Charlotte Gibson

Charlotte Gibson (2 April 1896 – 5 February 2007) was a validated British supercentenarian who was the second-oldest person in Britain at the time of her death.

Biography
Gibson was born in Womersley, England, in 1896. She was the seventh of eight children. She was married to George Gibson, an electrician, and they had two sons, Gerald and Maurice. She lived in Leeds, England before moving to Harrogate, England, in the 1960s.

Gibson went on her first trip abroad - a visit to Paris - at the age of 100. She became a supercentenarian in 2006. At the time of her 110th birthday, she had four grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

At the age of 110, Gibson was featured in a documentary, The Oldest People In The World, where she said that she believed 110 was "a bit too long". Her nursing home closed down when she was 110, forcing her to move to another home.

Gibson died on 5 February 2007 at the age of 110 years, 309 days.