, making her one of the oldest known survivors of the disease.
Following the death of 108-year-old Ivy Clegg on 1 May 2019, Thompson became the oldest known living person in West Yorkshire.
Following the death of 111-year-old Marjorie Kinne on 24 January 2022, Thompson became the last surviving British person born in 1910.
Ada Thompson currently lives at Regency Court Care Home in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, UK, at the age of 111 years, 177 days.
Gallery
References
- All Validated British Supercentenarians Oldest in Britain
- Cross Roads woman celebrates 100th birthday Telegraph & Argus, 30 November 2010
- Royal recognition for Cross Roads resident Ada Thompson, 105 The Keighley News, 2 December 2015
- Ada Thompson marks her 106th birthday at Keighley's Regency Court Care Home The Keighley News, 28 November 2016
- Birthday Announcement The Keighley News, 25 November 2020
- 110th birthday Sharon Thompson (Facebook), 28 November 2020
- Woukd like to wish grandma Ada a big happy 111 birthday today still as witty as ever she’s amazing xx Sharon Thompson (Facebook), 28 November 2021
- Happy 111th Birthday Elmar Home Care, 28 November 2021
- I have been given permission from family to share that Ada Thompson (b. 28/11/1910), survived COVID-19 shortly after last Christmas, 27 January 2022
