| Eva McConnell | |
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| Birth: | 5 May 1901 Wellington, New South Wales, Australia |
| Death: | 15 August 2012 Mollymook, New South Wales, Australia |
| Age: | 111 years, 102 days |
| Country: |  AUS
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| Validated | |
Eva McConnell (5 May 1901 – 15 August 2012) is an Australian supercentenarian whose case is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest living Australian at the time of her death.
Biography
Eva McConnell was born on 5 May 1901 in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, as one of 12 children. She grew up on a farm where Burrendong Dam now stands. She later married and had six children; at least two of them (Jack and Nola) were alive as of their mother's 110th birthday.
At the age of 100, she was still chopping wood, and was still living alone at 101. At 102, she moved in with her grandson, and when she was 104, she moved in with her daughter Nola and son-in-law John. Eva became Australia's oldest person on 29 October 2011, after the death of 112-year-old Miriam Schmierer.
Eva McConnell passed away on 15 August 2012 at the age of 111 years, 102 days. In addition to six children, she also had 13 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and 34 great-great-grandchildren. After her death, Jane Gray became Australia's oldest person.
References
- Gerontology Research Group
- Happy Birthday Eva! Australian Ageing Agenda
- Happy birthday Eva Wellington Times
- Australia's oldest person passes away IRT
- Australia's oldest person dies Illawarra Mercury
| Australia's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • T • E) |
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Helen Dunbar • Jessie Pearce • Clara Byrne • Ada Sharp • Honora Corrigan • Mary Keefer • Josephine Gasse • Elizabeth Swatton • Samuel Rowe • Sarah Potter • Jane Piercy • Mary Nixon • Caroline Mockridge • Agnes Dodds • Mary Hurley • Ada Whitfield • Beatrice Pollock • Gertie Nesbitt • Kit St. Clair • Ada Cleggett • Ada Stockdale • Mary MacPherson • Christina Cock • Jessie Hurley • Alice Lindsay • Sarah Davey • Myra Nicholson • E. Beatrice Riley • John Campbell Ross • Miriam Schmierer • Eva McConnell • Jane Gray • Vi Robbins • Ethel Farrell • Mary Whitehurst • Marjorie Cooke • Margaret Vivian • Wilhelmina Overall • Agnes Kluckhenn • Mabel Crosby • Dexter Kruger • Ivy Tate • Ina Reid • Gwen Moore • Catherina van der Linden • Marija Ruljancich |