John Tinniswood

John Tinniswood
Tinniswood in 2019 at the age of 107
Birth:	26 August 1912 Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Age:	109 years, 314 days
Country:	UK
Centenarian

John Alfred Tinniswood (born 26 August 1912) is a British centenarian who is the oldest known living man in the United Kingdom whose age is validated by Oldest in Britain. He is also the oldest known living person in the English county of Merseyside.

Biography

Early Life

Tinniswood was born on 26 August 1912 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Due to problems with his eyesight, Tinniswood was given an administrative role with Royal Mail during the Second World War, during which time he met his wife, Blodwen, at a dance in Liverpool. The couple married in 1942, and their only child, Susan, was born in 1943. The couple were married for 44 years until Blodwen died in 1986. Prior to his retirement in 1972, Tinniswood worked as an accountant for Shell and BP.

Later Life

Tinniswood currently lives in a care home in Southport, Merseyside, England. At the time of his 107th birthday in 2019, he was able to get out of bed unassisted, read the newspaper every morning, and still managed his own finances. Tinniswood is an avid Liverpool FC fan. He has said that his secret to longevity is "eating battered fish and chips every Friday".

Following the death of 108 year-old Harry Fransman on 25 September 2020, Tinniswood became the oldest known living man in the UK according to Oldest in Britain. However, it is possible that there are older men who remain anonymous. Indian-born Fauja Singh (born 1 April 1911?) also claims to be older, but his age is not validated.

On 30 March 2021, Tinniswood received his second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Gallery

Tinniswood at the age of 106, with a 1912 copy of The Times newspaper which was printed on the day he was born

Tinniswood celebrating his 107th birthday in August 2019

Tinniswood in October 2019 at the age of 107

Tinniswood on his 108th birthday in 2020

Tinniswood on 30 April 2021 at the age of 108

Tinniswood on 7 July 2021 at the age of 108

Tinniswood on his 109th birthday in 2021

Tinniswood on 24 September 2021 at the age of 109

Tinniswood on 22 October 2021 at the age of 109

References

• Living men aged 106+ Oldest in Britain
• Could 106-year-old John be town’s oldest resident? Champion Newspaper, August 2018
• Southport Care Home resident celebrates 107th Birthday OTS News, 30 August 2019
• Pensioner, 107, says secret to his long life is eating fish and chips every week The Mirror, 14 October 2019
• Special chips off the block for John, 107 Southport Visiter, 17 October 2019
• The army were in today to give everyone their second vaccine and when they heard John was going to be 109 this year, they asked for a photo with him The Hollies Rest Home on Facebook, 30 March 2021
• John reaches the grand old age of 109 tomorrow The Hollies Rest Home on Facebook, 25 August 2021
• Britain's oldest man celebrates his 109th birthday 5News on Youtube, 26 August 2021
• The secret to living past 110, according to Britain's supercentenarians The Telegraph, 20 January 2022

United Kingdom's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E)

George Stanforth • John Mosley Turner • John Leng • Frederick Butterfield • James Harrow • Ernest Oxley • Harry Durrant • Arthur Emanuel • James Sellers • Walter Sandford • George Simms • Henry Norman • John Orton • Alfred Grant • John Evans • Samuel Crabbe • Joseph Randle • Jesse Yewdall • William Proctor • David Davies • Vinson Gulliver • David Henderson • Harry Halford • William Lee • Frederick Moore • Harry Laverick • Jerzy Pajaczkowski-Dydynski • Henry Allingham • Harry Patch • Stanley Lucas • Edward Anderson • Reg Dean • Ralph Tarrant • Harold Bracher • Frank Simes • John Mansfield • Alf Smith • Bob Weighton • Harry Fransman • John Tinniswood