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This is a list of Jamaican supercentenarians (people from Jamaica who have reached the age of 110 or over). So far, the oldest validated person ever from Jamaica was Violet Brown (1900–2017) who died at the age of 117 years, 189 days, and the oldest known man ever from Jamaica was Uton Samuels (1914–2025) who died at the age of 110 years, 310 days.[1]

Living Jamaican supercentenarians

      Validated       Pending       Unvalidated

Parish / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Age birth residence
1 Nerissa Graham F 18 Oct 1914 110 years, 209 days Manchester

Living Jamaican emigrant supercentenarians

Parish / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Age birth residence
1 Merah Smith F 9 Nov 1912 112 years, 187 days Kingston United KingdomUK
2 Mabel Dunbar F 5 Sept 1914 110 years, 252 days ? United StatesUSA

List of Jamaican supercentanarians

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Pending       Unvalidated

Parish / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Violet Brown F 10 Mar 1900 15 Sept 2017 117 years, 189 days Trelawny St. James
2 Ida Stewart F 13 Nov 1896 12 Nov 2010 113 years, 364 days St. Ann St. Ann
3 Lillian Anderson F 28 Feb 1898 2 July 2011 113 years, 124 days St. Andrew St. Andrew
4 Beatrice Byfield F 28 June 1907 26 Aug 2019 112 years, 59 days St. Ann Clarendon
5 Eslin Mulgrave-Collins F 2 Apr 1909 15 Feb 2021 111 years, 319 days St. James St. James
6 Eunis Pryce F 20 Apr 1909 20 Feb 2021 111 years, 306 days St. Ann St. Ann
7 Louisea McDonald F 1 Dec 1910 3 Sept 2022 111 years, 276 days Clarendon Clarendon
8 Leanora Watson F 18 Feb 1912 18 Apr 2023 111 years, 59 days Hanover Hanover
9 Ulis Badley F 18 Dec 1896 30 Jan 2008 111 years, 43 days St. Andrew St. Andrew
10 Virginia Atkinson-Johnson F 28 Feb 1912 Feb 2023 110 years, 340+ days Westmoreland Westmoreland
11 Uton Samuels M 12 June 1914 18 Apr 2025 110 years, 310 days Hanover Hanover
12 Elise Henry F 21 Jan 1908 23 Oct 2018 110 years, 276 days Kingston St. Andrew
13 Amy Dixon F 10 Oct 1910 4 May 2021 110 years, 206 days St. Andrew Kingston
14 Rosie Smith F 30 Dec 1899 10 July 2010 110 years, 190 days Not available Not available
15 Daisy Cammock-Bennett F 3 Jan 1903 10 June 2013 110 years, 158 days Clarendon St. Andrew
16 Estella Thelwell F 18 Feb 1911 4 July 2021 110 years, 136 days Hanover Hanover
17 Edith Francis F 20 Mar 1880 28 July 1990 110 years, 130 days St. Mary St. Andrew
18 Nora Miller-Welsh F 28 Mar 1914 6 July 2024 110 years, 100 days Hanover Hanover
19 Albertha Davis F 16 Mar 1910 19 May 2020 110 years, 64 days Hanover Westmoreland
20 Nellian Edwards F 25 Febr 1882 2 Apr 1992 110 years, 26 days

Questionable cases

Parish / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
Ellen Spencer F 3 Jan 1893? 28 Dec 2006 113 years, 359 days? Mizpah Trelawny
- Eugena Davidson F 22 Aug 1899? 13 Dec 2012 113 years, 113 days? St. Ann St. Catherine
Jane Young F 22 June 1901? fl.1 July 2013 112 years, 29+ days? Clarendon Kingston
Elicia Tummings F 26 Mar 1900? fl.1 Jan 2012 111 years, 269+ days St. James Trelawny
Nora Kinton F 1 Jan 1910? fl.21 Sept 2021 111 years, 263+ days? St. Elizabeth St. Elizabeth
Mathias McDonald M 10 Mar 1904? 20 Aug 2014 110 years, 163 days? Clarendon Clarendon
Alberta Heath F 24 Apr 1902? fl.1 July 2012 110 years, 29+ days? St. Elizabeth St. Catherine

Jamaican emigrant supercentenarians

Parish / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Betsy Stanford F 30 Nov 1903 7 June 2017 113 years, 189 days Not available United StatesUSA
2 Merah Smith F 9 Nov 1912 Living 112 years, 187 days Kingston United KingdomUK
3 Dora Skeen F 29 Dec 1910 19 Sept 2022 111 years, 264 days St. Elizabeth CanadaCAN
4 Merle O'Hara F 20 Feb 1912 4 Nov 2023 111 years, 257 days Kingston CanadaCAN
5 Vera Walters F 14 Dec 1904 3 May 2016 111 years, 141 days Not available United StatesUSA
6 Elsada Duncan F 15 Jan 1908 16 Mar 2019 111 years, 60 days Saint Mary United StatesUSA
7 Damaris Bryant F 12 May 1909 29 Apr 2020 110 years, 353 days Saint Thomas United KingdomUK
8 Anieta Gregory F 27 Jan 1911 11 Dec 2021 110 years, 318 days Clarendon CanadaCAN
9 Alexander Grant M 10 June 1904 28 Mar 2015 110 yesrs, 291 days Trelawny United StatesUSA
10 Amy Johnson F 18 Oct 1907 6 June 2018 110 years, 231 days Westmoreland United KingdomUK
11 Mabel Dunbar F 5 Sept 1914 Living 110 years, 252 days JamaicaJAM United StatesUSA

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Jamaica since 2010

      Validated / Under 110       Living       Unvalidated

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan Parish of death
Unknown 12 Nov 2010 Ida Stewart F 109–113 13 Nov 1896 – 12 Nov 2010
113 years, 364 days
St. Ann
12 Nov 2010 2 July 2011
(232 days)
Lillian Anderson F 112–113 28 Feb 1898 – 2 July 2011
113 years, 124 days
St. Andrew
2 July 2011 13 Dec 2012
(1 yr, 164 days)
Eugena Davidson F 111–113 22 Aug 1899 – 13 Dec 2012
113 years, 113 days
St. Catherine
13 Dec 2012 15 Sept 2017
(4 yrs, 276 days)
Violet Brown F 112–117 10 Mar 1900 – 15 Sept 2017
117 years, 189 days
St. James
15 Sept 2017 26 Aug 2019
(1 yr, 345 days)
Beatrice Byfield F 110–112 28 June 1907 – 26 Aug 2019
112 years, 59 days
Clarendon
26 Aug 2019 15 Feb 2021
(1 yr, 173 days)
Eslin Mulgrave-Collins F 110–111 2 Apr 1909 – 15 Feb 2021
111 years, 319 days
St. Andrew
15 Feb 2021 20 Feb 2021
(5 days)
Eunis Pryce F 111 20 Apr 1909 – 20 Feb 2021
111 years, 306 days
St. Ann
20 Feb 2021 4 May 2021
(78 days)
Amy Dixon F 110 10 Oct 1910 – 4 May 2021
110 years, 206 days
Kingston
4 May 2021 3 Sept 2022
(1 yr, 122 days)
Louisea McDonald F 110–111 1 Dec 1910 – 3 Sept 2022
111 years, 276 days
Clarendon
3 Sept 2022 18 Apr 2023
(227 days)
Leanora Watson F 110–111 18 Feb 1912 – 18 Apr 2023
111 years, 59 days
Hanover
18 Apr 2023 6 Jul 2024
(1 year, 79 days)
Nora Miller-Welsh F 109-110 28 Mar 1914 - 6 July 2024
110 years, 100 days
Hanover
6 July 2024 Present
(0 years, 313 days)
Uton Samuels M 110* Born 12 Jun 1914
110 years, 337 days
Living in
Hanover

Chronological list of the oldest living man in Jamaica since 2021

      Validated / Under 110       Living       Unvalidated

From To Name Age when
oldest
Lifespan Parish of death
Unknown 3 Apr 2021 Stephen Wright 107–108 17 June 1912 – 3 Apr 2021
108 years, 290 days
Clarendon
3 Apr 2021 11 Aug 2022
(1 yr, 130 days)
Hubert Williams 108–109 1 Apr 1913 – 11 Aug 2022
109 years, 132 days
Trelawny
11 Aug 2022 Present
(2 years, 277 days
Uton Samuels 108–110* Born 12 June 1914
110 years, 337 days
Living in
Hanover

References

  1. GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Researh Group