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Joan Hocquard on her 111th birthday. | |
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Joan Eileen Hocquard (née Reynolds; born 29 March 1908) is a British supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group. She is currently the oldest living person in the United Kingdom.
Biography
Hocquard was born on 29 March 1908 in London, England, and spent some of her youth in Africa. She currently lives in Poole, Dorset, England. She has a partner, Ken, who is 20 years her junior.
Following the death of 111 year-old Hilda Clulow on 24 December 2019, Hocquard became the oldest living female, as well as the joint-oldest person, in the United Kingdom. Following the death of Bob Weighton on 28 May 2020, Hocquard became the oldest living person in the United Kingdom.
References
- Oldest in Britain
- 104 years Facebook Post, 26 September 2012
- Oldest living woman in UK Joan Hocquard turns 112 Bournemouth Echo, 29 March 2020
- 112th birthday video report BBC News, 29 March 2020
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