| Vera Pigott | |
 Pigott on her 110th birthday in 2015. | |
| Birth: | 8 July 1905 London, England, UK |
| Death: | 13 October 2016 Maidstone, Kent, England, UK |
| Age: | 111 years, 97 days |
| Country: |  UK
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| Validated | |
Vera Pigott (née Bull; 8 July 1905 – 13 October 2016) was a British supercentenarian whose age has been validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the fourth-oldest person in the United Kingdom (behind Bessie Camm, Olive Boar, and Alice Ducat) and the second-oldest known person in Kent, England, behind only Alice Ducat of Hythe.
Biography[]
Vera Pigott was born as Vera Kathleen Bull in London, England, UK on 8 July 1905 to parents Ernest and Kate Bull. She married Douglas Pigott, a bank clerk, in 1924. The couple had four children, Beryl, Donald, Monica and Graham. Donald died in 2009 at the age of 79. Vera worked as a full-time mother and housewife for 23 years before working as a copy typist. Douglas died in 1988.
Pigott died in Maidstone, Kent, England, UK on 13 October 2016 at the age of 111 years, 97 days.
References[]
- Validated Supercentenarians in the United Kingdom GRG
- Briton winning the men’s title at Wimbledon is nothing new for 108-year-old Vera Pigott from Sutton Valence KentOnline. 13 July 2013
- Sutton Valence Care Home resident Vera Pigott turns 110 KentOnline. 9 July 2015
- Oldest Ever (110+) Oldest in Britain