The Last Victorian dies aged 117

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World’s oldest person – the last subject of Queen Victoria – dies in Jamaica aged 117

- Violet Mosse Brown was born in 1900 and died yesterday afternoon in Jamaica
- She became the world's oldest person in April after death of Emma Morano, 117
- The supercentenarian swore by the bible, not drinking rum and eating cows feet

The oldest person in the world who was the last living subject of Queen Victoria and worked for 'masters' on a Caribbean sugar plantation has died aged 117. Violet Mosse Brown died in Jamaica at around 2.30pm yesterday.

She became the world's oldest person on April 15 this year at 117 and 38 days, taking the title from Italian Emma Morano, whose life spanned three centuries and was born in 1899. Known as 'Aunt V' to her friends, she was born on March 10 1900 and lived in the same house in Trelawney, north west Jamaica all of her life.

She was a mother of six and a great-grandmother several times over. Asked what was the secret to long life, she replied that eating cows feet, not drinking rum and reading the bible were key.

She told the Jamaican Observer after her 110th birthday: 'Really and truly, when people ask what me eat and drink to live so long, I say to them that I eat everything, except pork and chicken, and I don't drink rum and them things. 'You know, sometimes I ask myself, 'Am I really 110 years old?' because I don't feel like 110.'

Mrs Mosse Brown was sent a plaque by Queen Elizabeth II when she became the oldest citizen of the Commonwealth. She was also the last person who lived under the reign of Queen Victoria, as Jamaica formed part of the British West Indies in 1900.

In her early life the supercentenarian worked on a sugar plantation and as a maid in the 'post slavery period', according to her family. She went on to buy her own home and became a successful businesswoman selling bread from the only depot in her district.

A last link with history gone! RIP

She's lived through... 6 British/Jamaican monarchs, 21 US Presidents and 2 World Wars. Not bad innings.

[Stephen]

I must try this cow feet diet :hmm: