| Inez Newton | |
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| Birth: | 7 November 1901 London, England, UK |
| Death: | 15 June 2009 Glendowie, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Age: | 107 years, 220 days |
| Country: |  UK  NZL
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| Centenarian | |
Inez Eileen Gwendoline Newton nee Hinsley (7 November 1901 – 15 June 2009) was a British-New Zealand centenarian who was the country’s oldest known living person.
Biography[]
Inez was born in London, England, UK on 7 November 1901. She was the third of seven children. She married Leslie Newton in 1927. Inez and Leslie had two children, but their son died before he was 10.
The Newtons moved to New Zealand in 1947 because it was "the only suitable country without poisonous animals". They bought a poultry farm in Swanson, but it was turned into a tea house because Leslie was unable to kill a chicken.
After the death of Ruby Billings on 9 May 2009, Newton became New Zealand's oldest living person. She died a month later, and Doris Mackintosh became New Zealand's oldest living person.
References[]
- 107 candles for a sweetie
- Death mention Family Notices, New Zealand Herald, 17 June 2009
| New Zealand's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Lavinia Baskerville • Helen Dixon • Mary Luplau • Flora Barton • Alexander Hughes • Agnes Wilson • Lillian Blyth • Ethel Pearson • Mary Cartwright • Caroline Turner-Williams • Parewahawaha Ranginui Leonard • Florence Sedcole • Edith Robison • Jessie Little • Mary Bromley • Lillian Hickmott • Arthur Bates • Ethel Keen • Jean Tillie • William Swensson • Charles Campbell • Mary Doyle • William Buttler Hayes • Bertha Cole • Laura White • Ethel Booth • Mabel Wachner • Florence Finch • Irene Morgan • Ruby Billings • Inez Newton • Doris Mackintosh • Lena Ray • Maudie Wilson • Peg Griffin • Olive Oldfield • Madeline Anderson • Linda Wiggins • Mabel Jenkins • Lola de la Haye • Moy Kim Ng • Nina Brown • Ronald Hermanns • Joan Brennan • Aileen Kars |