| Amy Hulmes | |
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| Birth: | 5 October 1887 Bury, England, UK |
| Death: | 27 October 2001 Bury, England, UK |
| Age: | 114 years, 22 days |
| Country: |  UK
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Amy Isabel Hulmes (née Matthews; 5 October 1887 – 27 October 2001) was a British supercentenarian, who was the oldest living person in Europe from the death of Marie Bremont on 6 June 2001, until her own death on 27 October 2001.[1]
Biography
Hulmes was born in Bury, Greater Manchester. Her father, John Matthews, was a drum major in the Lancashire fusiliers, and was nursed by Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War.[2]
Amy was the youngest of nine children: two sisters died three years before she was born and two brothers died in army service.[2] She became a weaver and married Philip, who died in 1956. The couple had two daughters.
She gave up smoking at the age of 84, and lived in a house without hot water untul the age of 94. She could also reportedly touch her toes at the age of 105.[2]
With the death of Marie Bremont on 6 June 2001, Guinness named Hulmes the world's oldest person as a publicity stunt, as Hulmes drank Guinness beer frequently. As a result, Guinness the beer company and Guinness World Records separated. Maud Farris-Luse was quickly given the title.[3]
Hulmes died on 27 October 2001, at the age of 114 years, 22 days.[4] After her death, the title of the oldest living European went to 113 year-old Germaine Haye of France.
References
- ↑ Verified Supercentenarians (Listed Chronologically By Birth Date) Gerontology Research Group
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Accolades for a stout survivor from the Victorian era The Guardian. 14 June 2001
- ↑ Stout-drinking gran - a record for Guinness
- ↑ Woman who was oldest dies at 114 The Telegraph. 3 November 2001