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| '''Mary Keir''' (3 March 1912 – 17 December 2024) was a British ]. From 2021 to 2024, she was the oldest living person in ]. | '''Mary Keir''' (3 March 1912 – 17 December 2024) was a British ]. From 2021 to 2024, she was the oldest living person in ]. | ||
| == Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| Keir was born in ], ] Britain's ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2022 |
Keir was born in ], ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=3 March 2022 |title=Wales' oldest woman celebrates 110th birthday in Llandeilo |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-60610207 |access-date=21 December 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Her father was a weaver.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| At age 21 she moved to ] to work at ].<ref name=":0" /> She worked in the hospital during ] and survived the ].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023 |
At age 21 she moved to ] to work at ].<ref name=":0" /> She worked in the hospital during ] and survived the ].<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 March 2023 |title=Wales' oldest woman celebrates 111th birthday |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64841196 |access-date=21 December 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Ffion |date=5 March 2024 |title=Wales' oldest woman celebrates 112th birthday |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/wales-oldest-woman-celebrates-112th-28756307 |access-date=21 December 2024 |website=Wales Online |language=en}}</ref> After meeting her husband Douglas, she moved to ], ], where she worked as a ward sister and district nurse.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=5 March 2024 |title=Wales’s oldest person celebrates 112th birthday |url=https://swanseabaynews.com/2024/03/05/waless-oldest-person-celebrates-112th-birthday/ |access-date=21 December 2024 |website=Swansea Bay News |language=en-GB}}</ref> She lived in Llansteffan independently until just before her 100th birthday.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 March 2024 |title=Wales' oldest person Mary Keir celebrates 112th birthday |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68477380 |access-date=21 December 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> On her 112th birthday she was visited by pupils from Ysgol Ffairfach and the Dinefwr Male Voice Choir.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Paul |date=6 March 2024 |title=Carmarthenshire resident - Wales’ oldest person celebrates her 112th birthday |url=https://www.tenby-today.co.uk/news/carmarthenshire-resident-wales-oldest-person-celebrates-her-112th-birthday-669459 |website=Tenby Observer}}</ref> | ||
| Keir lived at Awel Tywi Residential Home in ], Carmarthenshire for 12 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2024 |title=Person hynaf Cymru, Mary Keir, wedi marw yn 112 oed |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/erthyglau/cx260p5w7nro |access-date=21 December 2024 |website=BBC Cymru Fyw |language=cy}}</ref> She enjoyed music and was a pianist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Stephen |date=5 March 2024 |title=Wales’ oldest person celebrates 112th birthday |url=https://nation.cymru/news/wales-oldest-person-celebrates-112th-birthday/ |access-date=21 December 2024 |website=Nation.Cymru |language=en-GB}}</ref> She remained there until her death at the age of {{ayd|3 March 1912|17 December 2024}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Branwen |date=19 December 2024 |title=The oldest person in Wales has died aged 112 |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/oldest-person-wales-died-aged-30620179 |access-date=21 December 2024 |website=Wales Online |language=en}}</ref> She was survived by her son.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 March 2024 |title=Wales' oldest person celebrates 112th birthday in Carmarthenshire |url=https://www.southwalesguardian.co.uk/news/24171428.mary-keir-wales-oldest-person-turns-112-carmarthenshire/ |access-date=21 December 2024 |website=South Wales Guardian |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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Welsh supercentenarian (1912–2024)
| Mary Keir | |
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| Born | (1912-03-03)3 March 1912 St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Died | (aged 112 years, 289 days) Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Known for | Oldest living person in Wales (2021 – 2024) |
| Children | 1 |
Mary Keir (3 March 1912 – 17 December 2024) was a British supercentenarian. From 2021 to 2024, she was the oldest living person in Wales.
Biography
Keir was born in St Davids, Pembrokeshire. Her father was a weaver.
At age 21 she moved to Cardiff to work at Llandough Hospital. She worked in the hospital during World War II and survived the Cardiff Blitz. After meeting her husband Douglas, she moved to Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, where she worked as a ward sister and district nurse. She lived in Llansteffan independently until just before her 100th birthday. On her 112th birthday she was visited by pupils from Ysgol Ffairfach and the Dinefwr Male Voice Choir.
Keir lived at Awel Tywi Residential Home in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire for 12 years. She enjoyed music and was a pianist. She remained there until her death at the age of 112 years, 289 days. She was survived by her son.
References
- ^ "Wales' oldest woman celebrates 110th birthday in Llandeilo". BBC News. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Wales' oldest woman celebrates 111th birthday". BBC News. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Lewis, Ffion (5 March 2024). "Wales' oldest woman celebrates 112th birthday". Wales Online. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Wales's oldest person celebrates 112th birthday". Swansea Bay News. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Wales' oldest person Mary Keir celebrates 112th birthday". BBC News. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Evans, Paul (6 March 2024). "Carmarthenshire resident - Wales' oldest person celebrates her 112th birthday". Tenby Observer.
- "Person hynaf Cymru, Mary Keir, wedi marw yn 112 oed". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 19 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Price, Stephen (5 March 2024). "Wales' oldest person celebrates 112th birthday". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Jones, Branwen (19 December 2024). "The oldest person in Wales has died aged 112". Wales Online. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Wales' oldest person celebrates 112th birthday in Carmarthenshire". South Wales Guardian. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.