Merah Smith
- Full name: Merah Louise Smith
- Lifespan: 09.11.1912 – present
- Age: 113 years
- Birthplace: British West Indies – Jamaica (Saint Mary)
- Last residence: UK (England)
- Application date: 04.11.2023
- Validation date: 12.12.2023
- Validation source: Oliver Trim
Biography
Merah Louise McClure was born in Carron Hall, St Mary, Jamaica (then a part of the British West Indies), on November 9 1912 to parents James Nathaniel and Carletta Agatha (nee Anderson) McClure.
On June 14 1936 she married James Edgar Smith in St Mary. They had at least two children together before her husband passed away in the 1950’s. Merah never married again after this.
In 1964 she moved to the UK, where she worked as a nurse. In November 2021 she became a supercentenarian on turning 110.
Merah currently lives in a care facility in Surrey, England, at the age of 113.
Sources
110th birthday
Validation
Her age was verified by Oliver Trim and validated by the GRG on December 12 2023.
In the 1960’s with her children
Left – 1970’s, Right – 1980’s
112th birthday