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|Margaret Vivian |
|Margaret Vivian |
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|sex = Female |
|sex = Female |
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|nationality = British |
|nationality = British |
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|nationality2 = Australian |
|nationality2 = Australian |
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|nationality3 = British-Australian |
|nationality3 = British-Australian |
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| − | |birthyr = 1906 |
+ | |birthyr = 1906 |birthplace = Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| + | |deathyr = 2018 |deathplace = Doubleview, Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
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| − | |birthplace = Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
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|sort = Vivian, Margaret |
|sort = Vivian, Margaret |
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| − | }}'''Margaret "Peg" Vivian''' (née '''Brown''' |
+ | }}'''Margaret Johnston "Peg" Vivian''' (née '''Brown'''; 25 February 1906 – 20 September 2018) was a validated British-born Australian [[supercentenarian]]. She was the oldest known person in Australia from the death of [[Marjorie Cooke]] on 1 September 2017, and the oldest British-born person from the death of [[Olive Boar]] on 28 August 2018. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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| − | Margaret |
+ | Margaret Johnston Brown was born in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, on 25 February 1906. She was the youngest daughter. On her 10th birthday, she and her elder siblings Jean, aged 12, and Joe, 14, left the care of their aunt for the five-week journey. They moved to Fremantle, Western Australia, to Margaret's parents. |
| − | In 1927, |
+ | In 1927, Vivian married Jack Dagmar Milton Vivian (1904–1981), with whom she would have two children, Tom and Peggy, who were both alive at the time of her 112th birthday. She later took on the role of primary carer for her husband, who had emphysema for 17 years. After her husband died, Vivian was mentally and physically exhausted. Her family sent her to Queensland to a friend that the family had had for many years. After Vivian got back, she went on a world trip and joined Trinity School for Seniors. |
| − | Vivian |
+ | Vivian died on 20 September 2018 in Doubleview, Perth, Western Australia at the age of 112 years, 207 days. |
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| + | ==Gallery== |
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| + | MVivian108.png|Margaret Vivian at age 108. |
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| + | MVivian112.png|Margaret Vivian at age 112. |
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| + | </gallery> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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+ | *[https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/peg-110-treasures-journey-of-life-ng-ya-100030 Peg, 110, treasures journey of life] |
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| − | * [http://blogs.abc.net.au/wa/2016/02/happy-110th-birthday-peg-from-doubleview.html Happy 110th birthday Peg from Doubleview!] |
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| + | *[http://oldestinbritain.nfshost.com/index.php Oldest in Britain] |
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| + | *[https://thewest.com.au/news/today-tonight/australias-oldest-person-perths-peg-vivian-dies-aged-112-ng-b88968371z Australia’s oldest person, Perth’s Peg Vivian, dies aged 112] The West Australian, 21 September 2018 |
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Revision as of 19:08, 24 April 2020
| Margaret Vivian | |
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| Birth: | 25 February 1906 Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Death: | 20 September 2018 Doubleview, Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Age: | 112 years, 207 days |
| Country: |  UK  AUS
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Margaret Johnston "Peg" Vivian (née Brown; 25 February 1906 – 20 September 2018) was a validated British-born Australian supercentenarian. She was the oldest known person in Australia from the death of Marjorie Cooke on 1 September 2017, and the oldest British-born person from the death of Olive Boar on 28 August 2018.
Biography
Margaret Johnston Brown was born in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, on 25 February 1906. She was the youngest daughter. On her 10th birthday, she and her elder siblings Jean, aged 12, and Joe, 14, left the care of their aunt for the five-week journey. They moved to Fremantle, Western Australia, to Margaret's parents.
In 1927, Vivian married Jack Dagmar Milton Vivian (1904–1981), with whom she would have two children, Tom and Peggy, who were both alive at the time of her 112th birthday. She later took on the role of primary carer for her husband, who had emphysema for 17 years. After her husband died, Vivian was mentally and physically exhausted. Her family sent her to Queensland to a friend that the family had had for many years. After Vivian got back, she went on a world trip and joined Trinity School for Seniors.
Vivian died on 20 September 2018 in Doubleview, Perth, Western Australia at the age of 112 years, 207 days.
Gallery
References
- Peg, 110, treasures journey of life
- Perth woman Peg Vivian turns 112
- Oldest in Britain
- Australia’s oldest person, Perth’s Peg Vivian, dies aged 112 The West Australian, 21 September 2018
| Australia's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • T • E) |
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Helen Dunbar • Jessie Pearce • Clara Byrne • Ada Sharp • Honora Corrigan • Mary Keefer • Josephine Gasse • Elizabeth Swatton • Samuel Rowe • Sarah Potter • Jane Piercy • Mary Nixon • Caroline Mockridge • Agnes Dodds • Mary Hurley • Ada Whitfield • Beatrice Pollock • Gertie Nesbitt • Kit St. Clair • Ada Cleggett • Ada Stockdale • Mary MacPherson • Christina Cock • Jessie Hurley • Alice Lindsay • Sarah Davey • Myra Nicholson • E. Beatrice Riley • John Campbell Ross • Miriam Schmierer • Eva McConnell • Jane Gray • Vi Robbins • Ethel Farrell • Mary Whitehurst • Marjorie Cooke • Margaret Vivian • Wilhelmina Overall • Agnes Kluckhenn • Mabel Crosby • Dexter Kruger • Ivy Tate • Ina Reid • Gwen Moore • Catherina van der Linden • Marija Ruljancich |