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Sarah Alice Davey (née Ellis; 29 April 1894 – 3 July 2004) was a British-Australian supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Sarah Davey was born as Sarah Alice Ellis in Wortley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom on 29 April 1894 to Alfred Ellis & Mary Brooks. She married Albert Davey in 22 November 1924 and later emigrated to Australia. She had one son Kenneth.
Following the death of Alice Lindsay on 1 July 2004, Davey was believed to be oldest living woman in Australia, a title she would only hold two days.
Sarah Davey died in Pinehaven Nursing Home, Suffolk Park, New South Wales, Australia on 3 July 2004, at the age of 110 years, 65 days. After her death, Myra Nicholson became the oldest living woman in Australia.
References[]
- 2021 validations, Gerontology Research Group
- Birth register FamilySearch
- 1901 census FamilySearch
- 1911 census FamilySearch
- marriage census FamilySearch
- 1924 immigration record Ancestry
- Index to Obituary / Death Notices File, D-G Richmond River Historical Society, December 2013 (Archived)
- Sarah Alice Ellis Davey Find A Grave
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