Elsie Steele
Elsie May Steele (née Fletcher; 6 January 1899 – 18 October 2010) was, at age 7002111000000000000111 years, 7002285000000000000285 days, the oldest person in the United Kingdom and the oldest person in England following the death of 111-year-old Annie Turnbull on 3 September 2010.Steele was born at Midway near Swadlincote as one of nine children born to Joseph and Bertha Fletcher. After leaving school at 13, she worked as a housekeeper in Leicester. She married her first husband Reginald Hackett in 1920, and had two children; Trevor Hackett (deceased), and Beryl Fairbrother. Steele later worked in a munitions factory in near Burton-upon-Trent. When she was 69 years old, she married her second husband Wallace Steele.At age 108 Steele remarked "I plan on staying around for a bit yet. Old age is golden and I intend to make the most of it. I’m in good shape. I love to walk, the staff are always wondering where I’ve got to". When asked her secret to a long life, she credited hard work, avoid beer, and to not swear. She also said that she tries to concentrate on the "happy times".On her 110th birthday, Steele recited a poem by Pam Ayres about the joys of old age.She had 3 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and several great-great grandchildren.She died on 18 October 2010 in Repton.
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Birth date | January 06, 1899 |
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Date of death | October 18, 2010 |
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External resources
- http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Birthday-girls-share-214-years.htm
- http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/ELSIES-INTO-HER-THIRD-CENTURY.htm
- http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Elsie-celebrating-her-110th-birthday.htm
- http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Elsie-is-still-going-strong-at-111.htm
- http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/GREAT-GRAN-TOTS-IT-UP-TO-105.htm