16/01/2015
Britain's Oldest Person Dies Aged 114
The last person living in the UK born in the reign of Queen Victoria has died aged 114.
Born on 27 May 1900, Ethel Lang lived in the South Yorkshire town of Barnsley her whole life.
A spokesperson from the Water Royd Nursing home where Mrs Lang lived since 2005 confirmed she died on Thursday.
Gladys Hooper, of Ryde on the Isle of White, is now Britain's oldest person at age 111.
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Born on 27 May 1900, Ethel Lang lived in the South Yorkshire town of Barnsley her whole life.
A spokesperson from the Water Royd Nursing home where Mrs Lang lived since 2005 confirmed she died on Thursday.
Gladys Hooper, of Ryde on the Isle of White, is now Britain's oldest person at age 111.
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