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Gwen Payne in her centenarian years | |
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Dorothy Gwendoline "Gwen" Payne (née Attenborough; born 5 August 1907) is a British supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She is the oldest living person in the United Kingdom.
Biography
Payne was born on 5 August 1907 in Bromley, England, UK, to Ralph and Dorothy (Williams) Attenborough. She married John Payne in 1939. Gwen and John were married until John's death in 1961. They had two sons together.
Payne currently lives in Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK, at the age of 116 years, 257 days. She became the oldest living person in the UK upon the death of Grace Catherine Jones on 7 June 2019.
References
- All validated British supercentenarians Oldest in Britain
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