| Margaret Ann Neve | |
 Margaret Ann Neve at the age of 110. | |
| Birth: | 18 May 1792 St. Peter Port, Guernsey, UK |
| Death: | 4 April 1903 St. Peter Port, Guernsey, UK |
| Age: | 110 years, 321 days |
| Country: |  GGY, UK
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| Validated | |
Margaret Ann Neve (née Harvey) (18 May 1792 – 4 April 1903) was the first female supercentenarian and the second overall, after Geert Adriaans Boomgaard. Her age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Early life
Margaret Ann Neve was born as Marguerite Anne Harvey in St. Peter Port, Guernsey, UK on 18 May 1792, she was baptised 29 May 1792. In later life she Anglicized her name to Margaret Ann.
She was educated in Bristol, England, gaining an interest in literature and poetry. Neve met with Charles François Dumouriez, a general of the French Revolutionary Wars, who dubbed her la spirituelle. She married John Neve in St. Peter Port, Guernsey on 18 January 1823 and took up residence in England, but returned to Guernsey in 1849 after he committed suicide.
Later life
She travelled abroad to various countries with her sister, who died aged 98. Their last trip was in 1872, when they visited Krakow (then in Austria-Hungary, now in Poland). Her mother lived to the age of 99.
Her case was validated in 1898 by Thomas Emley Young, President of the Institute of Actuaries, London.
Margaret Ann Neve died in St. Peter Port, Guernsey, UK on 4 April 1903 at the age of 110 years, 321 days. She was one of the few people to have lived during the 18th century, 19th century, and the 20th century.
Gallery
References
- List of validated supercentenarians (listed chronologically by date of birth) Gerontology Research Group
- Margaret Ann Harvey Neve Find a Grave
- Margaret Ann Harvey Neve – 110 Years Old in 1903. The First Documented Female Supercentenarian ResearchGate, 21 January 2021