Gwen Payne

Gwen Payne

Gwen Payne celebrating her 112th birthday

Unvalidated

Dorothy Gwendoline "Gwen" Payne (née Attenborough; 5 August 1907 – 15 October 2019) was a British supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest living person in the United Kingdom at the time of her death.

Biography

Payne was born on 5 August 1907 in Bromley, England, UK, to Ralph and Dorothy (Williams) Attenborough. When she finished primary school, her father attempted to enroll her in university. She failed her exam, but attended the Slade School of Fine Art. She married John Payne in 1939. Gwen and John were married until John's death in 1961 at the age of 48. They had two sons, Nicholas and Sebastian. The couple moved into a cottage in 1946, where Gwen lived ever since.

Payne became the oldest living person in the UK upon the death of Grace Catherine Jones on 7 June 2019. In August 2019, Payne celebrated her 112th birthday.

Payne died in Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK, on 15 October 2019, at the age of 112 years, 71 days. Hilda Clulow became the oldest living person in the country.

Gallery

Gwen Payne with her husband on her wedding day.

Gwen Payne in her centenarian years

References

• All validated British supercentenarians Oldest in Britain
• The oldest living person in the UK lives in a cottage in Sevenoaks Kent Live, 8 August 2019
• Death Announcement Telegraph

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

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