List of Australian supercentenarians

This is a list of verified Australian supercentenarians (people from Australia who have attained the age of at least 110 years). So far there have been 25 verified supercentenarians from Australia.[1] The oldest person ever from Australia was Christina Cock, who died in 2002, aged 114 years 148 days. As of 29 April 2015, there is 1 verified living supercentenarian Indian-born Australian citizen (Ethel Farrell), age (112 years, 153 days), 0 pending or unverified cases.

Living Australian supercentenarians

      Verified       Pending       Unverified

Rank Name Sex Birth date Age as of 29 April 2015 State or country of birth State of residence
1 Ethel Farrell[1] F 27 November 1902 112 years, 153 days India Victoria

Australian supercentenarians

      Deceased (verified)       Living (verified)       Pending

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age State[a] or country of birth State of death
1 Christina Cock[2] F 25 December 1887 22 May 2002 114 years, 148 days Victoria Victoria
2 Beatrice Mears[2] F 4 March 1888 3 December 2001 113 years, 274 days South Australia South Australia
3 Molly Yeomans[2] F 1 July 1888 30 May 2001 112 years, 333 days New South Wales New South Wales
4 Caroline Mockridge[2] F 11 December 1874 6 November 1987 112 years, 330 days Victoria Victoria
5 Myra Nicholson[3] F 14 December 1894 20 September 2007 112 years, 280 days Victoria Victoria
6 Vi Robbins[1] F 28 February 1902 8 October 2014 112 years, 222 days New South Wales New South Wales
7 E. Beatrice Riley[4] F 13 October 1896 15 May 2009 112 years, 214 days Victoria Victoria
8 Jane Gray[1] F 1 December 1901 7 June 2014 112 years, 188 days United Kingdom New South Wales
9 Ethel Farrell[1] F 27 November 1902 Living 112 years, 153 days India[b] Living in Victoria
10 Jessie Hurley[2] F 15 June 1890 6 August 2002 112 years, 52 days New South Wales New South Wales
11 Miriam Schmierer[5] F 20 August 1899 29 September 2011 112 years, 40 days Queensland Queensland
12 Myrtle Jones[4] F 18 April 1897 12 January 2009 111 years, 269 days South Australia South Australia
13 Stella Correll[2] F 23 December 1888 7 September 2000 111 years, 259 days South Australia South Australia
14 Jane Piercy[2] F 2 September 1869 3 May 1981 111 years, 243 days New South Wales New South Wales
15 Jack Lockett[2] M 22 January 1891 25 May 2002 111 years, 123 days Victoria Victoria
16 Eva McConnell[6] F 5 May 1901 15 August 2012 111 years, 102 days New South Wales New South Wales
17 Alice Lindsay[1] F 31 March 1893 1 July 2004 111 years, 92 days Victoria Victoria
Ada Furby[7] F 22 July 1903 27 July 2014 111 years, 5 days United Kingdom Western Australia
18 Ada Cleggett[2] F 27 January 1885 8 December 1995 110 years, 315 days South Australia South Australia
19 Doreen Washington[4] F 24 May 1898 4 February 2009 110 years, 256 days New South Wales New South Wales
20 Marie Piacentino[2] F 25 November 1888 21 June 1999 110 years, 208 days Italy New South Wales
21 Mary Hurley[2] F 4 May 1880 16 November 1990 110 years, 196 days South Australia South Australia
22 Catherine Lawrence[8] F 8 December 1902 16 June 2013 110 years, 190 days Victoria New South Wales
Catherine Wilson[7] F 30 March 1904 22 August 2014 110 years, 145 days New South Wales New South Wales
23 John Campbell Ross[4] M 11 March 1899 3 June 2009 110 years, 84 days Victoria Victoria
24 Blanche Coward[1] F 17 December 1901 27 February 2012 110 years, 72 days United Kingdom New South Wales
25 Claude Choules[5] M 3 March 1901 5 May 2011 110 years, 63 days United Kingdom Western Australia
26 Ada Sharp[2] F 6 April 1861 15 May 1971 110 years, 39 days Victoria Western Australia
Annie Feil[7] F 17 July 1904 3 August 2014 110 years, 17 days New Zealand[c] Victoria

a^ People born prior to 1 January 1901 were born in the corresponding colony. The "states" didn't exist before the Federation of Australia.
b^ Farrell was born in India, which was at the time of her birth a British colony.
c^ Feil was born in New Zealand, which was at the time of her birth a British colony.

Oldest Australian person by state

This is a list of the oldest people by birth from each state

      Deceased (verified)       Pending       Unverified

State[a] Name Gender Birth date Death date Age
New South Wales Molly Yeomans F 1 July 1888 30 May 2001 112 years, 333 days
M
Queensland Miriam Schmierer F 20 August 1899 29 September 2011 112 years, 40 days
Edward Smout M 5 January 1898 22 June 2004 106 years, 169 days
South Australia Beatrice Mears F 4 March 1888 3 December 2001 113 years, 274 days
M
Tasmania Mary Crowe F 30 January 1836 30 July 1945 109 years, 181 days
Frank MacDonald M 26 June 1896 23 August 2003 107 years, 58 days
Victoria Christina Cock F 25 December 1887 22 May 2002 114 years, 148 days
Jack Lockett M 22 January 1891 25 May 2002 111 years, 123 days
Western Australia F
M

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Australia since 1981

      Deceased (verified)       Living (verified)       Unverified

From To Name Sex Age(s) when oldest Lifespan State[a] of death
Unidentified 3 May 1981 Jane Piercy[9] F ? – 111 2 September 1869 – 3 May 1981
111 years, 243 days		 New South Wales
3 May 1981 6 November 1987
(6 years, 187 days)		 Caroline Mockridge F 106 – 112 11 December 1874 – 6 November 1987
112 years, 330 days 		Victoria
6 November 1987 16 November 1990
(3 years, 10 days)		 Mary Hurley F 107 – 110 4 May 1880 – 16 November 1990
110 years, 196 days		 South Australia
16 November 1990 8 December 1995
(5 years, 22 days)		 Ada Cleggett F 105 – 110 27 January 1885 – 8 December 1995
110 years, 315 days		 South Australia
8 December 1995 22 May 2002
(6 years, 165 days)		 Christina Cock F 107 – 114 25 December 1887 – 22 May 2002
114 years, 148 days		 Victoria
22 May 2002 6 August 2002
(76 days)		 Jessie Hurley[10] F 111 – 112 15 June 1890 – 6 August 2002
112 years, 52 days		 New South Wales
6 August 2002 1 July 2004
(1 year, 330 days)		 Alice Lindsay F 109 – 111 31 March 1893 – 1 July 2004
111 years, 92 days		 Victoria
1 July 2004 20 September 2007
(3 years, 81 days)		 Myra Nicholson F 109 – 112 14 December 1894 – 20 September 2007
112 years, 280 days		 Victoria
20 September 2007 15 May 2009
(1 year, 237 days) 		E. Beatrice Riley F 110 – 112 13 October 1896 – 15 May 2009
112 years, 214 days		 Victoria
15 May 2009 3 June 2009
(19 days) 		John Campbell Ross M 110 11 March 1899 – 3 June 2009
110 years, 84 days		 Victoria
3 June 2009 29 September 2011
(2 years, 118 days)		 Miriam Schmierer[11] F 109 – 112 20 August 1899 – 29 September 2011
112 years, 40 days 		Queensland
29 September 2011 15 August 2012
(321 days)		 Eva McConnell[12] F 110 – 111 5 May 1901 – 15 August 2012
111 years, 102 days		 New South Wales
15 August 2012 7 June 2014
(1 year, 296 days) 		Jane Gray F 110 – 112 1 December 1901 – 7 June 2014
112 years, 188 days 		New South Wales
7 June 2014
 8 October 2014
(123 days)		 Vi Robbins[13] F 112 28 February 1902 – 8 October 2014
112 years, 222 days		 New South Wales
8 October 2014
 Present
(203 days)		 Ethel Farrell[14] F 111 – 112* born 27 November 1902
age 112 years, 153 days		 Living in Victoria

a^ People born prior to 1 January 1901 were born in the corresponding colony. The "states" didn't exist before the Federation of Australia.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 GRG Validated Living Supercentenarians The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) lists persons as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 GRG Verified Supercentenarian Cases -- Listed Chronologically by Death Date as of 28 April 2007 Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  3. ↑ GRG Deaths for 2007 (in Chronological Order) (As of 4 February 2011) Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 GRG Deaths for 2009 (in Chronological Order) (as of 24 December 2010) Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 GRG Deaths in 2011
  6. ↑ GRG Deaths in 2012
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 List of Pending cases
  8. ↑ http://supercentenarian-research-foundation.org/TableE.aspx
  9. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald. "Oldest Australian Dies". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald. "Australia's oldest woman dies at 112". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Fraser Coast Chronicle. "Country's Oldest dies in her sleep after making 112" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Condie, Katrina. "Australia's oldest person dies". Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  13. ↑ Browne, Rachel. "Vi Robbins becomes Australia's oldest person". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  14. ↑ Suckling, Laura. "Australia's oldest person dies". Retrieved 16 February 2015.