Lived to be how old?

[northern_rose]

I'm currently transcribing some Lancashire burials and found a man aged 101 in 1834 - it got me thinking - what's the oldest ancestor you have seen?

[Windsor87]

The oldest one in my tree is only 98. He died back in 1793. Not bad for that day and age I suppose.

[Mumsie2131]

My Eldest is a great Uncle born the eldest of 10 children in 1858 he died in 1962 aged 103 - my mother lived 'til she was 98 and her eldest sister until she was 91.

[aghadowey]

My grandmother died aged 96 and at the time her older sister (98) and at least 3 older cousins were still alive. Her grandmother lived to be 92 and her aunt lived until 96. Her brother-in-law was 102 when he died.

[northern_rose]

The chap of 101 wasn't mine but several of my ancestors died at 92.

This thread is just going to show you should not discount the possibility of ancestors living to a grand old age when looking for deaths!

[karenlee]

My gr gran was 2 months off turning 100 when she died.

Karenlee

[Necromancer]

Interesting - I've often seen very old people whilst searching - sometimes wonder about the quotes about average age in the 19th C  .... 

For example, if you take the 1901 E & W census, and just put birth year range 1780 +/- 20 - you get 203 names ....

Looks like the oldest (allowing for mis-trans of course  is shared by 6 people c1781 ... but the fact is that 1 is a SON and 2 are daughters   

[avm228]

My oldest is Angus MacGregor of Latheron, Caithness who as a 105-yr-old was featured in an article in the John O'Groats Journal in 1840 - this article was also picked up by the Times, 20 May 1840.  Angus was still alive for Scotland's 1841 census as a 106-year-old.  I haven't found his death/burial, so don't know how much longer he lived.

He was apparently discharged from the Army in 1785 aged 50 but had again "buckled on his armour during the French war".  By 1840 he was "rather oblivious of matters of recent occurrence", but his reminiscences of days of yesteryear were said to be quite vivid.

Anna

[Tati]

Hi all 

sometimes wonder about the quotes about average age in the 19th C  .... 

Mainly due to child mortality, isn't it?