| Matilda Coppins | |
 Matilda Coppins on her 108th birthday. | |
| Birth: | 11 October 1842 England, UK |
| Death: | 22 December 1951 Hastings, England, UK |
| Age: | 109 years, 72 days |
| Country: |  UK
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| Centenarian | |
Matilda Coppins (11 October 1842 – 22 December 1951) was a British centenarian who was the oldest known living person in the United Kingdom at the time of her death.
Biography[]
Matilda Coppins was born on 11 October 1842 in England, UK. She became the oldest living person in the UK on 19 March 1948, following the death of 107-year-old Elizabeth Sellwood. At 105 years, 160 days, she was the youngest to do so since Ann Russell in 1929.
Coppins was filmed on her 108th birthday for her longevity. Coppins died on 22 December 1951 at the age of 109 years, 72 days in a Salvation Army home in St Leonards-on-Sea (part of Hastings), England, UK. The next oldest living person in the UK following her death was Elizabeth Whitehead (1844–1953).
Gallery
Poppins (age 109) celebrating her 109th birthday on October 11, 1951.
References[]
- Oldest in Britain chronology
- Obituary, The Kokomo Tribune, Indiana, USA, 22 December 1951
- Video of 108th birthday, British Pathé