This is a list of the oldest people from the Caribbean country of Saint Kitts and Nevis. So far, the oldest person ever in Saint Kitts and Nevis was Florence Baker (1898–2011) who died at the age of 112 years, 195 days, and the oldest man ever in Saint Kitts and Nevis was Herman Ward (1908–2015) who died at the age of 106 years, 139 days. However, the oldest person ever born in Saint Kitts and Nevis is Bernice Sebastian (born 21 September 1913) who lives in the United States at the age of 112 years, 77 days, and the oldest man ever born in Saint Kitts and Nevis was Jacob Warner (1907–2014) who died in the United States Virgin Islands at the age of 107 years, 32 days.
Currently, the oldest living person in St. Kitts & Nevis is Eliza Jeffers (born 30 November 1919) aged 106 years, 7 days, and the oldest living man in St. Kitts & Nevis is Clarence Williams (born 20 September 1922) aged 103 years, 78 days.
- See also: List of Caribbean supercentenarians
Oldest living people in Saint Kitts and Nevis (100+)[]
| Island / Country | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Age as of 7 Dec 2025 |
birth | residence |
| 1 | Eliza Jeffers[1] | F | 30 Nov 1919 | 106 years, 7 days | Nevis | Nevis |
| 2 | Esther Harris[1] | F | 25 Mar 1922 | 103 years, 257 days | St. Kitts | St. Kitts |
| 3 | Clarence Williams[1] | M | 20 Sep 1922 | 103 years, 78 days | Nevis | St. Kitts |
| 4 | Leontine Clarke[1] | F | 21 Sep 1923 | 102 years, 77 days | Nevis | Nevis |
| 5 | Frances Jeffers[1] | F | 15 Mar 1924 | 101 years, 267 days | Nevis | Nevis |
| 6 | Edmund Morton[1] | M | 31 Dec 1924 | 100 years, 341 days | St. Kitts | St. Kitts |
| 7 | Geraldine Berry[1] | F | 2 Mar 1925 | 100 years, 280 days | Nevis | Nevis |
| 8 | Evelyn Browne[1] | F | 13 May 1925 | 100 years, 208 days | Nevis | Nevis |
List of oldest people ever from Saint Kitts and Nevis (105+)[]
Validated Under 110 Living Pending Unvalidated
| Island / Country | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
| 1 | Florence Baker[2] | F | 19 Nov 1898 | 2 June 2011 | 112 years, 195 days | St. Kitts | St. Kitts |
| 2 | Lilian Jeffers[3] | F | 10 Feb 1899 | fl.1 Mar 2007 | 108 years, 20+ days | Nevis | Nevis |
| 3 | Celian Powell[4] | F | 19 Jan 1912 | 30 Sep 2019 | 107 years, 254 days | Nevis | Nevis |
| 4 | Mary Bradshaw[5] | F | 8 Oct 1901 | 1 Nov 2008 | 107 years, 24 days | St. Kitts | St. Kitts |
| 5 | Mary Browne[6] | F | 1 Nov 1916 | 8 Oct 2023 | 106 years, 341 days | Nevis | Nevis |
| 6 | Herman Ward[7] | M | 23 Sep 1908 | 9 Feb 2015 | 106 years, 139 days | Nevis | Nevis |
| 7 | Una Duporte[8] | F | 14 Nov 1915 | 30 Nov 2021 | 106 years, 16 days | St. Kitts | St. Kitts |
| 8 | Eliza Jeffers[9] | F | 30 Nov 1919 | Living | 106 years, 7 days | Nevis | Nevis |
| 9 | Gladys Williams[10] | F | 4 July 1913 | 10 Oct 2018 | 105 years, 98 days | St. Kitts | St. Kitts |
| 10 | Ismay Sweeney[11] | F | 29 May 1911 | 17 June 2016 | 105 years, 19 days | St. Kitts | St. Kitts |
| 11 | Veronica Drew[12] | F | 13 Nov 1903 | fl.15 Nov 2008 | 105 years, 2+ days | Nevis | Nevis |
Oldest emigrants ever from Saint Kitts and Nevis (105+)[]
| Island / Country | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth | Death | Age | birth | death |
| 1 | Bernice Sebastian | F | 21 Sep 1913 | Living | 112 years, 77 days | St. Kitts | |
| 2 | Maria Luisa Benjamin | F | 23 July 1910 | 1 Nov 2021 | 111 years, 101 days | St. Kitts | |
| 3 | Rosalind Hill | F | 30 Mar 1899 | 18 Jan 2010 | 110 years, 294 days | St. Kitts | |
| 4 | Jacob Warner | M | 18 Sep 1907 | 20 Oct 2014 | 107 years, 32 days | St. Kitts | |
| 5 | Sophia Busby | F | 19 Sep 1919 | Living | 106 years, 79 days | Nevis | Sint Eustatius |
| 6 | Lillian Edwards | F | 4 Dec 1912 | fl.1 Jan 2018 | 105 years, 30+ days | St. Kitts | |
Chronological list of the oldest living person in Saint Kitts and Nevis since 2011[]
| From | To | Name | Sex | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | Island of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 June 2011 | Florence Baker | F | N/A–112 | 19 Nov 1898 – 2 June 2011 112 years, 195 days |
St. Kitts |
| 2 June 2011 | 9 Feb 2015 (3 yrs, 252 days) |
Herman Ward | M | 102–106 | 23 Sep 1908 – 9 Feb 2015 106 years, 139 days |
Nevis |
| 9 Feb 2015 | 17 June 2016 (1 yr, 129 days) |
Ismay Sweeney | F | 103–105 | 29 May 1911 – 17 June 2016 105 years, 19 days |
St. Kitts |
| 17 June 2016 | 30 Sep 2019 (3 yrs, 105 days) |
Celian Powell | F | 104–107 | 19 Jan 1912 – 30 Sep 2019 107 years, 254 days |
Nevis |
| 30 Sep 2019 | 30 Nov 2021 (2 yrs, 61 days) |
Una Duporte | F | 103–106 | 14 Nov 1915 – 30 Nov 2021 106 years, 16 days |
St. Kitts |
| 30 Nov 2021 | 8 Oct 2023 (1 yr, 312 days) |
Mary Browne | F | 105–106 | 1 Nov 1916 – 8 Oct 2023 106 years, 341 days |
Nevis |
| 8 Oct 2023 | Present (2 years, 60 days) |
Eliza Jeffers | F | 103–106* | Born 30 Nov 1919 106 years, 7 days |
Living in Nevis |
Chronological list of the oldest living man in Saint Kitts and Nevis since 2015[]
| From | To | Name | Age when oldest |
Lifespan | Island of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 9 Feb 2015 | Herman Ward | N/A–106 | 23 Sep 1908 – 9 Feb 2015 106 years, 139 days |
Nevis |
| 9 Feb 2015 | fl.1 Nov 2016 (Unknown) |
William Douglas | 100–102 | 8 Oct 1914 – fl.1 Nov 2016 102 years, 20+ days |
Nevis |
| fl.1 Nov 2016 | fl.1 July 2017 (Unknown) |
Alfred Tyson | 101–102 | 24 May 1915 – fl.1 July 2017 102 years, 40+ days |
St. Kitts |
| fl.1 July 2017 | 12 Dec 2019 (Unknown) |
Samuel Depusoir | 101–103 | 23 Dec 1915 – 12 Dec 2019 103 years, 354 days |
St. Kitts |
| 12 Dec 2019 | 18 May 2021 (1 yr, 147 days) |
Vernon Connor | 99–101 | 8 May 1920 – 18 May 2021 101 years, 10 days |
St. Kitts |
| 18 May 2021 | 20 Oct 2021 (155 days) |
Nathan Sutton | 100 | 30 Jan 1921 – 20 Oct 2021 100 years, 263 days |
St. Kitts |
| 20 Oct 2021 | 10 Nov 2024 (3 yrs, 21 days) |
George David | 100–103 | 29 Aug 1921 – 10 Nov 2024 103 years, 73 days |
St. Kitts |
| 10 Nov 2024 | Present (1 years, 27 days) |
Clarence Williams | 102–103* | Born 20 Sep 1922 103 years, 78 days |
Living in St. Kitts |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 St Kitts and Nevis leadership Celebrates Centenarian Day SKN News, 31 May 2025
- ↑ Federation’s oldest citizen passes away SKN Vibes, 7 June 2011
- ↑ Lilian Adina Jeffers 108 not out! SKN Vibes, 12 February 2007
- ↑ Celian “Martin” Powell – SKN’s Oldest Citizen Passes On At 107, Social Development Minister Evelyn Expresses Condolences ZIZ Online, 2 October 2019
- ↑ St. Paul’s centenarian dies three weeks after celebrating her 107th birthday SKN Vibes, 5 November 2008
- ↑ Mary Browne celebrates 100 Nevis Pages, 1 November 2016 • Death mention Smitty E B Smith on Facebook, 25 October 2023
- ↑ Nevis Observes International Day Of Older Persons Nevis Pages, 2 October 2014
- ↑ St. Kitts Welcomes Another Centenarian ZIZ Online, 17 November 2015
- ↑ “Liza Liburd Jeffers” is Nevis’ newest centenarian Nevis Island Administration, 2 December 2019 • 105th birthday SKN Pulse on Facebook, 30 November 2024
- ↑ St. Kitts Oldest Resident Dies At 105 SKN Pulse, 10 October 2018
- ↑ Life expectancy in St. Kitts and Nevis keeps rising SKN Vibes, 6 June 2016
- ↑ Nevis’ Oldest Citizen Celebrates 105th Birthday SKN Vibes, 14 November 2008