Elise Henry

Elise Henry (born 21 January 1908) is a Jamaican supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She has been the oldest known living person in Jamaica since the death of Violet Brown on 15 September 2017.

Biography
Elise Henry was born on 21 January 1908 in Kingston, Jamaica, to parents Uriah Manassah Henry and Nora Clementina (née Francis) Henry. Her father was a sanitation inspector, and he didn’t like his name, so signed everything as UM Henry. She had several siblings, some of whom died in infancy. She recalled her parents being quite strict, but not too strict.

Elise attended Chetolah Park Elementary School in Kingston, and later recalled that only the boys fought at the school, the girls never did so. She then attended Kingston Technical High School. Her mother died when she was nine years old, aged in her 40s, and her father died aged 52. She was looked after by an older sibling from then on.

As an adult, Elise spent 40 years in the United States working as a private nurse. After that, she spent 10 years in England and then went back to the United States, where she retired. She eventually returned to her home country of Jamaica in 1992, aged 84. She never married nor had children.

Elise celebrated her 110th birthday in 2018 with four generations of nieces and nephews as well as her caregivers. Despite being wheelchair-bound, she was still mentally sharp, able to recall the full names of her parents and all her siblings.

Elise Henry currently lives in Havendale, St. Andrew, Jamaica, at the age of. She may be the third-oldest living Jamaican-born person behind Amy Johnson and Elsada Day.