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This is a list of the oldest people from the Bahamas. Currently, there have been no validated supercentenarians to live in the Bahamas.

List of oldest people from Bahamas (106+)[]

      Validated / Under 110       Living       Unvalidated

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age
1 Matilda Robinson F 19 Aug 1914 Living 110 years, 154 days
2 Helen Reid[2] F 3 Mar 1907 22 Sept 2015 108 years, 203 days
3 Jeffrey Capron (b.Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA)[3] M 16 May 1914 22 Jan 2022 107 years, 251 days
4 Willie Jones (b.Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA)[4] M 11 Oct 1915 25 May 2023 107 years, 226 days
5 Jenny Edgecombe[5] F 16 Mar 1908 c.28 Oct 2015 107 years, c.225 days
6 Maria McSweeny[6] F 8 Apr 1910 17 Mar 2017 106 years, 343 days
7 Ellen Clarke[7] F 2 Feb 1914 22 Dec 2020 106 years, 324 days
8 Howard Kemp[8] M 10 Jan 1912 28 Oct 2018 106 years, 291 days
9 Samuel Vincent Neely[9] M 31 Dec 1912 20 June 2019 106 years, 171 days
10 Francis Dean[10] F 30 Sept 1915 fl.1 Oct 2021 106 years, 2+ days
11 Abigail Rolle[11] F 1914 2 Sept 2020 106 years, 0+ days

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Bahamas since 2010[]

      Validated / Under 110       Living       Unvalidated

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan
Unknown 13 Dec 2010 Mary Mae Bain F 102–103 22 Feb 1907 – 13 Dec 2010
103 years, 294 days
13 Dec 2010 22 Sept 2015
(4 yrs, 283 days)
Helen Reid F 103–108 3 Mar 1907 – 22 Sept 2015
108 years, 203 days
22 Sept 2015 c.28 Oct 2015
(c.27 days)
Jenny Edgecombe F 107 16 Mar 1908 – c.28 Oct 2015
107 years, c.225 days
c.28 Oct 2015 17 Mar 2017
(1 yr, c.137 days)
Maria McSweeny F 105–106 8 Apr 1910 – 17 Mar 2017
106 years, 343 days
17 Mar 2017 28 Oct 2018
(1 yr, 225 days)
Howard Kemp M 105–106 10 Jan 1912 – 28 Oct 2018
106 years, 291 days
28 Oct 2018 20 June 2019
(235 days)
Samuel Vincent Neely M 105–106 31 Dec 1912 – 20 June 2019
106 years, 171 days
20 June 2019 22 Dec 2020
(1 yr, 185 days)
Ellen Clarke F 105–106 2 Feb 1914 – 22 Dec 2020
106 years, 324 days
22 Dec 2020 22 Jan 2022
(1 yr, 31 days)
Jeffrey Capron M 106–107 16 May 1914 – 22 Jan 2022
107 years, 251 days
25 May 2023 Present
(2 years, 363 days)
Matilda "Millie" Robinson F 107-110* Born 19 Aug 1914
110 years, 154 days Living in Nassau

References[]

  1. [1]
  2. Obituary of Helen Reid The Tribune, 2 October 2015
  3. Jeffrey Capron, now 107 years old, tells his story of how he came to Grand Bahama from the Turks and Caicos Islands Grand Bahama Museum on Facebook, 24 December 2021
  4. Death mention Kemie Jones on Facebook, 25 May 2023
  5. Jenny Francis Edgecombe Obituary The Tribune, 30 October 2015 (Archived)
  6. The Governor General Celebrates 106th with Maria Albertha McSweeney Bahamas Local, 11 April 2016
  7. Funeral For Mother Ellen Gwendolyn Clarke Aged: 106 years old The Church Of God Bahamas on Facebook, 18 January 2021
  8. Howard Omedieo Kemp (marriage record, 29 September 1938) FamilySearch
    Howard “Kempy” Omedius Kemp The Tribune, 23 November 2018
  9. 103 -Year-Old, native of BLUFF, Eleuthera – visited by Governor General at his care home in New Providence Eleuthera News, 21 June 2016
    Obituary The Tribune, 28 June 2019
  10. Celebrations For Birthday Of 106-Year-Old The Tribune, 1 October 2021
  11. Abigail Mable Poitier Rolle Obituary The Nassau Guardian, 3 September 2020
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