She died last Briton, who was born in the XIX century. Grace Jones was born in December 1899, she was 113 years old. She was four years old when the first rose into the air the Wright brothers' first flight.
Grace Jones, who worked as a seamstress, lived in London and retired 50 years ago. She had never married: according to her, no one can replace her by her fiance, who was killed at the front in the First World War.
She lived in the south-east London in Bermondsey and was considered the sixth in the list of the world's oldest centenarians.
Not afraid of death
A few weeks ago, she fell ill and was admitted to the hospital St. Thomas.
According to Simon Hughes, MP for the county where she lived Grace, she kept the soundness of mind to the end. On Wednesday, he and the other of her friends came to visit her in the hospital.
"We must pay tribute to Grace for her wonderful long life, for her loyalty to faith, family and circle of friends and relatives - said the MP. - We know that this woman, who was a solid Christian, was not afraid of death."
According to him, despite the fact that her physical condition deteriorated markedly in recent years that it pained her until last week was in a good memory and good spirits.
She lived in her own apartment to the disease, and only a few years ago went to the store itself.
"All those who knew Grace was aware that this is a unique individual, and that it will never disappear from our memory," - said Simon Hughes.
Now, the oldest resident of Britain was Ethel Lang from Barnsley, who was born in May 1900.
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