Florence Pannell

Florence Pannell
Pannell in 1977 (age 108)
Birth:	26 December 1868 Kensington, England, UK
Death:	20 October 1980 Kensington, England, UK
Age:	111 years, 299 days
Country:	UK
Validated

Florence Pannell (26 December 1868 – 20 October 1980) was a British supercentenarian whose age is currently validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest living person in the UK when she died.

Biography

Florence Pannell was born in England, UK, on 26 December 1868. As an adult, she set up a beauty care business and worked for many years in Paris and London.

In a 1977 interview, Florence said that the biggest change she's seen was "everything".

Following the death of 110-year old Lilias Williams on 12 February 1979, Pannell, then 110, became the UK's oldest living person.

Florence Pannell died in Kensington, England, UK, on 20 October 1980 at the age of 111 years, 299 days. 110-year old Jeanetta Thomas became the oldest living person in the UK.

Gallery

Florence Pannell (left) at the age of 102 and Sir Malby Crofton (right).

References

• Chronological Listing Of All Supercentenarians Gerontology Research Group
• 1860s Gallery Gerontology Research Group
• All Validated British Supercentenarians Oldest in Britain
• Victorian women | Life in Victorian times | 108 year old woman | Money Go Round | 1977 YouTube

United Kingdom's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E)

Frederick Stabbins • Jane Lister • Martha Truelove • Ann Sharp • Jane Raby • Frances Smith • William Walker • Ann Russell • Eliza Roff • Ellen Palmer • Rachel MacArthur • Rachel Swain • Mary Davey • Thomas Pope • John Francklow • Rebecca Lees • Sarah Fitt • Elizabeth Sellwood • Matilda Coppins • Elizabeth Whitehead • Emma Rooke • Margaret Lunn • Sarah Humphrey • Caroline Beale • Fanny Hopkins • Elizabeth Etheridge • Sophia Wellstead • Rhoda Harris • Emma Weeks • Edith Grellier • Mary Worthington • Jane Stoneman • Ellen Dart • Elizabeth Kensley • Hannah Smith • John Mosley Turner • Ada Roe • Alice Stevenson • Elizabeth Watkins • Frederick Butterfield • Rose Heeley • Agnes Helyar • James Harrow • Sarah Morgan • Lilias Williams • Florence Pannell • Jeanetta Thomas • Alice Brewster • Anna Eliza Williams • Kate Begbie • Charlotte Hughes • Daisy Adams • Rebecca Hewison • Annie Scott • Rachel Wieselberg • Lucy Askew • Annie Jennings • Eva Morris • Amy Hulmes • Nellie Bradley • Gladys Hawley • Lucy d'Abreu • Judy Ingamells • Emmeline Brice • Annie Knight • Ada Mason • Florrie Baldwin • Eunice Bowman • Annie Turnbull • Elsie Steele • Margaret Fish • Violet Wood • Grace A Jones • Ethel Lang • Gladys Hooper • Bessie Camm • Olive Boar • Grace C Jones • Gwen Payne • Hilda Clulow • Bob Weighton • Joan Hocquard • Lilian Priest • Gertrude Kingston • Mollie Walker • Ethel Caterham