Violet Brown

Violet Brown (née Mosse; 10 March 1900 – 15 September 2017)^[2] was a Jamaican supercentenarian who at the time of her death, at the age of 117 years, 189 days, was the oldest verified living person in the world from the death of Emma Morano on 15 April 2017 until her death 5 months later.

Violet Brown
Born	Violet Mosse Brown (1900-03-10)10 March 1900 Duanvale, Trelawny, British Jamaica
Died	15 September 2017(2017-09-15) (aged 117) Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica
Other names	Violete Brown, Violet Mosse-Brown, Violet Moss
Known for	Oldest living person in the World (April–September 2017) Oldest Jamaican person ever First verified Jamaican supercentenarian
Spouse	Augustus Gaynor Brown (died 1978)[1]
Children	6 (4 alive)
Parent(s)	John and Elizabeth Mosse

She was also the first verified supercentenarian from Jamaica and the oldest verified Jamaican person ever. Brown was born when Jamaica was a part of the British Empire and was the last living former subject of Queen Victoria.^[3]

Life

Her date of birth was variously reported as 4 March 1900,^[4] 10 March 1900, and 15 March 1900.^[1] However, it was officially recognised as 10 March 1900 by the Guinness World Records.

Her son, Harland Fairweather (April 15, 1920 – April 19, 2017), was known as the oldest person with a parent alive.

Death

Brown died on 15 September 2017 at a hospital in Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica of heart failure caused by dehydration at the age of 117.^[5] She was the 4th oldest recorded person in history at her death, behind Jeanne Calment, Sarah Knauss and Marie-Louise Meilleur.