Male British centenarians

A few months ago on the 110 Club the claim of Paul Napoleon Ryder (né Reiter; claimed 7 March 1892 – 31 December 2001) was discussed. At that point I didn't know of any documentary evidence supporting his age, other than a few newspaper articles from the 50s, which implied a birth in 1893 (aged 61 in 1955). However his age was not the main point of the articles so at the time it wasn't much of a lead to go on. There was also a Geni profile with the names of some relatives ( https://www.geni.com/people/Napoleon-Polo-Ryder/6000000003689802242)

I've now found some more information that could shed some light on his true age. First, a baptismal record from 1915 in Vienna - his name is given as Napoleon Boleslaus Reiter and his parents are said to be Leopold Reiter and Sofia Weinberger, which matches with the Geni profile. His place of birth is given as Tysmenytsia in present-day Ukraine, not Bucharest as previously thought. His birth date is also given as 7 May 1892 - not 7 March 1892, though as this record is still from 23 years after his birth I don't think it can be considered concrete proof of his birth being on that date. The record is also in German - which I'm not fluent in - so it's possible I've missed something.

A brief court transcript featured in a news article gives some more insight into his life: namely that he was a university graduate, and that he had worked in Poland, Belgium, and Romania:

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Notably, a birth date of 7 May 1892 would've made him the oldest living man in the UK for over a year.

07/06/2025 7:56 pm

From Robbie:

I've put together a list of all known men aged 105+ living the UK. At a guess, I'd say about 60-70% of the total number are currently known - and it's also very possible that I've missed a few people who actually have received coverage. Additional note: "anonymous" means that we've been able to confirm their identity - "unidentified" means we haven't.

Donald Rose (b. 24 Dec 1914), 110, of Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England

Hugh Kerr (b. 9 Oct 1915), 109, of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
William Staples (b. 11 Dec 1915), 109, of Chorley, Lancashire, England

Arthur Aspinall (b. 13 Oct 1916), 108, of Bolton, Manchester, England
Harry Waddingham (b. 16 Oct 1916), 108, of Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England
Frank Chester (b. 10 Apr 1917), 108, of Malvern, Worcestershire, England

Jack Seagers (b. 9 Jul 1917), 107, of Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Harry Richardson (b. 8 Feb 1918), 107, of Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Scotland (b. England)
Tom Jones (b. 16 Feb 1918), 107, of Bexleyheath, London, England

Alex Poteliakhoff (b. 20 Jun 1918), 106, of Hampstead, London, England (b. Russia)
Norman Irwin (b. 17 Nov 1918), 106, of Coleraine, County Derry, Northern Ireland
Horace Green (b. 25 Dec 1918), 106, of Halesowen, West Midlands, England
Arthur Gillett (b. 11 Jan 1919), 106, of Brixworth, Northamptonshire, England
Anonymous (b. 20 Jan 1919), 106, of East Sussex, England (b. Scotland)
Lesept Saunders (b. 24 Jan 1919), 106, of Hackney, London (b. Jamaica)
Anonymous (b. 26 Jan 1919), 106, of Essex, England
Anonymous (b. 14 Feb 1919), 106, of East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Joseph Winton (b. 2 Mar 1919), 106, of Barnet, London, England (b. Poland)
Anonymous (b. 25 Apr 1919), 106, of Belfast, Northern Ireland
Unidentified (b. May 1919), 106, of Merseyside, England

Colin Cole (b. 12 Jun 1919), 105, of Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Jim Donovan (b. 16 Jun 1919), 105, of Derry, County Derry, Northern Ireland
Leslie Lemon (b. 1 Jul 1919), 105, of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Unidentified (b. Jul 1919), 105, of London, England
John Maskell (b. 17 Sep 1919), 105, of Castle Cary, Somerset, England
Anonymous (b. 19 Sep 1919), 105, of Isle of Man
Godfrey Brooks (b. 5 Oct 1919), 105, of Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Tony Johnson (b. 13 Oct 1919), 105, of Worsley, Manchester, England
Owen Filer (b. 19 Oct 1919), 105, of Cwmbran, Torfaen, Wales
Fred Adamson (b. 15 Nov 1919), 105, of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Jimmy Mayhew (b. 22 Nov 1919), 105, of Woolverstone, Suffolk, England
David Niel (b. 16 Dec 1919), 105, of Duntocher, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland (b. England)
Edwin Myers (b. 10 Jan 1920), 105, of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Frank Biggs (b. 19 Jan 1920), 105, of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England
Raymond Rowe (b. 26 Jan 1920), 105, of Helston, Cornwall, England
John Daniels (b. 29 Jan 1920), 105, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Fred Whitson (b. 22 Feb 1920), 105, of Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Unidentified (b. Mar 1920), 105, of Somerset, England
Ron Barber (b. 7 Mar 1920), 105, of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England
Frank Pocklington (b. 13 Apr 1920), 105, of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England
Jim Wren (b. 22 Apr 1920), 105, of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Unidentified (b. Apr 1920), 105, of Tyne and Wear, England
Leonard Mabbitt (b. 27 Apr 1920), 105, of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
Fred Walker (b. 5 May 1920), 105, of Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland
Ted Allum (b. 7 May 1920), 105, of Witney, Oxfordshire, England
John Cruickshank (b. 20 May 1920), 105, of Aberdeen, Scotland
Anonymous (b. 24 May 1920), 105, of Lincolnshire, England
Reginald Lye (b. 5 Jun 1920), 105, of Poole, Dorset, England