Winifred Lansdown | |
Birth: | 14 January 1887 Northwich, Cheshire, England, UK |
Death: | 26 January 1997 Phelan, California, USA |
Age: | 110 years, 12 days |
Country: | UK USA |
Pending |
Winifred Millicent Lansdown (née Strachan; 14 January 1887 – 26 January 1997) was a British-American supercentenarian who is currently pending by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).[1]
Biography[]
Winifred Lansdown was born as Winifred Millicent Strachan in Northwich, Cheshire, England on 14 January 1887 as one of three daughters born to William Hunter Strachan and Eliza Withers. She married Christopher Bernard Lansdown, in 1912 and emigrated to the United States in 1913 on board the SS Baltic, settling in Tacoma, Washington. They had three sons: Ian, Bernard, and Eric. By the time of Eric’s birth, the family were living in Marin County, California. Winifred Lansdown died in the Phelan, San Bernardino County, California, USA on 26 January 1997 at the age of 110 years, 12 days.[2][3][4][5][6] Her son, Ian Strachan Lansdown, celebrated his 100th birthday in July 2013.
References[]
- ↑ Gerontology Research Group
- ↑ Winifred Millicent Strachan Ancestry
- ↑ Winifred Millicent Strachan b. England 1887 d. California 1997 Ancestry
- ↑ Winifred Lansdown SSDI FamilySearch
- ↑ 1887 birth certificate FamilySearch
- ↑ 1997 death certificate FamilySearch