Florence Pannell

Florence Pannell
Pannell on Money-Go-Round (1977)
Born
Florence Ada Bethia Neate[1][2]

(1868-12-26)December 26, 1868
Paddington[1][3] or Kensington,[4] London, England
Died(1980-10-20)October 20, 1980
(aged 111 years, 299 days)
Kensington, London, England
OccupationBusinesswoman
TitleBritain's oldest living person
PredecessorLilias Williams[5]
SuccessorJeanetta Thomas[5]
Spouse
Robert Henry Pannell
(m. 1898; died 1905)
[1]
Children1[1]

Florence Ada Bethia Pannell (née Neate; December 26, 1868 – October 20, 1980) was a British beauty care businesswoman and supercentenarian,[6] whose age of 111 years and 299 days has been validated by the European Supercentenarian Organisation[3][4] and the Gerontology Research Group.[7] At the time of her death, she was the oldest living person in Britain[1] and in Europe overall.[5]

Her only public appearance recorded on tape was a 1977 interview by Joan Shenton on Thames Television's Money-Go-Round.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Tenants". Women's Pioneer Housing. June 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  2. ^ Thatcher, Roger (2001). "The Demography of Centenarians in England and Wales". Population, an English Selection. 13 (1, Biodemographic Perspectives on Human Longevity). Institut National d'Études Démographiques: 139–156. ISSN 1169-1018 – via Persée.
  3. ^ a b "Showing results for all European supercentenarians who died in or are currently living in United Kingdom". European Supercentenarian Organisation. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Showing results for all validated British supercentenarians". Oldest in Britain. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  5. ^ a b c "World's Oldest People 1980". Gerontology Research Group. December 31, 2002. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  6. ^ a b "A 108-Year-Old Woman Recalls What It Was Like to Be a Woman in Victorian England". Open Culture. October 25, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  7. ^ "Validated supercentenarian deaths in 1980". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved January 3, 2026.