Lilian Cornell

Doris Lillian "Lil" Cornell (née Wilson; born 21 August 1904) is a British-born Canadian supercentenarian, who became the oldest living person in Canada following the death of Marguerite Wabano on 13 November 2015. She is also the last living Canadian born in 1904.

Biography
She was born on 13 November 1904, in Lincoln, England, to parents William and Gertrude Wilson. She emigrated with her mother and older sister to Montreal, Canada in April 1912, to join their father, who had emigrated the year before. Her mother died when Doris was only 14 years old, due to a ruptured appendix.

After completing school in 1921, Doris trained as a nurse as part of a Saskatoon Hospital nursing program. At the age of 22, she met her future husband, Howard Cornell. The couple had their only child in 1929, a daughter whom they called Lou. The couple later moved to North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Howard passed away in the 1977. Doris continued to live in the same house until the age of 108. When she moved to Villa Pascal, also in Saskatchewan

When asked about the secret to her longevity, she replied that she has never smoked or drank, but also has never adhered to any kind of diet.