Violet Brown

Violet Mosse-Brown
Born Violet Mosse
(1900-03-10)10 March 1900
(age 117 years, 155 days)
Duanvale, Trelawny, British Jamaica
Residence Duanvale, Trelawny, Jamaica
Other names Violete Brown, Violet Mosse-Brown, Violet Moss
Known for Oldest living person (since 15 April 2017)
Oldest Jamaican person ever
First verified Jamaican supercentenarian
Spouse(s) Augustus Gaynor Brown (died 1978)[1]
Children 6 (4 living)
Parent(s)
  • John Mosse
  • Elizabeth Riley

Violet Brown (née Mosse; born 10 March 1900)[2] is a Jamaican supercentenarian who, at the age of 117 years, 155 days, is the oldest verified living person in the world since the death of Emma Morano on 15 April 2017.[3][4] She is the fifth oldest person in recorded history and at present she and Nabi Tajima of Japan are the last two living people known to have been born in the 19th century.

She is the oldest verified Jamaican person ever and the first verified supercentenarian from Jamaica. Her date of birth has been variously reported as 4 March 1900,[5] 10 March 1900, and 15 March 1900;[1][6] it was officially recognised as 10 March 1900 by the Gerontology Research Group in 2014.[2]

Brown was born when Jamaica was a part of the British Empire and is the last living former subject of Queen Victoria.[7]

Biography

Brown was one of four children born to John Mosse, who was a sugar boiler, and Elizabeth Riley, who died aged 96. She was baptized at the age of 13 into the Baptist Church. She married Augustus Gaynor Brown, with whom she had one daughter.[1] She has six children in total, four of whom are still living.[8] She indicated in an April 2017 interview with The Jamaica Observer that she was healthier than her five remaining children and that she had no ailments.[9]

When asked about the reasons for her longevity, Brown claimed that there is no secret formula to her long life, telling the Jamaica Gleaner: "Really and truly, when people ask what I eat and drink to live so long, I say to them that I eat everything, except pork and chicken, and I don't drink rum and dem tings".[10]

Brown's first child, Harland Fairweather,[11][12][13] died on April 19, 2017, at the age of 97 years and 4 days.[14] He was believed to be the oldest person with a living parent.[15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tashieka Mair (16 July 2007). "The independent Mrs Violet Brown". The Jamaica Star. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Oldest Validated Living Supercentenarians". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Jones, Stephen (15 April 2017). "New oldest living person in world was born only miles from fastest man on planet". mirror. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "World's oldest person Emma Morano dies at 117". BBC News. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Sheena Gayle (8 March 2010). 110-y-o Trelawny woman reveals secret to long life. Jamaica Gleaner. Accessed January 2014.
  6. ↑ Horace Hines (29 March 2013). An extraordinary senior citizen - ‘Aunt V’ turns 113. Jamaica Observer; accessed January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Jamaican woman former slave new oldest person". www.dailymail.co.uk. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Badcock, James (18 April 2017). "Jamaican church stalwart Violet Brown becomes world's oldest person at 117". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  9. ↑ Limited, Jamaica Observer. "Jamaica’s supercentenarian shows age is more than just a number - Editorial". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  10. ↑ "Learn The Secrets Of Longevity From Violet Brown, The World's Oldest Woman". Newsweek. 18 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "97 Year Old Son Of World's Oldest Person Dies In Trelawny".
  12. ↑ "Violet Moss Foundation – Just another WordPress site". violetmossfoundation.org.
  13. ↑ Limited, Jamaica Observer. "97-year-old son of world’s oldest person dies". Jamaica Observer.
  14. ↑ Press, Associated (2017-04-19). "Man, 97, dies just days after mother was declared world's oldest person". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  15. ↑ "Violet Mosse Brown — 116 amazing years!". Jamaica Observer. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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