Edna Strickland
United Kingdom
- Full name: Edna Strickland
- Lifespan: (06.03.1911 – 16.01.2024)
- Age: 112 years, 316 days
- Birthplace: Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Last residence: Hounslow, London, England, United Kingdom
- Application date: 02.02.2023
- Validation date: 08.03.2023
- Validation source: Oliver Trim/Bryony Ashford/Paula Strickland
Biography
Early Life
Edna Strickland was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK, on 6 March 1911. At a young age, she moved to Kensington. At the age of 14, she left school for an apprenticeship as she became a talented dressmaker.
At some point, Strickland moved to Brentford. She worked in the area as a tailor and seamstress. During World War II, her company was evacuated, but she decided to stay with her mother and work in a factory which built aircrafts. In 1946, she married Bill “Dudley” Strickland. The couple had two children. In the 1950s, she did a lot of sowing at home to support the family. After retiring in the 1970s, she moved to Eastbourne, East Sussex.
Later Life
Strickland’s husband died in 1984. In 2001, she moved to Hounslow, London, to be closer with her family. In March 2021, Strickland celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian.
In early 2022, Strickland and her entire household contracted COVID-19. According to her family, she was the “least affected” out of everyone in her household. Strickland later recovered, making her one of the oldest known survivors of the disease.
As of December 2023, Edna Strickland lived in Hounslow, London, England, UK. She was then the oldest known living person in London, and was also the second-oldest known living person in the United Kingdom, behind Ethel Caterham.
In August 2023, Edna Strickland was visited by Natalie Coles, Dr. Coles’ wife.
Validation
Edna Strickland’s age was meticulously examined and verified by Oliver Trim (GRG-UK Correspondent), Bryony Ashford, and Paula Strickland, and validated by the GRG on March 8, 2023.
August 2023; Edna Strickland, aged 112, visited by Natalie Coles, wife of Dr. Leslie Stephen Coles, founder of the Gerontology Research Group.
2013; Mrs. Edna Strickland at age 102:
2016; Mrs. Edna Strickland at age 104. (Photo courtesy of the Strickland family and Mr. Oliver Trim, GRG-United Kingdom Correspondent)
2018; Mrs. Edna Strickland at age 107.
Photo courtesy of the Strickland family and Mr. Oliver Trim, GRG-United Kingdom Correspondent, and Natalie Coles.