Eva Morris

Eva Morris (née Sharpe, 8 November 1885 – 2 November 2000) was the oldest recognised person in the world, by the Guinness Book of Records,^[1][2] from December 1999 until November 2000.^[3] However, the Gerontology Research Group has since then validated the age of Ella Miller (1884-2000), who died on 21 November, meaning Eva Morris was in fact the world’s second-oldest living person.^[4] She was a native of Stone, Staffordshire, England.

Morris died in her sleep at 1:25 am at the Autumn House Nursing Home in Stone.

Morris attributed her longevity to whisky and boiled onions.^[5] She was said by friends to enjoy the occasional cigarette and to have ridden a bicycle.^[6]

She worked as a domestic servant^[7] and was widowed in the 1930s. Morris lived in her own flat until she was 107, when she moved to a nursing home after a chest infection. Her only child Winnie died of cancer in 1975 at the age of 62.

See also

• List of British supercentenarians
• Oldest people
• Supercentenarian

References

1. "Eva Morris, 114, World's Oldest Woman, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 3 November 2000
2. "The lively art of defying death", Ben De Pear, The Guardian, 19 April 2000
3. " Chronological Listing Of All Supercentenarians" Archived 2016-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, Gerontology Research Group, 17 February 2007
4. "Gerontology Research Group - Table A"
5. "World's oldest woman dies in Britain" Archived 2006-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, CNN, 2 November 2000
6. "The World's Oldest Woman", University of Andalusia
7. "Oldest woman dies", Neil Tweedie, Irish Independent, 3 November 2000