Florrie Baldwin

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Florence Emily "Florrie" Baldwin (born March 31, 1896) is a supercentenarian and, at 112, believed to be the oldest person in the United Kingdom following the February 9, 2007 death of 111-year-old Aida Mason.[1] As of April 2008, she is one of the 20 oldest verified people in the world.

Born Florence Davies in Hunslet, she married engineer Clifford Baldwin in 1920.[2] After his death in 1973, Baldwin lived alone until she was 105, when she moved to Radcliffe Gardens, a nursing home in Leeds.[1][3]

She remembers the Boer War and meeting Queen Victoria.[4]

Guinness World Records paid her a visit when Baldwin became the new English recordholder.[5]

She reportedly credits her longevity to eating a fried egg sandwich every day.[6][7]

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  1. ^ a b Katie Baldwin. "110 years old – and still going strong", Yorkshire Evening Post, 1 April 2006. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. 
  2. ^ Yorkshire Births Marriages & Deaths
  3. ^ [http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2411373.ece Birthday girls celebrate: One is 21, the other 111 - This Britain, UK - Independent.co.uk
  4. ^ Flo, 111, celebrates birthday | The Sun |HomePage|News
  5. ^ Florrie Is The Oldest Woman In The Country (from Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
  6. ^ Good egg Florrie aged 110 | The Sun |HomePage|News
  7. ^ Oldest woman in Britain reveals 110-year secret - Yorkshire Post

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