Eva Morris

Eva Morris (née Sharpe; 8 November 1885 – 2 November 2000) was the oldest recognised person in the world, by the Guinness Book of Records,^[1][2] from December 1999 until November 2000.^[3] However, the Gerontology Research Group has since then validated the age of Ella Miller (1884–2000), who died on 21 November, meaning Eva Morris was in fact the world's second-oldest living person.^[4] She was a native of Stone, Staffordshire, England.

Eva Morris
Born	Eva Sharpe (1885-11-08)8 November 1885 Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England, UK
Died	(2000-11-02)2 November 2000 (aged 114 years, 360 days) Stone, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Children	1 (deceased)

Morris died in her sleep at 1:25 am at the Autumn House Nursing Home in Stone.

Morris attributed her longevity to whisky and boiled onions.^[5] She was said by friends to enjoy the occasional cigarette and to have ridden a bicycle.^[6]

She worked as a domestic servant^[7] and was widowed in the 1930s. Morris lived in her own flat until she was 107, when she moved to a nursing home after a chest infection. Her only child Winnie died of cancer in 1975 at the age of 62.

See also

• List of British supercentenarians
• Oldest people
• Supercentenarian