Florence Pannell

Florence Pannell
Pannell on Money-Go-Round (1977)
Born
Florence Ada Bethia Neate

(1868-12-26)December 26, 1868
Kensington 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
SuccessorJeanetta Thomas
Spouse
Robert Henry Pannell
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(m. 1898; died 1905)​
Children1

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

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

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References

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  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.
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  5. 1 2 3 "World's Oldest People 1980". Gerontology Research Group. December 31, 2002. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "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.
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