Last Briton from the 19th century

Grace Jones, the last remaining Briton born in the 19th century, has died:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24940663

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/last-briton-born-19th-century-dies-aged-113-203043877.html#DAFoI1I

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Jones_%28supercentenarian%29

Jones died in hospital today, following a fall she sustained a few weeks ago. According to her local Member of Parliament, Simon Hughes, her body had been deteriorating but he said that her "memory and intellect were undimmed."

Jones worked as a seamstress, both during and after World War II, and remained in that profession until her retirement, which was around fifty years ago. She outlived all of her family and friends, and regarded her neighbours as her family.

There are very, very few people left from the 19th century, with the last of the World War I veterans having died in the past year. The oldest verified living person is Misao Okawa of Japan, who will be 116 next March.

To think that when I was born, the youngest of the 19th century people alive at that time were older than ninety. I'm honoured that some of those people are still around today.

Grace Adelaide Jones 

7 December 1899 – 14 November 2013