Oldest person to live in your family?

[danuslave]

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Scraping the mould off cheese was done as a matter of course. Believe many small grocers used to do this as a matter of course. It is a wonder we survived, or perhaps we are now often excessively hygenic?

I still scrape the mould off the cheese, I thought everybody did?!    Don't tell me, nobody wants me to bring the sandwiches now..

My understanding has always been that for anything that forms mould on the surface (cheese, jam etc) it's perfectly ok to remove the mould and eat the rest

I'll eat your sandwiches Maggie   

Linda

[K44ENF]

I have only researched one person who made it to his centenary. He was born on 10 March 1821 and died on 27 Mar 1922 at 101.

My husband's great grandmother was still alive when we got married. She lived to 96. It was such a shame that she was not well enough to make the journey for the wedding, but one of her daughters took my bouquet down for her. So at least she had something more than a bit of cake. 

[JonathanC]

My grandmother, 20 Mar 1897 - 28 Dec 1998 = 101

[FosseWay]

104 for me, though she was a very distant relative and I can't remember what her name was...

I'm also distantly related to the Queen Mother, who died at 101.

The closest to 100 I get with a vaguely close relative was my grandfather's sister who died at 99, having been one of the first women to qualify as a medical doctor in Ireland (Queen's University Belfast).

[elaine447]

my grandmother was the oldest at 96
OH's grandmother 105 and counting 
Elaine

[fredaone]

my mom margaret johnson was born in 1902 and lived to be 94 years old she flew for the first time when she was 90 and enjoyed it so much flew again at 91.

[Redroger]

my mom margaret johnson was born in 1902 and lived to be 94 years old she flew for the first time when she was 90 and enjoyed it so much flew again at 91.

Connected to Amy Johnson by any chance?

[noxas]

Hello all,if i count my wifes family,her grand father was just six months short of his 102nd. birthday while her great grandfather,was 107 whenhe died.Not a bad record.
              Regards Diarmuid.

[fredaone]

my mom margaret johnson was born in 1902 and lived to be 94 years old she flew for the first time when she was 90 and enjoyed it so much flew again at 91.

Connected to Amy Johnson by any chance?

not to my knowledge her maiden name was margaret jane fraser moore. and there are no amy's on my fathers line .