Lived to be how old?

[kooky]

Jane Pinkerton the 5xgt gr mother of my daughters on their father's side was 107 when she died in 1881!
I was dubious about this at first. So I checked censuses etc. She was 97 in 1871 and 87 in 1861. She was born in Scotland in 1774!
Kooky

[kooky]

My mother was 90, her grandmother was 92, her cousin was 101.
My father's gt gr mother was 94. My father was 86.
Kooky

(have certs for all!)

[Trees]

My husband's grandfather  born 20 Nov 1891 died 17 Jul 1995 He went to watch a rugby match  three days before his 100th birthday and went onto the pitch to be presented with the signed ball (his team won then on in his 102 birthdayhe went to another home match but the team lost! He was presented with alife long  free seat at home matches for his 99th birthday 
Trees

[markee]

My gran was 107 when she died in 2005.
When she turned 100 in 1997 we really hoped that she would live into the 21st century, so she could say that she had lived in 3 centuries.
She used to talk about her grandmother who was born in the 1840s - it makes you feel that you have a personal link to the past.

[Sarndra]

This is not a relative of mind, but a photo of a grave i took at Hillsborough cemetery in Auckland, New Zealand a few weeks back of Mary BROMLEY wife of Henry who died on 6 June 1987 aged 107.  A fine age whether related or not and may help someone :-)

Cheers
Sarndra
www.sarndra.com

[Pinetree]

Poor Mary was a widow for a very long time wasn't she?

Pinetree

[Siamese Girl]

I'm always surprised that a lot of folk did make it to very old age in the past (C18th&19th) but I reckon that out in the country, once you got past all the childhood things that took you off and managed not to get TB it was probably quite a healthy, if basic, life.

It was quiet different in towns - much more disease.

Carole

[Trees]

I wouldn't class Ogmore Vale as out in the country  Grampy was a signal man at the signal box for a colliery in a mining Valley. His childhood was in Wantage which had been nick named "Black Wantage" due to the tanning trade.Mind both places are very pleasant and yes could now be classed as "country" Don't forget they lived through the austerities of two wars too I can't wait for the BBC Wales series Coal House to start They have sent three families to live and work as caol mining families in 1927 it should give us a good idea of the life Grampy lived.
Trees

[alftabor]

My grandmother lived to 99.75years and my wife's mother died in 2001 at 100years and five months
they were tough ladies but very proper in their habits.
I was very waryof grandmother but mother in law was exceptionally nice