Christina Cock
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Christina Clay Cock (December 25, 1887 – May 22, 2002) is recorded as the oldest verified supercentenarian in Australian history, being 114 years and 148 days old when she died. Born in Victoria, she married Wilbert Cock in 1913, and they were married for almost 73 years before he died at the age of 96.
Christina, however, still had much living to do. One of her mottoes was "If I'd known I would live this long, I would have taken better care of myself." With the passing of Ada Cleggett, 110, on December 8, 1995, Christina may have become the oldest living Australian (a few days shy of 108). Five years later, in November 2000, Christina broke the Australian longevity record of 112 years 330 days set by Caroline Maud Mockridge (December 11, 1874 – November 6, 1987). By the time Christina died, she was the second or third-oldest person in the world. With the later questioning of Kamato Hongo's age, Christina may have missed becoming the real world's oldest person by a mere six days (Grace Clawson of the U.S., born November 15, 1887 in England, died May 28, 2002, aged 114 years 194 days). In any case, at the time Christina had reigned as Australia's oldest person for more than six years, and no other Australian has even reached age 113 yet. The oldest Australian man at the time, Jack Lockett, 111, died only three days later.
