Changes: Evelyn Vigor

	Evelyn Vigor
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Birth:	9 January 1906; Laidley, Queensland, Australia
Death:	26 April 2016; Clifford, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Age:	110 years, 108 days
Country:	AUS
	Unvalidated

Revision as of 00:32, 25 December 2018

Evelyn Vigor (née Davidson; 9 January 1906 – 26 April 2016) was an Australian supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group. Prior to her death, Evelyn had been officially named Queensland's oldest living woman. A staunch supporter of the Australian Liberal Party, she also had the distinction of being the oldest voter in Queensland.

Biography

Evelyn Myrtle Vigor was born in Laidley, Brisbane, Queensland, six weeks premature and the eldest of nine. She met her husband James Edward Vigor, a Kingaroy dairy farmer, in 1929, and married him on 28 November 1931. Before she was married, she had been a horse riding champion and a seamstress. After the marriage, she lived with her husband on a farm near Kingaroy, north-west of Brisbane. The couple had three children: Hedley James (born 1933), Evelyn Jean (born 1934) and Janet Winifred (born 1939). Her husband passed away on 16 June 1981. Her brother, Walter Davidson (born 1915) and her grandson Jason Tilse (born 1976) were both born on same day as Evelyn, on 9 January. Evelyn continued to ride horses into her 80s and had remained positive despite fracturing her hips in her 90s. She also survived breast cancer at 102.

Vigor passed away on 26 April 2016 in at the Carinity Retirement home in Clifford, Brisbane, Australia, aged 110 years, 108 days.

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-'''Evelyn Vigor''' (née '''Davidson'''; 9 January 1906 – 26 April 2016) is an unvalidated Australian supercentenarian. Prior to her death, Evelyn had been officially named Queensland's oldest living woman. A staunch supporter of the Australian Liberal Party, she also had the distinction of being the oldest voter in Queensland.
+'''Evelyn Vigor''' (née '''Davidson'''; 9 January 1906 – 26 April 2016) was an Australian [[supercentenarian]] whose age is currently <span style="font-weight:normal;">unvalidated by the [[Gerontology Research Group]].</span> Prior to her death, Evelyn had been officially named Queensland's oldest living woman. A staunch supporter of the Australian Liberal Party, she also had the distinction of being the oldest voter in Queensland.
 ==Biography==
-Evelyn Myrtle Vigor was born in Laidley,  Brisbane, Queensland, six weeks premature and the eldest of nine. She met her husband James Edward Vigor, a Kingaroy dairy farmer, in 1929, and married him on 28 November 1931. Before she was married, she had been a horse riding champion and a seamstress. After the marriage, she lived with her husband on a farm near Kingaroy, north-west of Brisbane. The couple had three children: Hedley James (born 1933), Evelyn Jean (born 1934) and Janet Winifred (born 1939). Her husband passed away on 16 June 1981. Her brother, Walter Davidson (born 1915) and her grandson Jason Tilse (born 1976) were both born on same day as Evelyn, on 9 January. Evelyn continued to ride horses into her 80s and had remained positive despite fracturing her hips in her 90s. She also survived breast cancer at 102.
+Evelyn Myrtle Vigor was born in Laidley, Brisbane, Queensland, six weeks premature and the eldest of nine. She met her husband James Edward Vigor, a Kingaroy dairy farmer, in 1929, and married him on 28 November 1931. Before she was married, she had been a horse riding champion and a seamstress. After the marriage, she lived with her husband on a farm near Kingaroy, north-west of Brisbane. The couple had three children: Hedley James (born 1933), Evelyn Jean (born 1934) and Janet Winifred (born 1939). Her husband passed away on 16 June 1981. Her brother, Walter Davidson (born 1915) and her grandson Jason Tilse (born 1976) were both born on same day as Evelyn, on 9 January. Evelyn continued to ride horses into her 80s and had remained positive despite fracturing her hips in her 90s. She also survived breast cancer at 102.
-Evelyn Vigor passed away on 26 April 2016 in at the Carinity Retirement home in Clifford, Brisbane, Australia, aged 110 years, 108 days.
+Vigor passed away on 26 April 2016 in at the Carinity Retirement home in Clifford, Brisbane, Australia, aged 110 years, 108 days.
 ==References==
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 * [http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2015/01/09/queensland-s-oldest-resident-turns-109.html Queensland's oldest resident turns 109]
 * [http://tributes.couriermail.com.au/notice/283082041/view VIGOR, Evelyn Myrtle]
-[[Category:Deaths in 2016]]
 [[Category:Australia births]]
 [[Category:Australia deaths]]
+[[Category:Queensland births]]
+[[Category:Queensland deaths]]

Evelyn Vigor

Birth:	9 January 1906 Laidley, Queensland, Australia
Death:	26 April 2016 Clifford, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Age:	110 years, 108 days
Country:	AUS
Unvalidated