Daisy Adams

Daisy Adams
Adams on her 113th birthday in 1993.
Birth:	30 June 1880 Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England, UK
Death:	8 December 1993 Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England, UK
Age:	113 years, 161 days
Country:	UK
Validated

Daisy Irene Adams (30 June 1880 – 8 December 1993) was a British supercentenarian who was the oldest living person in the United Kingdom at the time of her death. She was also the last surviving British person born in 1880.

Her age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography

Adams was born on 30 June 1880 in Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England. Her husband, William, died in the First World War. Her son, Ted, celebrated his 100th birthday in 2013.

Adams died in Church Gresley on 8 December 1993 at the age of 113 years, 161 days.

Longevity Records

Adams became the last surviving British person born in 1880 following the death of 110 year-old Kate Jones on 22 December 1990. She subsequently became the oldest living person in the UK, as well as the last surviving British person born before 1881, following the death of 115 year-old Charlotte Hughes on 17 March 1993.

Following Adams's death on 8 December 1993, Rebecca Hewison became the UK's oldest living person. Adams was then the fourth-oldest British person ever recorded, but as of 2021, she is the 15th-oldest.

Gallery

May 4, 1979 article.

Adams (front, age 99) cutting her early birthday cake on June 19, 1980.

Adams (age 101) on her 101st birthday on June 30, 1981.

Adams (age 104) on her 104th birthday on June 30, 1984.

Adams (age 104) 2 days before her 105th birthday with a birthday card she received on June 28, 1985.

Adams (age 106) on her 106th birthday on June 30, 1986.

July 5, 1986 mention.

Adams (left, age 107) on her 107th birthday with family on June 30, 1987.

Adams (age 107) on July 20, 1987.

July 21, 1987 article.

Edwina Currie (left) and Adams (right, age 107) 4 days before her 108th birthday on June 26, 1988.

June 27, 1988 article.

Adams (left, age 109) with her son Bert on the right on Adams's 109th birthday on June 30, 1989.

Adams (left, age 109) 9 days before her 110th birthday with her daughter and a district manager on June 21, 1990.

February 16, 1991 article.

Adams (age 111) on April 22, 1992.

June 29, 1992 article.

Adams (left, age 112) on her 112th birthday with Burton Mail reporter Corrie Adger on the right on June 30, 1992.

March 24, 1993 article.

Adams (left, age 112) with her granddaughter June Roe on the right on March 25, 1993.

Adams's 113th birthday article, June 30, 1993.

December 9, 1993 article.

Adams's death and funeral mention, December 15, 1993.

December 16, 1993 article.

References

• Chronological Listing Of All Supercentenarians Gerontology Research Group
• All Validated British Supercentenarians Oldest in Britain
• DAISY ADAMS Orlando Sentinel, 10 December 1993
• [1] Derby Telegraph (deadlink)

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