| Hilda Jackson | |
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| Birth: | 19 August 1903 Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Death: | 4 August 2014 Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Age: | 110 years, 350 days |
| Country: |  UK
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| Validated | |
Hilda Jackson (née Richmond; 19 August 1903 – 4 August 2014) was a British supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Hilda Jackson was born as Hilda Richmond on 19 August, 1903 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK, to William Richmond and Eleanor Richmond, née Ogden. She had two siblings – sisters – Elsie and Ada. In July 1937, Hilda married Herbert Jackson and went on to have one child, a son named Peter. Hilda worked as the head telephonist for the biggest textile machine engineering company in the world. Sadly, Herbert died in 1972 and Peter, their son, died suddenly in 2004. Hilda lived on her own until she was 102, when after a fall she moved into Werneth Lodge Care home in Oldham, where she passed away at age 110 years, 350 days on 4 August 2014. She had lived her whole life in Oldham.
Hilda’s age was verified by CL, Oliver Trim, et al., and (posthumously) validated by the GRG on 2 March 2016.
References[]
- 2016 validations Gerontology Research Group
- Hilda Jackson Gerontology Research Group
- Super-centenarian Hilda dies at 110 Oldham Chronicle, 15 August 2014